Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Anna Williams (Photographer)

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Product Description

More than half of the projects in this book can be completed in less than 8 hours

In an age of mass-produced, look-alike merchandise, there’s no greater pleasure than to receive—or to give—a handmade gift. To make gifts for family and friends testifies to your esteem for them and to your loving dedication of precious energy and time.

And there’s the rub. These days, few people have time to create elaborate hand-fashioned gifts. Understanding the demands on contemporary crafters’ schedules—but understanding, too, their wish to express their love and care in this very personal way—led Joelle Hoverson to write Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. Now, in the follow-up to that extremely successful 2004 volume—with nearly 80,000 copies in print—Hoverson and photographer Anna Williams present Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts.

The book—designed for use by both first-time and longtime quilters—features 30 patchwork and quilted projects organized according to the amount of time it takes to complete them: less than 2 hours, 2 to 4 hours, 4 to 8 hours, 8 to 12 hours, and 12 hours or more. The gifts are inspired by Amish, Appalachian, and Japanese quilting traditions, among others, and range from easy pillowcases and covered scrapbooks to simplified (but heirloom-worthy) log cabin and crazy quilts. Hoverson also shares an overview of her approach to color as well as the tools and techniques she used to complete the projects in the book.

About the Author

JOELLE HOVERSON is the author of Stewart, Tabori and Chang's Last-Minute Knitted Gifts and the owner of Purl (a yarn shop) and Purl Patchwork (a fabric shop) in New York City. Before opening Purl, she worked as a senior style editor at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and as a freelance stylist. She holds a master of fine arts degree from Yale University. Visit her website at www.purlsoho.com.

ANNA WILLIAMS is a freelance photographer based in New York City. Her work appears in Martha Stewart Living, O, The Oprah Magazine, Food & Wine, Gourmet, Real Simple, and other national publications. She is the photographer of Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang STC Craft Melanie Falick Book (September 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584796340
• ISBN-13: 978-1584796343
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,541 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have book for your sewing library!, September 25, 2007

By	Patti "Patti" (Beautiful Carolinas) - See all my reviews

This book is fantastic! Just what you expect from Joelle Hoverson and Stewart, Taboori, and Chang. The pictures are beautiful and the projects are varied and interesting. Like her Last Minute Knitted Gifts, this book is broken down by estimated time to make the project. The first projects are simple and take only and hour or two. The projects are all very original, and go from the simplicity of little quilted coasters to an heirloom-worthy log cabin quilt. There are gifts you could make for many different people, from babies to your grandma!
The instructions are very clear, and even if you have been sewing for years you will learn new techniques. I cannot wait to try out the technique for applique- much easier than the needles turned and stitched method! I cannot wait to make the wonderful quilt with the birds in the tree. If you enjoy sewing, and making handmade gifts for people, then you will definitely get your money's worth from this book!

53 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, inspiring but imperfect book, January 19, 2008

By	N. Olson "polyglot" (Newton, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book because of the lovely, stylish and reasonably easy projects it includes. These are beautifully photographed and I enjoy owning and perusing the book. However, the first of the projects I attempted -- the jolly pincushion -- is inadequately documented. The template provided produces a differently shaped patch than the one in the photograph in the directions, it is not made clear where seam lines should be in relation to the template edge, nor are instructions on how to blanket stitch the cushion closed. I was able to ad-lib solutions to these issues, but I think additional pattern-testing by novice sewers might have led to improved instructions.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE it!!, September 24, 2007

By	S. Desprez (Texas) - See all my reviews

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such wonderful projects, really nice instructions, and what a beautiful book, the photography is stunning, the fabric choices are so interesting as well. this is a must-have addition to any modern crafter's library, even if you just get inspired by the ideas and never make them. Well worth the Amazon price and this will be the gift for my favorite crafting-mother in law this Christmas for sure.