Quick Watercolor Quilts Print on Demand Edition

The book itself is as described. However, the package arrived reeking of marijuana smoke. The book will have to sit outside to air out before I can use it. Never ever should books arrive reeking of marijuana smoke or even cigarette smoke.

Awesome ideas on easy beautiful quilts.. simple to follow, add a bit creativity, make in various sizes by increasing block size

Quick delivery and used book like new.....very good deal.....

I just made my first pieced quilt by following the directions in this book. I made it in just a few evenings, and it is beautiful. Dina Pappas writes very clear instructions and makes it simple to choose appropriate fabrics and design a quilt that works well visually. This is a good book for beginners because she explains the basics of machine quilting, and also how to bind the quilt. All of these were new to me. I am sometimes annoyed by ambiguous or hard to follow directions in craft books. Dina's writing style is very clear and she uses photos and diagrams effectively to illustrate the instructions. I definitely recommend this book!

Here are some excerpts from my review of this book. You can see the complete review on the Quilter's Review website, along with a review of the fusible grid that Dina uses."If you think you're too busy to quilt, think again. As a mother of two small children, Dina Pappas needed to find a way to quilt that used a minimum of fabrics, could be worked on in short blocks of time, and could be assembled quickly. So Dina developed a formula that does all three. "Dina chooses just three fabrics for a project. One is fairly plain and serves as background. Another provides strong visual interest...."The third fabric type serves as a transition between the plain background and the dense floral print. Dina calls this the edge fabric.... "Dina doesn't spend much time cutting fabric -- her method doesn't fussy-cut. She just cuts strips of fabric that she then cuts into 2" squares.... "When it's time to lay out her design, Dina looks through her cut pieces for just the right edge pattern type to place in each spot. By careful selection, Dina creates striking watercolor effects time after time. Seeing how Dina sorts pieces by edge pattern type triggered the "Ah-ha!" I've been waiting for to really understand watercolor quilts.... "To assemble these watercolor quilts quickly, Dina uses fusible interfacing with a 2" grid drawn on it to ensure proper alignment of the squares. After she positions her 2" squares, she fuses the squares to the interfacing."Piecing is then a simple matter of folding along a grid line (right sides together) and sewing a 1/4" seam. One long seam along each grid line and she's done. Dina doesn't spend hours chain piecing, clipping threads, and pressing.... "If you have wanted to make watercolor quilts but felt overwhelmed by the work involved or the fabrics required, then these quick watercolor quilts are for you."

The concept in this book is simple and easy to follow. Eight years ago I made my first colorwash quilt and found it tedious sewing all of those little squares and trying to get the seams to line up. This book has made the whole process easy beyond belief and great fun. I urge everyone to try the fuse, fold and stitch method.

I have been watercolor quilting for a year now and have found it difficult to complete the projects in a timely manner. All that sewing! Well, no more! Quick Watercolor Quilts is a wonderful book showing a very quick and easy fuse technique which saves valuable time at the sewing machine. Also, the author goes into great detail in the design of curves and angles, which give my projects a more dimensional look. I love this book and can't wait to get started on the four seasons wreath wall hanging for my bedroom!