The Quilter's Album of Blocks and Borders : More than 750 Geometric Designs Illustrated and Categorized for Easy Identification and Drafting [Paperback]

Jinny Beyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1986

The blocks and borders in this comprehensive collection of patchwork designs are not only indexed by their various names but also organized according to their type of design and illustrated in detail. A transparent plastic grid sheet is also included.

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About the Author

Jinny Beyer, an outstanding American quilt designer and teacher, has written four other books on quilting. Her award-winning work has been shown at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Mrs. Beyer condeucts workshops and judges quilt contests around the country. She lives in Fairfax, VA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Howell Press Inc. (September 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914440926
• ISBN-13: 978-0914440925
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #808,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Jinny Beyer, whose signature line of quilting fabrics is distributed worldwide by RJR Fabrics, is one of the world's premier quilt designers. She is the author of 11 books, including Designing Tessellations, Quiltmaking By Hand, and Jinny Beyer's Color Confidence for Quilters. She teaches nationally and internationally and her annual seminar on Hilton Head Island is one of the most popular quilting classes in the United States. She lives in Great Falls, Virginia.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all quilters!, February 21, 1999

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This review is from: The Quilter's Album of Blocks and Borders : More than 750 Geometric Designs Illustrated and Categorized for Easy Identification and Drafting (Paperback)

This is a book for the beginner as well as the advanced quilter. It's a wonderful reference book on quilt blocks. Use it as a springboard for designing a contemporary quilt or for creating your own heirloom.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 2nd quilt book I ever bought., September 7, 2001

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This review is from: The Quilter's Album of Blocks and Borders : More than 750 Geometric Designs Illustrated and Categorized for Easy Identification and Drafting (Paperback)

The first was Ruby McKim's.
I made a lot of single blocks out of this book, I think friends still have denim--lots of variations on indigo--pillows made at the time.

I learned how to analyze a block, draft the pattern.
This book won't help you with the nuts and bolts of sewing.

It won't help you visualize a whole quilt. But I expect that this book still holds up as a block book. Everyone needs at least one. After I worked with it for a while I forever lost my shyness about drafting patterns in almost any size, three inches to 25.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Reference.., May 13, 2006

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Gyrmalcyn (Janesville, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Quilter's Album of Blocks and Borders : More than 750 Geometric Designs Illustrated and Categorized for Easy Identification and Drafting (Paperback)

I've been quilting for over ten years now, and have run into only two books that were so comprehensive for referencing quilt patterns and name. One was 101 Patchwork Quilt Patterns by Ruby McKim, and The Quilter's Album of Blocks and Borders by Jinny Beyer.

I especially like Jinny Beyer's book because the blocks are separated by their basic grids, like nine-patch, four patch, etc.. The book also came with a plastic template to overlay on other patterns to determine their basic grids. I don't know if the softcover versions of this book come with that, as I've only seen the hardback version.

All of the patches are listed by by the name and date they first appeared. Most also have other, folk names listed for them, so if you're looking for a specific block, look for it in the index by the name you know it by.

I would highly recommend this book for the quilter who enjoys making traditional quilt blocks, as I do.