Quilter's Computer Companion (Paperback)

by Judy Heim (Author), Gloria Hansen (Author) "What happens when you walk into a computer store and ask to buy a computer with which to design quilts?..." (more)
Key Phrases: quilt design software, quilt design programs, quilt catalogs, Electric Quilt, Selection Arrow, Layers Roll-Up (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
...if you've been gathering your courage to make the plunge, if you're trying to figure out how to make the best use of hardware and software you own now, you'll find the answers you need in this comprehensive resource. -- Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, May 1998

A most brilliant book! Everything you wanted to know about quilting programs and didn't know how or what to ask! This book will really free you up from the confusion about computers and quilt design. -- Down Under Quilts, Fall 1998

Product Description
This book gives quilters everything they need to know to use home computers for designing quilts, networking, planning and more. Each chapter takes a look at a single quilt, using it as an example of a specific technique and providing directions on how readers can design it on their own computer.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: No Starch Press (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886411158
• ISBN-13: 978-1886411159
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #933,118 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent tutorials and overall advice., September 4, 1998

By A Customer

I highly recommend this book to any quilter who has access to a computer. It's loaded with excellent tutorials, clear illustrations, helpful advice, tips, and gorgeous quilts. This book has kick-started my creative juices, and I find I'm referring to it over and over again. It's an amazing reference. Heim and Hansen are quite a team!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Resource for quilters, December 31, 1997

By	[e-mail] (Benedicta, Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

As a beginner quilter and novice computer user, I found this book to be well worth sitting up late last night, eagerly devouring the wisdom that Heim and Hansen have compiled. Using simple, concise directions and "down to earth" discussion, they have covered all of the topics that formerly cowed me into believing that I should've lived 100 years ago! Now I'm eager to integrate my love of quilting with the new love of computers and the information superhighway! The yellow pages of web addresses are especially useful to someone located in the wilds of Northern Maine. Often, internet access is my only contact with the outside world! A simple comparision of the available software programs have helped me to narrow my search for the next acquisition - quilting software!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all quilters who use computers!, November 25, 1997

By A Customer

Since I bought this book (just several days ago) I have learned more about my computer in general, quilting, drawing and paint programs, and what I want, what I need and where to find it all, oh yes, and how to use it all than in the 4 or so years I have had my computer. I highly recommend this book as a source for all quilters who own computers.