Lone Star Quilts & Beyond: Step-by-Step Projects and Inspiration [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Jan Krentz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2001

Explore the world of Lone Star quilts! Jan shows you how to use today's techniques to simplify this intricate design and make 9 colorful, creative projects.

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About the Author

Jan P. Krentz is an award-winning quilter and designer, and has taught quiltmaking for almost 20 years. In 1998, The Professional Quilter named her Teacher of the Year. Jan lives in San Diego, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: C & T Publishing, Inc.; 1st edition (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571201610
• ISBN-13: 978-1571201614
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jan Krentz is an internationally recognized quilt instructor, author, and designer. Winner of the 1998 Teacher of the Year award, Jan's motivating presentations and workshops are packed with practical tips, techniques, and methods to ensure success. Jan is the author of 4 books, a DVD, and is designer of the fast2cut Fussy Cutter diamond tools and Quilter's Design Mirrors (all available from C&T Publishing). Jan lives with her husband, Don, and their family in Poway, a community near San Diego, California. Visit Jan's website at www.jankrentz.com for her teaching schedule, quiltmaking tips, and product information. Jan maintains a blog with photos from her workshops and teaching travel.

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New slant & then some, December 12, 2001

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Carol H. Miller (www.Quilt University.com) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lone Star Quilts & Beyond: Step-by-Step Projects and Inspiration (Paperback)

Wow! What a terrific book. Whenever an author chooses a well known pattern, the challenge is having something new to offer. Jan not only shows a way to prevent stretching, the major problem with this star, but presents so many variations and alternative ideas, one hardly knows where to start. The stars range from the appliqué-embellished Tea Time to the swirling, off center Spiral Lone Star. In addition to the six projects with directions, there are 24 more inspiring Lone Stars in the Gallery. The stars are strip pieced and some of the corner designs are paper pieced. Jan also provides a chart to show how you can change the size of any of the projects, ways to split your diamonds for more excitement, design possibilities for the setting squares and quilting ideas. Lots of these ideas would brighten other quilts, making this a great resource book even if you never make a Lone Star.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You CAN make these quilts!, August 18, 2002

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This review is from: Lone Star Quilts & Beyond: Step-by-Step Projects and Inspiration (Paperback)

Even though I have not made many quilts, I took the plunge and enrolled in a class for the Spiral Lone Star pattern from this book. Incredibly, the quilt truly did turn out to be "much easier than it looks" as promised by the teacher. Krentz has broken the intricate designs into workable sections and simplified the construction techniques for each section. These quilts will challenge you to explore color and movement in every piece, with thrilling and satisfying results.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book on making eight pointed star quilts, August 26, 2005

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Gillian Buchanan "Classical Music Editor at B... (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lone Star Quilts & Beyond: Step-by-Step Projects and Inspiration (Paperback)

This beautifully produced book concentrates on the theme of making star quilts - not 12 inch block pattern stars but those gorgeous large lone stars which cover a whole quilt top with one huge star made up of hundreds of tiny diamonds.

Rotary cutting and machine paper piecing methods are used in this book to create some particularly intricate quilts which include curved piecing and many sharp points to match. Some of the patterns included split the diamonds down the middle which further increases the complexity of the pieces - and the workmanship in the sample quilts is superb.

There is a large gallery of different quilts, many of which use very brightly coloured fabrics. I don't greatly care for the way very busy fabric prints are used in some of the pieces both in the gallery and in the pattern section. I feel that the busy floral prints obscure the intricate designs which are beautifully pieced and finished. Don't expect a lot of large bed quilt patterns either - although the quilts could be laid on top of a bed the average size of the completed patterns is 50 inches square.

Fabric selection and design is also discussed and there is a selection of different templates to help you begin creating your own original Lone Star quilt layout.

This is not a book for the beginner. The quilt patterns are pieces for the advanced worker who knows what she is doing. However it provides plenty of inspiration for the experienced quilter.