Quilting Makes the Quilt [Paperback]

Lee Cleland (Author), Barbara Weiland (Editor), Amy Shayne (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1994

Rear cover notes: "...Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to 'tryon' quilting designs? Well, now you can! Lee Cleland, one of Australia's most popular quilting instructors, shows you how in this authoritative guide to selecting the perfect qulting pattern for your quilt....Lee's unique approach to choosing a quilting pattern is perfect if you have trouble visualizing how different designs might look on your qult top. You'll see 12 traditional quilt patterns, each pieced five times using the same fabrics and then quilted using five different designs....You're minutes away from taking your first stitch with these pullout patterns for 11 of the more unusual quilting designs....Detailed instructions for making your quilting designs fit your quilt top are at your fingertips, along with information on how to assemble your quilt, prepare it for quilting and finish it....All the information you need to make each of the 12 beautiful quilts is right here! Many of these traditional designs are rotary cut and speed pieced; a few require templates. All of these quilts are perfect for beginning quilters."

Product Details

• Paperback: 135 pages
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564770753
• ISBN-13: 978-1564770752
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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87 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reccomended by the accidental quilter, August 6, 2000

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Mary Z. Cox (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quilting Makes the Quilt (Paperback)

I purchased this book as a companion book to "The Fabric Makes the Quilt" by Roberta Horton. Here are two quilters and one believes fabric makes the quilt, and the other believes the quilting design makes the quilt. I think they are both right! Having both these books for comparison--gave me quite a visual lesson in quilting! What is truly unique about Lee Cleland's book is that she photographs a quilt and shows you how it looks with different quilting patterns. She does this with twelve quilts and it makes you truly consider how you will quilt your design. Truly the quilting is itself a design element and after studying this book--you will never make the beginner's mistake of considering the quilting pattern an afterthought. The color photos in this book are clear and well thought out. There is a pull out quilting paper in the back of the book to practice some of Lee's patterns.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Quilt as Desired", April 17, 2000

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Susan M Eshelman (Dallas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quilting Makes the Quilt (Paperback)

This book is the only one I've found that does a really good job of showing how the quilting can change the appearance of a quilt, by showing the exact same piecing with different quilt patterns. The photography is excellent and the subject fascinating. I don't mind at all that machine quilting was emphasized...

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful ideas for machine quilting, March 23, 2000

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Amy (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quilting Makes the Quilt (Paperback)

I absolutely love this quilting book. I find it hard sometimes to think of different ways to quilt designs on my quilt. I want something unique and this book offers that. I found the pictures wonderful and unlike the first person to review this book (who must have been having an awful day- LOL), I found the quilting to be of good quality and the stitches can been seen very nicely. You do have to have an open mind to find this book useful- if you only want the same old standard quilting patterns and ideas, then this book is too interesting for you. Enjoy!