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Quick Kids' Quilts: Easy-to-do Projects for Newborns to Older Children [Paperback]

Juju Vail (Author)
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March 1, 1999

Quick Kids' Quilts is stuffed full of punchy, bright designs guaranteed to liven up any child's room. The book covers projects for babies, toddlers, and older boys and girls and the different themes capture the imagination and allow for a variety of tastes and functions. Transform or adapt the decorative scheme already in place with a colorful new quilt thrown over the bed and add accessories, such as coordinating cushions and wall hangings, to complete the look.

Making quilts is relatively simple and only a few specialist items of equipment are needed to start. Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced needleworker, the comprehensive, clearly illustrated instructions that accompany each design make the projects simple and easy to do. Variations in texture and color can be introduced with appliqué, decorative stitching, or different weights of wadding. Advice on the best material and tools to use and a summary of the essential practical skills provide all of the necessary information to enable you to produce professional looking finished articles.

The great thing about the patterns is that they can all be achieved in a few days, so you can create quick quilts to suit a wide range of changing tastes and rooms.



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About the Author

Juju Vail studied textiles and design at art colleges in Montreal and London before embarking on a career as a textile designer, writer, and illustrator. She has made and exhibited textiles that feature in private and public collections in North America and Britain. She is author of Rag Rugs: Contemporary Projects in a Traditional Craft, also available from Firefly Books.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Firefly Books (March 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1552093506
  • ISBN-13: 978-1552093504
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,206,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars This was not the book I had hoped it would be., April 2, 1999
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I was looking for a good children's quilt book, but was sadly disappointed. There were more "projects" in this book than actual quilt patterns. I had hoped to find a review of this book before buying it but never did, maybe this review will help the next hopeful quilt maker.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Colorful and inspirational, October 27, 1999
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This review is from: Quick Kids' Quilts: Easy-to-do Projects for Newborns to Older Children (Paperback)
If you're looking for fun, easy projects to make for children, this is worth looking out for. The title is a little misleading - it's not just about quilts but such things as children's beanbags, hats and bags - but there are lots of ideas that can be adapted to other projects. It's an interesting blend of traditional and modern, with easy-to-follow explanations for novices.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative Fun from Traditional Basics, March 24, 2011
When I found this book at a thrift store, I picked it up hoping to add one or two designs to my growing collection of patterns for children's quilts. I was delightfully surprised to find several pieced (patched), and applique designs, as well as an image transfer technique used in the "Antique Buggy Quilt" and a stencilled design using fabric paints, in the "Nature Quilt".

In addition to quilts, the author includes several toys and room accessory projects that expand from her simple and clean quilt designs. I like the use of muslin and clear, solid colors, as well as ginghams and dotted fabrics, which show off the layouts, and do indeed, span children's ages ranging from infant to school-age in decorating styles.

This book is a welcome collection of quilt pattern ideas that would appeal to kids, and does so without relying on pre-printed commercial fabrics. Definately five stars from this Gramma quiltmaker.
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