Scrap-Basket Surprises: 18 Quilts from 2-1/2 inch Strips (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback]

Kim Brackett (Author)

Book Description

Series: That Patchwork Place | Publication Date: April 13, 2008

Get scrap happy with these 18 fun projects designed for 2-1/2 inch strips - either cut them from your stash, or use precut Jelly Rolls. Scrap-Basket Surprises features 18 projects that use easy triangle-free piecing with a variety of fabrics, from batiks and reproduction prints to floral and folk-art designs. Turn your fabric scraps into beautiful quilts with these easy triangle-free projects.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Got scraps? Find 18 projects, each made from 2-1/2" strips, in this 80-page book that includes ideas for using pre-cut strips, hosting a strip swap, raiding your scrap basket, and sorting and storing. --American Patchwork & Quilting magazine

Scrap Basket Surprises features 18 quilts, all made from 2-1/2" strips, so this book is jelly roll friendly. Kim Bracket teaches you how to make your own scrap basket of strips from using stash fabrics, pre-cut strips, strip swaps and new fabrics. She also explains clever ways to sort and store the 2-1/2" strips you will be collecting for your projects in the book.

There are also basic quiltmaking instructions with wonderful graphics that are very easy to follow, which is important for us quilters. This is a great book for a beginner quilter but also is appropriate for any quilter who needs a weekend or retreat project. These are projects that will appeal to a range of styles, from country to contemporary, '30s to Americana and more. I chose this book for its variety. I won't buy a book unless I want to make several projects from it, and this book has many appealing quilts! --connectingthreads.com

About the Author

Kim Brackett is an avid quilter and a member of the Pensacola Quilters Guild. She developed an interest in quilting in 1988 after admiring a collection of antique quilts displayed in an antique shop. She began gathering tools, fabrics, and patterns and finally finished her first quilt 10 years later in 1998! Although she prefers hand quilting, she has overcome many of the challenges of machine quilting and enjoys finishing her quilts in much less time.

Home: Gulf Breeze, Florida

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place (April 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564778908
• ISBN-13: 978-1564778901
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of quilt patterns. Jelly roll friendly., June 6, 2009

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chmptn14 (WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scrap-Basket Surprises: 18 Quilts from 2-1/2 inch Strips (That Patchwork Place) (Paperback)

I love this book. It is rare for me to like more than a couple patterns in a book. I want to make so many of the quilts in this book that I can't decide where to start. The instructions are straight-forward and easy to follow. It includes directions for cutting from yardage or scraps. Patterns are jelly roll friendly (2-1/2 inch strips) but the strips are not obvious in most of the finished quilts. This would be great for a fabric exchange.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit disappointed., August 25, 2009

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A. J. Jones "janjer" (Bosque Farms, NM) - See all my reviews
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On the positive side. After looking inside the book and reading the reviews I ordered it. There are a lot of lovely quilts and several I will probably make as the layouts really pop. Also, everyone gave a 5 star rating. There are very good directions for making the quilts and they are extensive.

The disappointment factor came because with the exception of a couple of the patterns each and every pattern is basically the same cut and sew. I wish someone would have mentioned this as I could have saved myself the cost of the book. It's easy to see how the pieces go together and then you do the layout you want. I was expecting a lot of different techniques and ways to put the jelly rolls together. Instead a majority of the patterns say to refer to page 19 instructions for sewing the pieces together.

The difference in each quilt is the layout and those are terrific. If you don't mind stitching the same thing with very little variation, this book is definitely for you.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First book I've purchased in a long time!, September 25, 2009

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Tracy B. (Nebraska) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Scrap-Basket Surprises: 18 Quilts from 2-1/2 inch Strips (That Patchwork Place) (Paperback)

It seems like there is not much new in patterns and books. But I really liked this one! I paid full price (which I never do!) at a quilt shop because I liked it so much. I purchased two more from Amazon for gifts. There are 18 patterns in this book and I want to make at least 10 of them. Plus it gives cutting and yardage requirements for both jelly rolls (2 ½" strips) and scraps, and I am always looking for good scrap patterns.

I love this book and think that most quilters would find a pattern to make out of it.