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We Love Color: 16 Iconic Quilt Designers Create with Kona Solids
Some of the biggest names in quiltmaking have joined with Robert Kaufman Fabrics to share a gorgeous variety of quilts made with vibrant Kona Cotton Solids, in both modern and traditional styles. Known for their original style and use of color, these sixteen designers show much fun it is to play with solids, no matter what your skill level. There’s not a print in sight! Experiment with precision piecing, improvisational quilting, or appliqué. Includes a Kaufman color index so you can match the exact fabric for each pattern. Project designers were selected by Susanne Woods, Acquisitions Editor at C&T Publishing
- GenresQuiltingNonfictionCrafts
144 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2012
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August 4, 2020
Reading this is almost like fabric shopping! All those beautiful solid colors.
The colors used in each quilt are preceeded by swatches of the fabrics with their color names. The designer tells a little about their design, then gives the "how to".
I like reading about the designers as I read about and study their quilts. There is a nice section telling about each designer.
This is a calm book. Isn't it funny how some quilt books are full of energy? I read The Sisterhood of Scraps alternately with this book, and it was the energetic kind.
The colors used in each quilt are preceeded by swatches of the fabrics with their color names. The designer tells a little about their design, then gives the "how to".
I like reading about the designers as I read about and study their quilts. There is a nice section telling about each designer.
This is a calm book. Isn't it funny how some quilt books are full of energy? I read The Sisterhood of Scraps alternately with this book, and it was the energetic kind.
March 12, 2023
Kona solids, so interesting to see the palettes chosen by the designers. Designs are open with large blocks rather than small pieced blocks. The quilting shows up so well! and each of the quilting designs really showcase the quilts. Don't have the skills or resources to quilt well enough to make any of these quilts but a delight to consider. Includes a full portfolio of the Kona solids used in the book.
October 13, 2023
When quilting again checkout Modern Cross by Kathy Mack.
July 25, 2015
Of the 16 quilts, there are 3 that I like well enough that I *might* make them.
* Lupine by Emily Cier
* Stepping Stones by Lisa Call (would need new color palette)
* Think Big by Jacquie Gering
Someone must agree with me about these quilts. Lupine is featured on the back cover and Think Big on the front cover.
Oh, I liked the look of Ladders by Elizabeth Hartman, also, but it's not something that would be on my to-make list.
Each chapter starts with a picture of details of the quilt. You don't see a full picture of the quilt until several pages in. That seems a strange choice.
I think the book is targeted at non-beginning quilters.
* One quilt calls for extra long pieces of fabric and tells you to just piece fabric together as needed to make those pieces instead of giving you the measurements and telling you to piece those together first.
* Another quilt layout shows all sizes, so if you're making a big size the layout may show a 4 1/2" piece and then a 2 1/2" piece on the other size of the line delineating the smaller size. You have to know to the use the 6 1/2" piece from your cutting instructions.
* Another quilt has you make your own template for the quilt and says you can adjust it as desired to make the size you want. That's kind of hand-wavy when you'd need changes to fabric cuts, too, especially if you wanted it bigger.
It's cool to have a book of all solid color quilts. It's not surprising that the book is sponsored by Kaufman and their Kona line.
The intro says that they invited leading designers of the modern quilt movement. I certainly wouldn't classify every quilt in the book as a modern quilt in style. There's a wide variety of types of quilt -- landscape, raw edge applique, block-based, whole-quilt-pattern, etc.
* Lupine by Emily Cier
* Stepping Stones by Lisa Call (would need new color palette)
* Think Big by Jacquie Gering
Someone must agree with me about these quilts. Lupine is featured on the back cover and Think Big on the front cover.
Oh, I liked the look of Ladders by Elizabeth Hartman, also, but it's not something that would be on my to-make list.
Each chapter starts with a picture of details of the quilt. You don't see a full picture of the quilt until several pages in. That seems a strange choice.
I think the book is targeted at non-beginning quilters.
* One quilt calls for extra long pieces of fabric and tells you to just piece fabric together as needed to make those pieces instead of giving you the measurements and telling you to piece those together first.
* Another quilt layout shows all sizes, so if you're making a big size the layout may show a 4 1/2" piece and then a 2 1/2" piece on the other size of the line delineating the smaller size. You have to know to the use the 6 1/2" piece from your cutting instructions.
* Another quilt has you make your own template for the quilt and says you can adjust it as desired to make the size you want. That's kind of hand-wavy when you'd need changes to fabric cuts, too, especially if you wanted it bigger.
It's cool to have a book of all solid color quilts. It's not surprising that the book is sponsored by Kaufman and their Kona line.
The intro says that they invited leading designers of the modern quilt movement. I certainly wouldn't classify every quilt in the book as a modern quilt in style. There's a wide variety of types of quilt -- landscape, raw edge applique, block-based, whole-quilt-pattern, etc.
August 5, 2012
One of my favorite "modern quilt" books in a while. I think the 16 designers kept it fresh - too often, modern quilt books can seem stale after a few designs. There are more than a few in here that I would possibly make, which is higher than average for me!
March 5, 2015
This book uses solid fabrics only, and that is not something I have included in my quilting. Now I am interested to add solids to the designs and make the actual quilting create texture on the fabric.
December 5, 2012
Ok, to be honest I don't quilt. I do like to look at quilt books and dream that I did. If I quilted, I'd want to make all of these quilts. Especially the TV Color Bars Quilt. Loved it!
May 6, 2013
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Some pretty cool stuff. Worth another look.
A concentric square quilts with expanding bands of color.
A sweet baby quilt with a birdie and colorful leaves.
Some pretty cool stuff. Worth another look.
A concentric square quilts with expanding bands of color.
A sweet baby quilt with a birdie and colorful leaves.
September 28, 2013
Lots of fun designs in this one - someday I'd like to sew the ladder Oh Fransson one!
April 30, 2015
Not for me
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