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301 Country Christmas Quilt Blocks
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle (2003-10-28)
ISBN: 1402707983
EAN: 9781402707988
UPC: 049725507982
Dewy Decimal #: 746
Paperback: 160 pages
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
“With this book, the talented sewer and quilter will never want for ideas in making holiday quilts. Saffiote created 301 patterns that can be used to craft quilts, pillows, hot pads, and table runners....The variety of patterns will attract many sewers, and folk art influences many of the squares....Saffiote’s patterns are challenging but eye-catching and unique...different techniques and stitches are explained and illustrated.”—Booklist.
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Customer Reviews
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Great Book for Country- and Christmas-Lovers
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-01-01
Because I'm a Country- and Christnmas-Lover too, I was very pleased, when I got the book.
There ist a wide range of Blocks in different styles (Paper Piecing, Applique, Embroidery) and sizes. The book features only a few complete projects, but it should not be too difficult to create personal projects and use the blocks in little projects and gifts.
As special "goodie" there are many drawings, named "Create it", in order to give examples and ideas for further Christmas Blocks. But there are no further instructions.
You also get an instruction for "Tea Dying" to give the projects that ancient look.
If you are a quilter who loves to get inspirations and not only complete instructions, then it's right book for you.
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Imperfection is freeing
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-12-05
I disagree with other reviewers who took issue with the quality of the "country" ideas in this book. I think the charming irregularities and imperfections in the quilt blocks are wonderful! I think it frees me up as a quilter!
This book is for impatient quilters who want to create something pretty without the tediousness of perfect piecing. True, the tea-dye brown gets redundant, but I think this book's strong point is that it allows for individual variation in the spirit of the home made "country" look.
A lot of the patterns could easily be transformed into paper piecing or could be done using traditional pieced quilt blocks in similar "country" fabrics. The applique is rough and free-formed and so could be customized to suit one's own taste. I recommend this book!
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Extremely primitive designs :(
Rating  (2)
Date: 2005-09-19
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
As the title states, the designs are way too primitive for me. I know that country designs are in, but this is way beyond that. I think you could adapt some of the blocks and make them less crude but personally, I just kept flipping the pages and shaking my head. I wouldn't waste your money on this one.
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Great Primitive Designs
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-01-17
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I love the simplicity and primitive themes of the blocks in this book. The variety of methods used- applique, piecing and stichery and the varying size of the blocks allow for max creativity. The color photo illustrations of each block are great and a plus not often shown- especially for the price!!!
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Save Your Money
Rating (2)
Date: 2003-08-27
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
When I purchased this book, I thought I would get a book full of different, fascinating CHRISTMAS quilt blocks. The many so called traditional blocks are simply basic quilt blocks done in Christmas colors....gee, I really needed a book to show me how to do that! AND the other blocks are either too simple or to boring to bother with.
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Retail Price: $14.95
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