FreeSpirit Block Party: 40 Quilt Blocks, 5 Samplers, 20 Modern Designers

by FreeSpirit Fabrics (Editor)

Modern quilting meets traditional thanks to FreeSpirit designers. Tula Pink, Amy Butler, Kaffe Fassett, Anna Maria Horner, Denyse Schmidt, Kathy Doughty, and more, rose to the occasion when presented with the challenge to put a modern spin on classic blocks. You won't believe what they made! With 40 inspiring quilt blocks from 20 designers working in their own fabrics, this mix-and-match block collection comes with 5 sampler-quilt projects. Sew patchwork, appliqué, and paper-pieced blocks

Genres: Quilting

128 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2018

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many of the blocks were unnecessarily complicated - especially with the bold prints of the designers

[Noreen · Rating 3 out of 5]

All blocks are 12 inches. Designs are creative, original and fun. The templates for the paper pieced blocks are good. For the pieced blocks plan to make at least one or more beta test blocks. The directions are terrible.

[Cathlene Burk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fresh and visually exciting. This book is inspirational. My mind is buzzing with pissibilities.

[Alicia Evans · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this more than I did. I enjoy FreeSpirit fabrics quite a bit and have used them before, so I expected to be more interested by this. I found most of the blocks to be oddly complicated, which when matched with the bold/vibrant fabrics made for a muddy presentation. There wasn't enough contrast for me to really see the piecing, and considering how much went into the piecing, I feel like that should be something we would want to see. I liked the different layouts toward the end, but I personally wasn't a big fan of the blocks overall.

For: quilters who want to try sampler blocks that will take time.

Red flags: complicated piecing and muddy visuals.

[Candy · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the individual blocks were interesting, what I liked best were the quilts made with the diverse blocks. 5 quilts with very eyecatching and creative sets were completed. Then ANOTHER favorite part was a gallery of pictures of all the contributing quilters/designers with a brief biography. I love Philip Jacobs fabrics and admire all the work that goes into designing them, so I was tickled to see what he looks like!

[DeeAnn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book and the fabulous blocks in it. I will definitely be purchasing it for my home quilting library.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The blocks seemed a bit busy for the busy fabrics but I tagged three that I’d like to try.