More Fat Quarter Quilts [Paperback]

M'Liss Rae Hawley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 3, 2001

Get ready for all-new fun with your fat quarters!

For quilters, there's something irresistible about small cuts of fabric that are folded and tied into enticing bundles of perfect color combinations--we just can't get enough of fabulous fat quarters! Now M'Liss Rae Hawley returns with more fast-and-easy quilt patterns especially for those fun bits of fabric.

· Choose from eight wall-hanging to bed-size projects featuring traditional patterns in fresh color schemes, with two projects designed especially for beginners

· Follow four simple steps that will guarantee your success: decide on a pattern, choose six coordinating fat quarters, pick background fabrics, and select a border fabric

· Create unique color combinations by adding individual fat quarters to coordinating packets for a one-of-a-kind look

From the author of the bestseller Fat Quarter Quilts (ISBN 1-56477-269-1)

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About the Author

Hometown: Seattle, Washington

Three-time author M'Liss Rae Hawley has won numerous awards for her work, including honors from Bernina and Better Homes & Gardens. Her work has been featured in several national publications, such as McCall's Quilting and QUILT Magazine. M'Liss has appeared on many PBS quilting programs and was recently spotlighted in Bernina of America's "Portrait of the Artist" ad campaign with her dachshund, George.

Product Details

• Paperback: 79 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (December 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564773914
• ISBN-13: 978-1564773913
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love the quilts, but errors in the instructions!, September 2, 2002

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J. Finch (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Fat Quarter Quilts (Paperback)

I loved M'Liss Hawley's first fat quarter book and looked forward to this one. All the quilts in it look wonderful, particularly the Bargello which I'm dying to try.

However, there is a big error in at least one of the sets of instructions! "Triple Rail on Point" is the first quilt I'm trying from this book, and I've discovered that the diagram illustrating the number of blocks in each row is wrong. The diagram shows a single block in each corner of the main body of the quilt. This seemed a bit funny as all the example quilt photos showed 2 blocks in two of the opposite corners, 1 in the other two. As I began sewing my rows together as per the diagram, I finally realized there _is_ supposed to be 1 more block added onto the end of 6 or 7 of the rows. I have to go back and somehow fit them in to my already-sewn-together rows. If I don't, there will be either holes in my quilt top when I trim the setting triangles, or my block points will be cut off. NOT GOOD!

I hope this is the only error - I still want to make the other quilts but I'm going to be extremely cautious in comparing the diagrams to the photos from now on. I've pulled a lot of my hair out over this one!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!, February 27, 2003

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M. Thoresen "bablarina" (Moelv, Ringsaker Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Fat Quarter Quilts (Paperback)

The first quilt that I made was from this book, and I plan on making at least two or three more. Actually, I like all of the patterns, and it is very rare that one likes every single pattern in a book! The quilts range from quite small baby/wall size to one that's big enough for a bed, with most of the designs falling into the lap quilt category. A couple of the quilts are easy enough for a brand-spanking-new beginner, and the others are in the advanced beginner/intermediate range. Two are paper pieced, the rest are strip pieced, and there is one quilt specifically designed to showcase machine-embroidered blocks.
One thing I really love about this book is that each quilt is shown in three or four variations, so the reader gets a chance to see how dramatically fabric choices affect the outcome of a quilt. Hawley also gives tips on fabric selection. Brief sections on piecing and finishing are included, though this is not really a how-to book. It is, however, an excellent book for a new quilter, as well as for a more advanced quilter who is looking for a fairly quick stitch, or for ideas on how to use some of those pretty fat quarters she has collected!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice Quilts but too many errors, January 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: More Fat Quarter Quilts (Paperback)

I ran into the same problem as the previous review with the Rail Fence quilt. Also the design called Island Star contains errors both in the finished size (51.5 x 41.5) and some of the cutting instructions. It is a lovely quilt so I would suggest making a sample block first to be on the safe side.