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More Fat Quarter Quilts
Can't get enough of fabulous fat quarters? Now M'Liss Rae Hawley, author of the bestseller Fat Quarter Quilts , returns with more fast-and-easy quilt patterns especially for those fun pieces of fabric.
80 pages, Paperback
First published December 3, 2001
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July 7, 2020
The instructions are really great. Especially the Bargello. I hate the "make a tube" way, and this book doesn't have you use that method.
I can't find my copy, or my mom's copy! I may have to buy another one. :|
I can't find my copy, or my mom's copy! I may have to buy another one. :|
April 22, 2011
More Fat Quarter Quilts by M'Liss Rae Hawley has resulted in three quilts for me. OK, so they're three versions of the same quilt--two given as gifts and one (finally!) hanging in my own living room. But still--you have to be impressed by a designer who creates a pattern that looks much more complicated than it is; one that is simple to translate into a variety of colors and styles. Specifically, I'm speaking of the "Triple Rail on Point" pattern. A rail fence block set on point ends up looking woven; use the right colors and it really sparkles. I made it the first time for a friend in my early quilting life because it seemed simple enough for me to handle and I loved being able to pick out 6 fat quarters to use in the design. I made it the second time for my sister-in-law because I knew it was a pattern that worked and I could quite easily find fat quarters that worked with the gorgeous border fabric I'd found. I made it the third time for me because I realized how much I absolutely loved the results the first two times!
I'm a big fan of M'liss Rae Hawley--I have several of her books. Her designs are, as I stated above, fairly simple to make but end up looking more complex. In this book, they all start with the foundation of 6 fat quarters; I believe only one requires an additional 6 fat quarters to start (6 light, 6 dark for that one). All require additional fabrics for backgrounds, borders, and the like, but this is a great book to use if you buy a packet of fat quarters and want to use them in an effective and interesting setting.
The photography is pretty straightforward--full-on images of the quilts, and good images as illustrations for steps throughout each pattern. No quilts shown in settings such as the outdoors or family rooms, though--nothing particularly creative. But I don't actually have difficulty with that--some books go so far in the other direction in showing quilts in attractive layouts that they forget the main purpose is the quilt itself. Instead of getting a feel for how a design works out full-strength, you see a corner in a fold as it's draped alluringly over a tree-branch. Ummm...pretty, but not so helpful. This book leaves you in no doubt as to what the finished product will look like.
There is a wonderful gallery in the back of the book--each design shown in at least three different colorways made by her students. It's great to see how different use of fabrics can change the feel of a design.
None of the quilts as designed reach twin-sized; they're all wall-hanging to large throws. You could add blocks or borders to expand as needed.
The basic quiltmaking instructions in the back are more useful than many books' basic instructions. In fact, for several years I'd use this book or one of my other M'Liss Rae Hawley books for guidance on doing my bindings. I found the illustrations much more helpful than most.
I highly recommend this book, even though I never got beyond making the Triple Rail on Point!
More Fat Quarter QuiltsM'Liss Rae Hawley
I'm a big fan of M'liss Rae Hawley--I have several of her books. Her designs are, as I stated above, fairly simple to make but end up looking more complex. In this book, they all start with the foundation of 6 fat quarters; I believe only one requires an additional 6 fat quarters to start (6 light, 6 dark for that one). All require additional fabrics for backgrounds, borders, and the like, but this is a great book to use if you buy a packet of fat quarters and want to use them in an effective and interesting setting.
The photography is pretty straightforward--full-on images of the quilts, and good images as illustrations for steps throughout each pattern. No quilts shown in settings such as the outdoors or family rooms, though--nothing particularly creative. But I don't actually have difficulty with that--some books go so far in the other direction in showing quilts in attractive layouts that they forget the main purpose is the quilt itself. Instead of getting a feel for how a design works out full-strength, you see a corner in a fold as it's draped alluringly over a tree-branch. Ummm...pretty, but not so helpful. This book leaves you in no doubt as to what the finished product will look like.
There is a wonderful gallery in the back of the book--each design shown in at least three different colorways made by her students. It's great to see how different use of fabrics can change the feel of a design.
None of the quilts as designed reach twin-sized; they're all wall-hanging to large throws. You could add blocks or borders to expand as needed.
The basic quiltmaking instructions in the back are more useful than many books' basic instructions. In fact, for several years I'd use this book or one of my other M'Liss Rae Hawley books for guidance on doing my bindings. I found the illustrations much more helpful than most.
I highly recommend this book, even though I never got beyond making the Triple Rail on Point!
More Fat Quarter QuiltsM'Liss Rae Hawley
September 11, 2012
several gems in here
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