Whip Up Mini Quilts: Patterns and How-to for 20 Contemporary Small Quilts [Hardcover-spiral]

Kathreen Ricketson (Author), Leigh Beisch (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2010

Kathreen Ricketson, founder of the internationally popular Web site WhipUp.net, presents 20 contemporary quilts from across the globe in this charming, easy-to-follow guide. From the lovely English Garden Quilt to the playful Road Transport Pillow, the projects collected in Whip Up Mini Quilts cover all sorts of themes and looks. With plenty of step-by-step instructions and helpful how-to illustrations, this book showcases an artful approach to design basics while outlining the fundamentals of quilting techniques. Best of all, it all comes in a user-friendly format with lay-flat binding and pattern sheets tucked into the front pocket.

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About the Author

Kathreen Ricketson is founder of WhipUp.net, which receives over 10,000 unique visitors daily. She has been featured on popular craft blogs such as Design*Sponge and Craftzine. She lives in Canberra, Australia, with her family.

Leigh Beisch is a San Francisco-based photographer.

Product Details

• Hardcover-spiral: 176 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; Spi edition (March 31, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811868737
• ISBN-13: 978-0811868730
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kathreen Ricketson is founder of WhipUp.net, the online handcraft hub, and Action-pack.com - A mini-mag for kids who want to do stuff. She has been featured on popular craft blogs such as Design*Sponge and Craftzine. She lives in Canberra, Australia, with her family.

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Joy of Improvisational Quilting, May 16, 2010

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Linda Aiken "creative stitcher" (Westminster, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whip Up Mini Quilts: Patterns and How-to for 20 Contemporary Small Quilts (Hardcover-spiral)

Making quilts has kept me entertained for more than 30 years, and this book full of fresh, fun and improvisational quilts is a welcome addition to my library. It has a wonderful and extensive introduction - basic tools and techniques are covered as well as more advanced topics such as embellishing and even fabric dyeing. There is a great glossary of quilting terms, a resource listing for books and for supply sources and a designer bio section. The format is very useful: the wire binding allows the book to lie flat and there is a handy pocket inside the front cover for the pattern sheets.
And the quilts! These little pieces really inspire me to try something new - not just to copy someone else's design and fabric choices, but to actually create my own work. The small size of these joyful works is just right to send me to my fabric stash to try a out a new idea. There are a wealth of creative techniques, including some - take a look at the Concentric Circles, for instance - that I haven't seen before and can't wait to use. There are works by some of my favorite quilt artists (thanks Victoria and Kellie!) as well as by people I'm not familiar with but will be following in the future.
Whether you are new to quilting or have been enjoying it for years, I'm pretty sure you'll find something here that will have your fingers itching to stitch up a new project - and isn't that what we all really want, no matter how many works we already have in progress? Happy quilting!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational book for quilters new and experienced, May 11, 2010

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Sew Great "Gran" (TASMANIA Australia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Whip Up Mini Quilts: Patterns and How-to for 20 Contemporary Small Quilts (Hardcover-spiral)

This delightful compilation of small quilts from designers around the world is a real treasure, beautifully produced, illustrated and photographed with clear instructions for beginners (like me) and some real beauties for more experienced quilters. A wonderful aspect of this compilation is that there are a couple of the quilt ideas that are suitable for children as first quilts. In this electronic world when children spend so much time in front of screens this is a great plus. I really loved the "Grasshopper in my garden", "A little birdie told me" and adored the contemporary design of "Powerline sky"
The writing is warm and inclusive and would resonate to women who are at home and long for an artistic outlet. I loved the line drawings and handy paper patterns in the pocket, it has inspired me to make a start on a quilt for a baby's room.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, February 1, 2011

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Nicole Vaughan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whip Up Mini Quilts: Patterns and How-to for 20 Contemporary Small Quilts (Hardcover-spiral)

I am a little biased as I have a quilt in this book. Mine is the grandma's quilt. What I love about this book is that Kath has managed to curate projects from a broad spectrum of designers which has resulted in an awesome selection of projects. There is nothing homogenised about this little baby. LOVE IT. Too often these kinds of books all have projects that start looking similar. Nice work Kath it's a great little book for any crafter that would like to give mini quilts a go.