101 Full-Size Quilt Blocks and Borders (Better Homes & Gardens) (Spiral-bound)

~ Better Homes and Gardens Books (Author) "Beautiful and flower-garden fresh, we've chosen twenty quilt blocks rich in color and pattern for this chapter and combined all the blocks into our Floral..." (more)
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Product Description

Over 5,000 interchangeable quilting combinations are featured in this instructive craft book. Blocks and borders make up 101 designs and 28 projects divided into chapters of Floral, Country and Traditional, Americana, and Just for Fun. Computerized schematics of each block show various bed-size configurations. 100 full-color photos. 280 color illustrations .

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 216 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens; 1st edition (March 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696207397
• ISBN-13: 978-0696207396
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 11.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #252,109 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty but not practical., January 10, 2000

By	T. Lethbridge "tim305" (Lake Placid, Fl USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved just flipping through the book but after reading about actually getting started and putting it together... too complicated for me! Like other reviewers, I found that the lack of rotary cutter directions, templates sans seam allowances, and less than clear directions for piecing to be insurmountable problems for any but experienced, confident quilters. It is a beautiful book and very inspiring, though, so my recommendation is this: don't pass up the opportunity to check this one out at the library. Then watch for it to go on clearance and get a copy for yourself!

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice format of pieced block designs, June 11, 1999

By A Customer

Buy this book if you enjoy collecting quilt block patterns, and would like to see some fresh updates on traditional ideas. There's also an interesting section on pieced border designs. If you're comfortable about calculating yardage, and cutting & piecing quilt blocks on your own, this book is fine. But if you're a beginner, or if you prefer to have more detailed assembly instructions, then pass this one up because you won't find it here.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Ideas, June 17, 1999

By A Customer

I am a beginning quilter. My husband got me this book for my birthday. I like the ideas that are in the book, but I think the directions are confusing. It is alot of fun to look at and my family enjoys picking out the quilts they want me to make. I would not recommend it to someone who wants to learn to piece. The patterns are just too confusing.