Customer Reviews

Star Log Cabin Quilt (Quilt in a Day)

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This book has excellent directions, and I found that the quilt went together very easily and accurately, but NOT very quickly. I did a double/queen and it took me about 30 hours just to piece the top. The quilting of course took much longer. So, do not buy this if you really think it's a fast quilt to put together. Also, the piecing methods for the stars are very easy, but they waste a LOT of fabric. Next time, I'll just piece them the old fashioned way.

This is the first quilt that I tried and the book was great and very easy to follow. I will use it over and over again and never have to make the same quilt. Everyone that has seen the quilt thinks I have been doing them forever.

Directions were very thorough as were pictures showing each step of making this quilt. Sizes given were from wallhanging to king. The quilt I made won first place in a local quilt show.

The log cabin is for beginners, and this a great one. I'm an experienced quilter and, even so, I love Eleanor's clear instructions on what to do next and her ability to walk you through the process. The charts, descriptions, and diagrams are first rate. I loved making this quilt in twin size. One thing: If you're making either Field & Furrows or Mountains layout, don't cut out two strips of the lattice and sew them together. Cut one 3.5" wide for each lattice since you'll be using the same color. (that tip isn't mentioned in the book)

As a new quilt maker, I found the directions easy to follow and learned a lot about short cuts for making blocks. I would recommend the book to anyone interested in quilting. However, let's get real -- it is not a quilt in a day -- at least not a 24 hour day. It was more like 2 weeks worth of days for a crib quilt, but worth it none the less.

Eleanor Burns has a nack for making a complicated pattern easy and quick. This Log cabin is my favourite pattern and the added stars in the sashing is a bonus. Eleanor's easy strip piecing methods makes this a beginners quilt and interesting enough for a more experienced quilter to be challenged.
A must for your Library especially if you love the tradional Log cabin or a Star quilt lover.

This is an excellent book with clear step-by-step instructions for the novice quilter. THe instructions are very easy to follow and the result is a superb quilt, which is quick and easy to make. A few more colour pictures of the finished pattern would have been useful, as would pictures of the process rather than line diagrams, but overall another winner for the series.

This is a great step by step book with good diagrams....i would suggest it to anyone, especially beginners...easy instructions, nicely laid out in the book. The price is right too!

This is a beautiful quilt when finished. As always, Eleanor Burns has great techniques to follow in this book.

This variation to the classic log cabin design is beautiful. As always Eleanor's instructions are clear, detailed and percise. She offers yardage and instructions for wallhanging, twin, full, queen/king and this is not always the case with other books. Also included are examples are the many ways to configure the blocks once they are sewn. The instructions are written step by step with diagrams the whole way through, plus tips. The book also includes iron on patterns for making the triangle pieces as well as instructions for penciling your own triangles.

I am a beginner quilter and made the regular log cabin pattern a few years ago. Star log cabin is definitely a step up in difficulty but completely do-able with the instructions in this book. I just completed the wall hanging and couldn't be happier with the outcome!