START QUILTING WITH ALEX ANDERSON 1 (Quilting Basics) [Paperback]

Alex Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997 | Series: Quilting Basics

Alex Anderson, host of Home & Garden Television's "Simply Quilts, " brings you Start Quilting with Alex Anderson, the ultimate book for beginners. Alex eases you into the exciting world of quiltmaking by discussing the equipment, fabric, tools, and techniques necessary to master six simple quilt blocks. Flawless instructions guide you in completing six glorious quilts carefully designed by Alex.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Alex Anderson, host of HGTV's Simply Quilts, makes quilting easy and appealing for first-time quilters. In this slim volume, Anderson explains about tools (from the rotary cutter to the iron to the sewing machine), fabric selection and preparation, and basic techniques needed to begin quilting. She then offers simple but good-looking projects to utilize your newfound skills. Once you've learned the preliminaries of cutting, pinning, stitching, pressing, and finishing, you'll be ready to make any (or all) of the six quilts in the book: Rail Fence, Nine Patch, Log Cabin, Friendship Star, Flying Geese, or Sampler.

About the Author

Alex Anderson is a prize-winning quiltmaker, teacher, and author of 7 other books about quilting published by C&T. As host of HGTV's premiere quilt show "Simply Quilts," she is a familiar face to quilters across the United States. Alex lives in Northern California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571200290
• ISBN-13: 978-1571200297
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #770,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #22 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Expert Advice > Alex Anderson

More About the Author

Alex Anderson's love affair with quiltmaking began in 1978, when she completed her Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt as part of her work toward a degree in art at San Francisco State University. Over the years, her focus has rested on understanding fabric relationships and on an intense appreciation for traditional quilting surface design and star quilts. Alex's mission is to educate, inspire, entertain, and grow today's quilting community. With this mission in mind, she has had the privilege and pleasure of ushering tens of thousands of new people into the world of quilting. For eleven years, she hosted television's premier quilt show, Simply Quilts, and she is currently the co-host and an executive producer of The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims (www.thequiltshow.com), an interactive website that features full production videos and is connecting quilters worldwide. When Alex is not traveling, she resides in Northern California with her husband and a new kitty, and daily faces the challenges of feeding various forms of wildlife in her backyard. Visit her website at alexandersonquilts.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

130 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life, January 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: START QUILTING WITH ALEX ANDERSON 1 (Quilting Basics) (Paperback)

I do not watch t.v., so I have never seen Ms. Anderson's show. I can barely sew a straight line, but her book was so simple and reassurring that I've been a successful quilter from day one (with 8 quilts under my belt now). Most helpful was her *brief* list of supplies. Most books insist that beginners buy a million things that they may not really need. If you want to see if you might like quilting, this is probably the best book available - I've spent a lot of time now looking at a lot of others.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners!, August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: START QUILTING WITH ALEX ANDERSON 1 (Quilting Basics) (Paperback)

I am completely sewing challenged, and found this book simple and easy to comprehend. After making threee of the quilts, I feel confident enough to tackle other projects in more advanced books by Ms. Anderson

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall an excellent book for beginning quilters, August 29, 2001

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Viviana Killion (San Marcos, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: START QUILTING WITH ALEX ANDERSON 1 (Quilting Basics) (Paperback)

This was the first purchase that I made when I decided to try my hand at quilting.Alex Anderson's extremely positive and motivating text is perfectly inspirational for the first-time quilter. The projects are not difficult, but you do feel a great amount of satisfaction when you've completed one. Each project is cleverly explained.She tells you exactly how much and what kind of fabric you need for each project and exactly what to cut and how to piece it together.Easy to follow steps. I only wish she would have written more about machine and hand quilting itself. With her vast knowledge of quilting and knack for explaining things I know she could've written a section on quilting that would've proven useful and enlightening to the beginning quilter. Nonetheless I am extremely happy with this purchase. I finished my first project in 3 days!