Scrap Quilts: Techniques Plus Patterns Old and New for Making Quilts from Collected Fabrics

I highly recommend this book. It was one of the first "how-to" books I ever bought, and several shelves full of other sources later, this is still the one I turn to more often than not. The instructions are clearly written for even the more complicated blocks, and though my color choices are very different from the author's taste, and I have modified, enlarged/reduced and combined blocks in different ways, the quilts that I have made that got seeds of inspiration and instruction from this book have all turned out beautifully. In short, this book helped me to become a better quilter!

This book came in a timely fashion and I was very pleased with the condition of the book.

This book, not unlike Judy's other scrap pattern books, gives great tips on how to cut, sew and set the patterns given. There is a small section in the back with traditional patterns and her tips on them. I appreciate her outlook on scrap quilting, and actually own two other books I highly recommend with this one. As always, I give Judy an A+ for this book.

I love scrap quilts and this is my favorite book about them. In fact my copy is very well read and I love to look at the color photos.Judy Martin covers a wide variety of patterns (traditional to contemporary) and color schemes. There are quilts with just two colors as well as some that use every color on the color wheel. Some quilts are shown in different combinations or sizes. There is an introduction to scrap quilts and sections about fabric collecting and storing, color choices and the appropriate use of scraps as well as some hints on sewing and cutting efficently. The instructions are well illustrated and easy to view. At the end there is a section of more block patterns that could be made with scraps including some ideas on how to place scraps with each block and the necessary templates for these blocks.

Judy Martin's "Scrap Quilts" is a great book with superb pictures and extremely well-written directions for a number of beautiful quilts. The quilts include some traditional ones as well as new and innovative ones.