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Simple Graces: Charming Quilts and Companion Projects (That Patchwork Place)

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Kim Diehl is no stranger to many quilters. They look to her for new trends and she never disappoints. Take her "Mug Mats", simple, quick, and you get to use up your scraps. They can be stitched super quickly and are great gifts for quilting friends. Her "Pie in the sky pillowcase" with path work star band can easily be made into a throw pillow. Her patterns are so versatile. Take her "Fowled Up" design; it can be made into a colorful bed quilt and a t-towel. Her silhouette rooster will appeal to all fowl lovers. Kim never disappoints, she epitomizes simple graces!

Simple Graces is a quilt book that has several projects that appeal to me and that I want to make. This is great, because so often there is only one or two patterns in a book that I actually want to make. I definitely got my money's worth this time!

Loved this book, my first Kim Diehl book and I can't wait to start creating from it. My first quilt will be Pie in the Sky, just love it.

This Quilt Book is a must have for your personal reference. So many projects, each one is a gem that is earmarked to try.

Absolutely love the projects in this book. Am looking forward to making them and sharing with my family and friends.

This book! Oh, this book! So good. The colors, the photos, the patterns. Everything is perfect! There are not bad projects in any of this authors books!

This book has so many fun and wonderful projects in it I can't wait to get started on some of them.

Ms. Diehl has written another great quilt book. She begins with a 20 page overview of basics such as cutting, piecing and applique techniques. But the best part of this overview are the shaded boxes called PIN POINT where she provides extra tips such as choosing thread color for applique and extending the life of your ironing board

She has provided eight patterns and within each of those patterns are sub-patterns such as Pie in the Sky category which has a throw pillow and pillowcases. The projects have a colorful photo of the item and a small blurb about it. Materials and cutting lists follow, along with the finished quilt and block sizes. Instructions are clearly written and PIN POINT tips can be found interspersed in the instructions. There are enough graphics to make sure you are on the right track. The best part is she tells you how the shown item was quilted rather than the dreaded "quilt as desired"!!

Templates are provided at full size and the projects include squares, strips, half-square triangles, applique and even yo-yo's. The final page provides a short bio about the author and URLs where you can find out more information.

this is a great book for quilters who are still newbies. love the directions, the pictures and the total workup.

Such a talented artist and author. Grateful she is sharing her talents with the rest of us and makes the process so much easier. Various levels of difficulty and variety of projects ... all appealing factors. Love her work!!