More Nickel Quilts: 20 New Designs from 5-Inch Squares (Paperback)

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Product Description

You can bank on quilting success with this treasury of new Nickel quilts! Discover new techniques, fresh fabrics, and unique styles in this fun follow-up to the popular book Nickel Quilts.

• Twenty new projects each include directions for three different sizes, all made with 5" squares

• Quilts feature scrappy looks plus designs that use batik, reproduction, and lodge-style fabrics

• Blocks are made with one or more of eight basic units; two-at-a-time techniques make construction a breeze

• Directions for 4" and 6" squares make it easy to customize quilts to your fabric collection

About the Author

Hometown: Davenport, Iowa

Pat Speth has been teaching workshops and organizing quilt retreats since 1993. Her first book, Nickel Quilts (with coauthor Charlene Thode), is a That Patchwork Place bestseller.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564775526
• ISBN-13: 978-1564775528
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #397,618 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Follow-Up!, December 15, 2004

By	quiltcrazy (Ca) - See all my reviews

This is a wonderful book, every bit as great as the first! The techniques are easy to follow, but are also enjoyable for more advanced quilters. It is an excellent way to use up scraps and More Nickel Quilts has more of a variety of color themes- brights, 30's, and more. It also has the math for each quilt in several sizes, so you can make a wall quilt or a queen size, which is nice. All the quilts are beautiful, it was hard to choose which one to start with! I'm making "Butterfly Waltz" right now and it is gorgeous; I can't wait to make the rest. You don't have to start with the first book, although it is a must have too!

44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Obscure drab looking blocks...., October 15, 2004

By	SereneNight (California, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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I purchased the original Nickel Quilts book and loved it! And so you can imagine my delight when I received "More Nickel Quilts" in the mail. The concept of Nickel quilts is quite unique- all blocks therein are composed of 5 inch squares. This worked great in the first book, which had quite a few really awesome patterns, but I think in the second book, this concept is stretched a little thin.

With the exception of shoe fly, most of the blocks were just repetitive and eye-numbing. Patterns which are easy to see shrunk down on the page don't necessarily make great quilts for bedspreads. Overall, I found this book disappointing. If you have a chance, pick up Nickel Quilts. This was an awesome book. I think with "More Nickel Quilts"....The author just ran out of ideas. I'd recommend browsing this book before buying, to make sure you like the blocks.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as "Nickel Quilts", December 11, 2004

By	K. J. Mendoza "Voracious Reader" (Space Coast, FL, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What I like better about this book is the use of jewel tones, in comparison to the earthier colors of the first volume. Also, the patterns stick more to using only 5" squares and not cutting other size patches of fabric, which was a concern I had with "Nicket Quilts." Excellent for charm collectors.