Simply Stars: Quilts That Sparkle [Paperback]

Alex Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996

Make stunning star quilts with a few simple guidelines and Alex's shortcuts. Includes 12 projects. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 98 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571200193
• ISBN-13: 978-1571200198
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 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

101 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! What a great way to explore your own creativity., May 3, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Simply Stars: Quilts That Sparkle (Paperback)

Alex Anderson, host of HGTV's "Simply Quilts", teaches
the reader how to make stars - - but, OH! What wonderful
stars!

Designed for quilters with some experience, though there are
stars for every level, the book includes directions and supply
lists for small (table runners) and large projects (bed-sized quilts).
The personal challenges come in creating your own version of the
star sampler quilts featured in the many photos of Alex's students
projects.

Stars featured in the book range from easy (pinwheels and
friendship stars made from squares and half-square triangles)
to those that require higher skill levels (Sunray and LeMoyne
stars using triangles made from rectangles and diamond shapes).
Even if you only want to READ a quilting book with information on
color theory and technique, and don't intend to make
any stars, this is worth the purchase price!

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EVERYTHING you need to know about stars & star quilts!!!, February 15, 1998

By 

Civia (Ohio, U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simply Stars: Quilts That Sparkle (Paperback)

Alex is a wonderful teacher in person...this book came out of classes she taught so the lessons really work!!! The diagrams & explanations are very clear and the book is organized with the easy stars in the beginning...toughies at the end!

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Quilt Book, August 13, 2000

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T. Kelley (Chonburi Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simply Stars: Quilts That Sparkle (Paperback)

This is a great book. The instructions are clear, the photos are good. I especailly liked the author's comments on how to choose colors. They inspired me to try new combinations.