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by Sharyn Craig (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 32 customer reviews
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About the Author

Sharyn Craig loves to see how many totally different quilts she can make with the same traditional block. She travels and teaches extensively, and she writes the "Design Challenge" column for Traditional Quiltworks magazine. Sharyn lives in El Cajon, California.

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  • File Size: 17872 KB
  • Print Length: 98 pages
  • Publisher: C&T Publishing, Inc.; Illustrated edition (August 1, 2009)
  • Publication Date: January 20, 2009
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004BX9S46
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,293,878 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5.0 out of 5 starsStill the best
By Carol H. Miller on May 26, 2001
Format: Paperback
If you make quilt blocks, you want to own this book. Sharon will show you how to create your own quilts with blocks that are not matched in size or color and the results will be better than you would ever expect.   As I read through, marveling at her creativity, I kept wondering why she had such an endless supply of mismatched blocks of the month. She does it on purpose! She likes the challenge of starting with something and making it better, rather than making her own orderly and boring quilt from scratch.
There is no way to overstate how much you will get out of this book. Another recent book by Margaret Miller dealt with the same subject but her solutions were so much work that I doubt I would ever use them. This book contains easy, approachable solutions to problems all of us have faced. If you make blocks, you will want to have it in your library for endless inspiration.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThose Orphan Blocks and UFOs Have Marinated Long Enough
By A Customer on April 13, 2001
Format: Paperback
Sharon Craig's new book is wonderful. If you have orphan blocks and or UFO's this book may be just the thing you need to give your creativity a jump-start, so that you can finish those projects. Quilter's from beginners to advanced will benefit from adding this book to their library. It is filled with pictures, as well as great instruction and explainations. There are numerous quilts made from the same sets of blocks which demonstrate Ms. Craig's ideas about "coping." New quilters will love the idea that even if your blocks aren't perfect you can still make a fantastic quilt. Advanced quilters will like the idea of finished quilts! If you have abandoned projects, Setting Solutions has great ideas for setting those blocks that have been marinating in the closet, under the bed or in a box somewhere.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA must for anyone with ufos or orphan blocks!
By L. Carey on August 11, 2001
Format: Paperback
Finally a good quilt book that tells you how to fix or set blocks! There are no patterns in this book, but who needs another pattern book. This book helps you clean up all those blocks just setting around.
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1.0 out of 5 starsThe 2001 printing of this book is five stars all the way!
By B. Mitchell on January 5, 2010
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
The 2001 printing is stunning - glossy paper, beautiful photographs, and Sharyn Craig's usual excellent material.

The 2009 printing is something called a "Print on Demand" and the quality is atrocious. It is made out of flat paper which makes the photographs dull, lacking contrast, and quite plainly AWFUL.

C&T should be ashamed to put out a product like this and Amazon should be ashamed that they sold it without notifying the consumer that it was a print on demand substandard product.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBlueprints for success in creating block quilts
By Midwest Book Review on July 5, 2001
Format: Paperback
Sharyn Craig's Setting Solutions provides blueprints for success in creating block quilts which are easy and which solve common block problems in size and color. New techniques for grouping blocks are included.
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5.0 out of 5 starsbest quilt design book
By Likes Books A Lot on July 1, 2010
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
I bought this book some time ago, looked at it, saw things I liked but then somehow is got lost in the plethora of quilting books. Well, I have just gotten it out again and WOW! This really takes quilt design to a new level! I recently won a group of blocks in our little quilting group. Bright and cheerful though they were, they were just not right for me. I also discovered that they were not all the same size. Well, I struggled and struggled with these blocks, as they were all made by my friends and so were important to me. I sewed them together first with a diagonal set---looked like a tablecloth (did I mention the main and secondary prints featured lemons?). I ripped them all apart again and started over. Next I tried a contrast sashing with cornerstones. My color choice was bad I guess because it wound up looking pretty garish, the thing is indomitably cheery! Finally in searching for help in my vast library of quilting books, I came across Sharyn Craig's wonderful book again, and in looking through it I found my perfect solution, the 2:1 set. Again, Wow! What a difference this made (along with some better complimentary fabrics of course). Now it actually works very well, and I am extremely pleased with it, as are my fellow block makers. I cannot wait to apply more of Sharyn's ideas to other groups of blocks. Beautifully pieced blocks in wonderful fabrics are great, but this takes the whole process to another level. Wonderful book!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Idea Book--Probably not for beginners
By J. Olsen on March 23, 2011
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I recently purchased a used copy of the 2001 edition of this book. After reading other reviews I felt it was something I would put to good use. Now that I have seen it I am sure I will be seeking inspiration from it on a regular basis. I do the "Block-of-the-month" thing, as do so many quilters, and am often challenged to find a new way to set a group of blocks. There are a boatload of ideas in full color here, including multiple settings using the same set of blocks. The author takes us way beyond the typical "sashing-and-cornerstone" settings with which we are so familiar. I have purchased sets of blocks online and in thrift stores and frequently encounter the "not-all-the-same-size" issue, which this book addresses well. I am intrigued by Sharyn's ability to downplay the dominant color scheme of a set of blocks and create a quilt that appears to be a more pleasing color for the intended recipient. She even suggests ways to get motivated to finish a set of blocks that no longer hold your interest.

Overall, I think I spent more time studying this quilt book the day I received it, than I have any other quilt book of recent memory (and I purchase more quilt books than I care to admit). I couldn't just flip through the pages, admiring the photos, and then set it aside for a deeper read at a later time. It drew me in and kept my attention with the many possibilities for solving problems with sets of blocks, whether those problems are size differences, lack of motivation, less than favorite colors to work with, or a lack of ideas. I read almost cover-to-cover in the first sitting.

My caution would be to enthusiastic beginners who think this looks like a good pattern book.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsSo helpful

Great tips and easy to understand

Published 4 months ago by Howard P Ehrlich
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

It's ok, but nothing inspired me here.

Published 7 months ago by dnabare
5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a great book. If you are part of a quilting ...

This is a great book. If you are part of a quilting group this has block exchanges, then this book is for you. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Janice E Averill
5.0 out of 5 starsI love the way she shares her thinking process in solving ...

I love the way she shares her thinking process in solving each setting challenge. We can learn how to ask ourselves the same questions when we make our own quilts. Very inspiring! Read more

Published 10 months ago by Fran Mc
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Excellent suggestions for setting quilt blocks in new ways

Published 11 months ago by dave
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great book lots of information

Published 16 months ago by deborah wharton
4.0 out of 5 starsbut good so far

Haven't used this much, but good so far.

Published 18 months ago by Mary Antonio
2.0 out of 5 starsNot my type of book - but the biggest dislike is that the printing is...

Not my type of book - but the biggest dislike is that the printing is from a copier because the book is out of print and printed on request so the paper is matte and the pictures... Read more

Published 21 months ago by terrib
5.0 out of 5 starsLove it! Awesome ideas for designing a quilt

Love it! Awesome ideas for designing a quilt.

Published 22 months ago by Nova R. Pearce
5.0 out of 5 starssolutions! exactly!

What do you do with all those orphan blocks?
This book is full of ideas and inspiration. You will find ideas on what to do if you have blocks of different sizes, or if you... Read more

Published on November 16, 2013 by Darla

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