Fat Quarter Frenzy [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Susan Purney-Mark (Author), Daphne Greig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2005

Quilt shops and quilters love fat quarters! Many shops package groups of fat quarters together by theme and in complementary colors, making them quite attractive to buy, give, and trade. But what do you do with them? The authors' answer is a collection of delightful, traditional quilt patterns, all made from fat quarters. Quilters love fat quarters because they provide a lot of variety at an economical price. Quilt shops love fat quarters because they are great for promotional purposes and they sell fabrics. To help the shops and the quilters, the authors have included a teachers' guide to developing classes for fat quarter projects.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Here s a great reason to add to your stash of fat quarters. Most of the 16 quilts in this book can be made entirely using only fat quarters -- while not mentioned in the book, you can even piece them together to make the backing. Included are directions and visual cutting maps to help you make each quilt with ease. Present this book with a collection of fat quarters for a great quilting gift. -Quilts with Style, July/August 2005

About the Author

Susan Purney-Mark took her first quilting class over 20 years ago, and since then, quilting has been a very important part of her life. Susan's studies have included intensive design courses in England and Canada, as well as quilting techniques, history, fiber and dyeing workshops. She began teaching in 1993 and has enjoyed sharing her expertise and enthusiasm with students across Canada. Susan formed Patchworks Studio, a quilt pattern company, with her partner Daphne Greig.

Daphne Greig began quilting in 1984 when she enrolled in a beginner class at the local shop. She jumped in with both feet to cover all the beds and many walls with quilts and now refers to her life before this time as "BQ" -- Before Quilting. Daphne has had several careers but her career as a quilt designer, teacher, and author is the most fun and rewarding. She is an enthusiastic and patient teacher, encouraging her students to try new techniques and expand their repertoire of skills.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: American Quilter's Society; 1 edition (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574328700
• ISBN-13: 978-1574328707
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,663,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ticket to Fat Quarter Quilting Success!, April 26, 2005

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P. Hartnett "cliffysmom" (Pearland, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This is by far the best FQ quilt book I've purchased. This book has projects I will actually make, unlike many of the other FQ books I've bought.

I just got this book this past weekend, and have already read it twice (I hardly ever READ a quilt project book like this), and earmarked three quilts to make.

If you're looking for quick 'n easy quilts to make from your FQ collections, I highly recommend this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fat Quarter Frenzy, September 23, 2011

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S. L. Roberts "avid reader" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews
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Some interesting patterns for using fat quarters. Instructions are easy to understand and there's lots of illustrations with which to check your progress. A really good resource for the money.

6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed, December 16, 2006

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Judith L. Edwards "mini mama" (Grand Rapids, Mi USA) - See all my reviews
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I just recd this book & there is not one project in it that I will make. I have already put in with other books to be sold in a yard sale. I need colors I like to be shown in the quilt in order for me to decide to make it. The colors in this book are dark; without any sparkle. The quilt on the cover is the only one I half way liked but I have other books I can refer to for the pattern.