Modern Basics: Easy Quilts to Fit Your Budget, Space, and Style

by Amy Ellis

Love the idea of quilting but limited by time and resources? Oh, and the fact that you barely know how to sew? Here's the answer! With bright, modern prints and simple patterns, Amy Ellis eases new quilters into a lifelong creative adventure. Simple instructions guide you at every step, from cutting and piecing to finishing your fabulous first quilt.

Choose from 14 striking designs; each is made from just one blockCreate beautiful blocks that showcase fun, contemporary fabricsFind great tips for squeezing creativity into your busy life

Genres: Quilting

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 7, 2011

Reviews

[Becky Loader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nicely done book with easy blocks, clear instructions, and color ideas.

[Linda B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most of the quilts in Modern Basics are easy squares and triangles. Although the fabrics in the book would not be my choice of fabrics, her choice of colors really shows off the designs so that a new quilter will be able to understand the importance of the light, medium, dark choices. For example, the Wind Power quilt that has three fabrics. The pink fabric just pops out of the quilt. I like the Tumbling Cubes quilt the best. It is a plain quilt with small bright colorful accent squares. I also like the 123! Its three off center strips sewn into a square would be perfect for a brand new quilter.

There are no skill levels listed, but I would say that most of the quilts are fairly easy and the skill levels would be absolute beginner, easy, and advanced beginner. Honestly, I would recommend them to any quilter that would like a fast, easy quilt to make.

I like the basic quilting information in this book. It contains more detailed instructions than I usually see. There is good information on rotary cutting, squaring up, piecing and even using your sewing machine walking foot.

Even as an experienced quilter, I will keep this one on my permanent shelf.

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the designs in this book, and they inspire to make small quilts.