200 Quilt Blocks To Mix and Match

by Davina Thomas

Quilters will discover the beauty and ease of mixing and matching in this easy-to-follow guide! The 200 simple quilt blocks featured in this reference open the door to a variety of contemporary and traditional designs, while inspiring quilters to try their hand at combining colors and patterns. Readers will follow step-by-step instructions that include technique; fabric selection and grading, which are useful in choosing projects suited for skill levels. More than 25 completed mix-and-match quilts featured in this book serve as a quick reference. All the materials used in the book are included in a palette of 100 fabrics, along with tips for combining color and patterns. -200 detailed photos illustrate completed projects -Step-by-step instructions guide quilters of all skill levels -A palette of 100 fabrics encourage quilters to combine color and patterns for other projects

Genres: Quilting, Crafts, Reference, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Tricia]

I used this book to find blocks to put together a sampler quilt for beginners. It has a nice collection of different blocks. For each one, it lists a symbol for shapes used, techniques used and skill level. Also for each, it provides cutting instructions and what other blocks might match if you are creating a larger quilt. The introduction is fairly basic but includes about a dozen large projects combining blocks. At the end of the list of blocks is also a short summary of technique and templates for blocks that don't use squares/strips/triangles. A useful resource but blocks are only with guidance for making them as 6-inch blocks, and of course there are still more blocks out there than 200, so this is a bit of a drop in the bucket. The nice thing is that if you are trying to put together a project you can easily mix and match these blocks to get a beautiful quilt.