Customer Reviews

The Art of Classic Quiltmaking

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This is a beautiful quilt book, one of the best in recent years.

The book is an exceptional reference book, as it includes information on fabric selection and preparation, tools and equipment, fabric cutting, calculating yardage, the types of settings for quilt blocks and how to achieve them, and the basics of the primary piecing techniques used by modern quilters. And, that is only the tip of the iceberg.

There is one caveat though, this is not a pattern book. While the book includes dozens of pictures of gorgeous quilts, the book does not come with detailed instructions on how to reproduce most of them. You have to figure it out for yourself.

Although the book can teach you how to draft blocks and calculate yardage for whatever size quilt you choose to make, making most of the quilts in this book might be more than most beginning quilters can handle.

Nonetheless, whether you're a beginner or have years of experience, if you're a quilter, this book is well worth the investment. Any quilter would be well served by reading the book from cover to cover.

Harriet Hargrave and Sharyn Craig are both exceptional quiltmakers and gifted teachers. This full-color book pools their collective skills into a quilting reference book that every quiltmaker should own. It features more than 80 quilts and includes generous step-by-step instructions with exceptional illustrations that thoroughly teaches the art of quiltmaking. You'll find information on selecting, collecting, and caring for fabric; workarea and storage ideas; sewing machine and other equipment info; pattern drafting; designing borders and quilts; yardage calculations; cutting techniques (including how to cut an assortment of shapes using a rotary cutter); piecing techniques; and much more. You'll also find an abundance of helpful tips and insight. There is so much useful knowledge and so many beautiful projects packed into its pages that any quiltmaker, no matter what level of experience, will treasure this book.

I got this book as a surprise and I am so glad I did. I am a new quilter and everything I have wanted to look up has been in this book. It has so much useful information and is organized very well. This book would even be good for an advanced quilter because it contains the simplest to most complex techniques and instructions on how to do things. A must have for every quilters home library.

This book not only provides clear, concise directions for a multitude of quilting, piecing, and finishing techniques, it also provides a wealth of inspiration through the beautiful quilts shown in the color photographs throughout the book. Easily the best quilting book available today for both the novice and expert quiltmaker!

This provides quilting basics, but also goes beyond them to provide a complete reference guide and project book. From choosing equipment and supplies to selecting designs and calculating yardage, this is packed with basic information.

I got this book about 6 months ago and have refered to it numerous times as I have learned my way through my first quilts. I find it particularly helpful that I am getting perspective from two quilters, who have different quilting preferences and methods. Well worth the purchase and I am sure that it will be part of my library until I am old and gray.

I had the pleasure of seeing one of the very first copies of this book when I took a class with Sharyn Craig. Sharyn's methods are so easy to follow and understand that you cannot but succeed! The quilts in this are truly lovely and the instructions very clear, simple and easy to follow. A definite 'thumbs up'!

I found this book in a used bookstore and I recognized the authors names, so I bought it..and am I glad I did!..I love this book!..I am constantly referring to it for invaluable techniques..I like the fact that they each has a different way of doing the techniques, because I have found that if Harriet's way doesn't work for me, then Sharon's usually does, and visa-versa..It is like having a quilt teacher right there with you...The directions are clear and concise.. An excellent, excellent book..Definately one of my all-time favorites

This is a book that should be in every quilter's library, and for the beginning quilter is a dream come true. Every facet of quilting, even the controversial ones, to wash/not wash, etc., are addressed and the pros and cons are given. When you go to the store to buy your first 1/4 yard of fabric, rotary cutter and mat, this book should be in your bag when you leave.

I loved this book from the very beginning but was entirely convinced it was a winner when my married daughter sat down to look at it. She has never done quilting and was excited by the book and loved it! She felt it was easy to understand and something she would buy. We both loved the style of the quilts and jumpstarted our imaginations.