Fast Quilts from Fat Quarters

by Barbara Chainey

International teacher and designer, Barbara Chainey has developed a new cutting concept based on the fat quarters of fabrics so beloved by quilters everywhere. Her inspirational and easy-to-use plan is featured in 12 main projects, with a further 3 projects showing how the concept can be taken in different directions. Quiltmaking this way is stress-free with great results! Full step-by-step instructions for the projects plus a vast range of possibilities for blocks and block settings combine with practical information on choosing fabrics and colours to make an essential book for all quilters.

Genres: Quilting, Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference, Sewing

128 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2007

Reviews

[Marcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I checked this book out of the library. I ended up buying the book just for the monotone quilt block drawings.

[Candy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating way to create one-of-a-kind quilts that hold your attention through the whole quilt making process.
You cut all your pieces from a universal grid and arrange them into blocks.
Even you, the maker, can't imagine the outcome!
I had a hard time letting this one go back to the library. If I were 60 again, I'd buy it and have a hey day!

[Eileen Murray]

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[Josie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful designs!

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful book for the quilter looking for projects to buy new fabric for! (Or possibly use of some of their stash...) These quilts are made of very traditional pieced blocks, with a lot of mix and match designs for you to choose from. Each project includes a list of how many fat quarters used for the given size. The instructions for each project include easy to understand block construction details and a beautiful picture of the finished quilts. There are also Quilt Gallery pages in between projects, giving a nice sense of the alternatives.

[Sarahanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

My guideline for picking up a new quilting book:
- Are there at least 2 designs that really capture my eye?
- Do the instructions look useful (if I have to do all the calcs, a couple ideas might not be enough)
- Are there interesting or new ideas/tricks that I can make my own?

This book had some cute designs, at least one clever idea, and instructions that were clear. I'm all about efficiency, so I'll be modifying some of the processes but that's something I enjoy figuring out. Clear instructions to start with make that possible.

So five stars for this one.

[B · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had to get my own copy after flipping through the library copy. It offers an intriguing plan for cutting fat quarters and giving you a design challenge. HOWEVER--The book starts with a FQ size of 20x22, instead of the usual FQs at 18x20/21...so I've had to adjust the cuts...and not all FQs are the same size to begin with! Oh well, it's an experiment, right?????