Quilting with Strips and Strings (Dover Needlework Series) (Paperback)

by H. W. Rose (Author)

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Product Description
Undoubtedly the quickest and easiest way of turning left-over fabric into a handsome quilt that you and your family will enjoy for years to come. 12 black-and-white photos, instructional diagrams throughout, 31 full-size templates. Introduction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (April 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486243575
• ISBN-13: 978-0486243573
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #839,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of information for a small price, June 2, 2000

By	Kathryn L. Jensen (Utah) - See all my reviews

I am a beginning quilter, and often find the information in quilt books to make assumptions that I know how to figure yardage, etc.

This book gives 8 pages in the introduction explaining with illustrations various techniques and preferences in terms of equipment.

There are 3 chapters in this book. The first chapter is titled: Short Cuts to Short Strip Piecing. I found this chapterto be helpful, adding information not included in other tips & tricks books I've read. This has decreased my quilt making time on other projects.

Chapter 2: Striep Piecing to Form Log Cabin Designs. This chapter shows placement for many log cabin blocks, including flickering shadows, butterfly, sunshine & shadow, square with ring around, straight furrow, and streak of lightening, as well as non-square shaped versions.

Chapter 3: Making String Designs on a Shaped Base. Includes designs such as: Old fashioned string quilt, Amish shadowed square, Chevron, string pyramids, spider web, string star.

I have yet to make any of the quilts, but have used the text to help me in other quilts I have made. Currently, I am eagerly saving my scraps and strings from other quilts, in anticipation of making one of the quilts in this book.

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm happy I bought this book, January 12, 2009

By	Janis Piersons "old strip quilter" (california) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a book written by a very innovative and competent quilter in the 80's. I'm a very experienced strip quilter, using rotary methods, and I still found new ideas. The 'cut and combine to make new patterns ' are really stunning, and very well explained and easy.
It's easy enough for a new quilter, and has neat ideas for an experienced one .

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not enough, April 6, 2008

By	Norberta Krupczak (Amsterdam, ny USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Explanations of stripping technics are good but lack examples of what blocks would look like in a quilt. This is a serious defect.