When Quilt Designers Think Small: Innovative Quilt Projects to Wear, Give, or Decorate Your Home [Paperback]

Editors of Creative Publishing (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

Quilters want to make small but wonderful items to wear, give, or decorate their homes. "Small" is a key characteristic because quilters who are busy or love to make gifts look for projects that take less time and material than a bed quilt or large wall hanging. When Quilt Designers Think Small presents 20 projects all small in size, but huge in creativity. Each is a unique, imaginative design by one of ten top quilters we challenged to "think small." For example, one designer made a quilted glasses case embellished with a beaded dragonfly. A second topped a storage box with bright, 3-D quilted flowers. Other projects include a crazy-quilted purse accented with fabric feathers, a quick-pieced checkerboard that rolls up for travel, a quilted cover for an organizer, a foiled velvet pillow, appliqu¬ placemats, even paper-pieced greeting cards. The impressive designs have a variety of styles and use the hottest techniques of quilting and the fabric arts. Each project has detailed, step-by-step instructions and is fully illustrated with color photography, line drawings, diagrams, and templates. Soon quilters everywhere will be thinking small.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

The ten contributors are all leading quilt designers. They include quilt-shop owners, teachers of quilting, fiber artists, and book authors. Their names are Denise Bielick, Debbie Bowles, Barbara Boyd, Janis Bullis, Patricia Converse, Phyllis Dobbs, Karen Bailey Earith, Laura Murray, Susan Stein, and Julann Windsperger. Their designs were photographed, explained, and presented by the award-winning team of editors at Creative Publishing international who have created more than 100 titles on sewing, crafting, and home decorating.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589231317
• ISBN-13: 978-1589231313
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #950,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a different view, October 11, 2005

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VivaPoodles "vivapoodles" (Downingtown, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When Quilt Designers Think Small: Innovative Quilt Projects to Wear, Give, or Decorate Your Home (Paperback)

I think the previous reviewer is a little harsh. I would call the quality of the projects "varied", which is to be expected when there are 20 different designers. I thought most were ho-hum, but a few quite nice, including the eyeglass case on the cover. I think "grade-school level" is an exaggeration--most of the projects are fairly simple, but some show interesting techniques and/or would be suitable for a beginning (adult) quilter, especially one who doesn't necessarily want to tackle a bed-size quilt. Also, instructions are clear and templates are provided--I've definitely seen "project" books that are a lot worse!

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, March 14, 2005

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MLG "MLG, bookworm" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When Quilt Designers Think Small: Innovative Quilt Projects to Wear, Give, or Decorate Your Home (Paperback)

I did not find the projects included innovative nor inspiring and have returned the book for a refund. The items were simplistic on the order of grade school art-projects and certainly nothing I would want to decorate my home with.