The perfect charm pack project! Who can resist a perfectly coordinated and fun-filled fabric charm pack? Now make the most of your growing collection with projects designed with the charm pack lover in mind. Sew colorful and bright quilt projects, each using only one charm pack, one extra fabric, and a background fabric. All 18 projects come in two colorway options with easy to follow instructions and illustrations. Finished creations have multiple uses! Projects are perfectly sized for a baby or child, but also make for unique house decor as table toppers, wallhangings, or the perfect gift for friends and loved ones. Plus, you'll never need another excuse to keep buying those irresistibly fun charm packs!
Of course it is impossible to make all but the tiniest quilt from one charm pack so the title is very misleading. I did learn a good technique of how to piece a backing together with two fabrics without making it look scrappy. The patterns were forgettable.
This is probably the BEST book! It definitely will resonate with quilters because everyone has charm packs and always saves them and never knows what to do with them. The patterns are unique, the directions are clear and the alternate colorway for each will be very helpful for those who need help imagining the quilt being discussed. I never say that I will run out and buy a book that I have reviewed but this is the ONE!
This author saw a need and filled it. There are lots of ideas for making quilts with just one pack of 5 inch squares, a background fabric, and one other fabric. There is a house block with an easy idea for putting the chimney on the house, one using an hour glass block as the alternate block, one using background strips to off set each row. I'll look for future books by Cheryl Brickey.
I have made several quilts from this book, even as an experienced quilter. Great cutting instructions (always a plus!), and beautiful pictures. The downloadable coloring pages were an unexpected help as well!