Angleplay Blocks: Simple Half-Rectangle Triangles, 84 No-Math Quilt Blocks, Easy-to-Follow Charts

by Margaret Miller

Get show-stopping results with the half-rectangle triangle--step-by-step how-to photos guide the way.

Genres: Quilting

64 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Nonnie · Rating 2 out of 5]

2005

ANGLE PLAY TEMPLATES RECOMMENDED/ REQUIRED!

Can you tell me why I always buy the book before I learn that specialty templates are recommended/ required.

I dislike books/ patterns that require a special set of templates in order to make the blocks. Of course there are templates in the book that can be traced on plastic, but I have been down that road before AND THE TEMPLATES NEVER WORK as they are suppose to.

Many patterns require PARTIAL SEAMING technique. A technique I enjoy. I am not terribly fond of they exaggerated angles and triangle blocks.... They make me feel edgy... I think because the are so pointy and over the top. I did not find many patterns I liked.


That said, the instructions in the book were easily understood and well written. I enjoyed the colorways used in the design and I think that is what I liked about the book in the first place.

I will say this was one of my first Amazon purchases and I was disappointed in it.... being lazy I did not figure out how to return the book.

Lesson Learned: Look at a book before buying and do not just go by someone else's review.

Nonnie

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[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I, as do others, do not like to make, or worse, buy special templates, but I know how to overcome that with measurements. Margaret Miller makes suggestions on how to play with the rectangles and squares (after finishing them from triangles). Who is to say that all rectangles have to be in a block, identical in size? Who says that all parts in all rectangles have to be identical? What about some hand cutting and intuitive sewing? Use flannel pieces, large and small, square, rectangled, as foundation, and there you go.

Some of Ms Miller's suggestions are the ideas I have been playing with in my mind, and she also listed additional ideas such as skewed blocks and stretched nine patch designs! I look forward to use the tips in this book in learning more about quilting.

second reading.