Fat Quarter Frenzy (Paperback)

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Product Description

Susan Purney-Mark & Daphne Greig Quilt shops and quilters love fat quarters! Many shops package groups of fat quarters together by theme and in complementary colors, making them quite attractive to buy, give, and trade. But what do you do with them? The authors' answer is a collection of delightful, traditional quilt patterns, all made from fat quarters. Quilters love fat quarters because they provide a lot of variety at an economical price. Quilt shops love fat quarters because they are great for promotional purposes and they sell fabrics. To help the shops and the quilters, the authors have included a teachers' guide to developing classes for fat quarter projects. Susan Purney-Mark and Daphne Greig also wrote Quilted Havens: City Houses, Country Homes (AQS, 2000).

About the Author

Susan Purney-Mark took her first quilting class over 20 years ago, and since then, quilting has been a very important part of her life. Susan's studies have included intensive design courses in England and Canada, as well as quilting techniques, history, fiber and dyeing workshops. She began teaching in 1993 and has enjoyed sharing her expertise and enthusiasm with students across Canada. Susan formed Patchworks Studio, a quilt pattern company, with her partner Daphne Greig, another Quilt U faculty member. Patchworkstudio.com offers a variety of original designs, quilting software and features a "series of the month." Susan coauthored Quilted Havens: City Houses, Country Homes. Her patterns and articles have appeared in American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine, American Quilter Magazine, McCall's Quick Quilts Magazine, and Canadian Quilter. Susan encourages quilters to enjoy the process, to gather as much knowledge as possible, and to challenge themselves with new techniques and processes.

Daphne Greig began quilting in 1984 when she enrolled in a beginner class at the local shop. She jumped in with both feet to cover all the beds and many walls with quilts and now refers to her life before this time as "BQ"–Before Quilting. Daphne has had several careers including secretary, financial coordinator, and data analyst, but her career as a quilt designer, teacher, and author is the most fun and rewarding. She is an enthusiastic and patient teacher, encouraging her students to try new techniques and expand their repertoire of skills. Together with Susan Purney-Mark, she has developed a successful pattern company–Patchworks Studio. They have designed, published, and marketed over 50 quilt patterns and coauthored two books published by AQS. Daphne regularly writes articles for several quilting magazines and teaches internatinally and online at Quilt University. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and the United States. Daphne lives with her husband, Alan, in North Saanich, a rural community near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: American Quilter's Society; Ill edition (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574328700
• ISBN-13: 978-1574328707
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #943,308 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, September 16, 2008

By	S. Ayriss (DeWitt, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I only like one of the patterns on this book. The cost of the book greatly exceeded what I found inside. I wished I had listen to the one review telling me not to purchase it. I did not find anything really innovative or different.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ticket to Fat Quarter Quilting Success!, April 26, 2005

By	P. Hartnett "cliffysmom" (Pearland, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is by far the best FQ quilt book I've purchased. This book has projects I will actually make, unlike many of the other FQ books I've bought.

I just got this book this past weekend, and have already read it twice (I hardly ever READ a quilt project book like this), and earmarked three quilts to make.

If you're looking for quick 'n easy quilts to make from your FQ collections, I highly recommend this book!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed, December 16, 2006

By	Judith L. Edwards "mini mama" (Grand Rapids, Mi USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just recd this book & there is not one project in it that I will make. I have already put in with other books to be sold in a yard sale. I need colors I like to be shown in the quilt in order for me to decide to make it. The colors in this book are dark; without any sparkle. The quilt on the cover is the only one I half way liked but I have other books I can refer to for the pattern.