| One-Block Wonders: One Fabric, One Shape, One-of-a-Kind Quilts | 
 enlarge | Author: Maxine Rosenthal
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (27 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18796
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 72
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 1571203222
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.46041
EAN: 9781571203229
ASIN: 1571203222
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
Release Date: April 1, 2006
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 The quilt you make will truly be a wonder! May 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's all in the fabric you choose! The author gives helpful guidelines to follow in picking out your fabric for the most stunning results. Read all the instructions first because even washing your fabric can affect cutting it. Lining up the fabric for cutting is the most specific step and I read the instructions over several times to make sure I did it correctly. After that, it is a simple process and produces amazing and beautiful quilts. Even though you use the same process and even the same fabric, your quilt will never look like anyone else's. Such fun, especially designing with the blocks. And, yes, it is a little like the Stack and Whack process, but the layout is different. My advice is to keep a small amount of the original fabric because nobody will believe the resulting quilt came from that one fabric. Can't wait until the second book comes out in June 2008.
Great quilt book April 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book, good diagrams and pictures. It was well packed and received in brand new condition. I am happy with the service.
Worth EVERY Penny! March 20, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is such an amazing book! Never will I ever look at fabric in the same way again!
I am a relatively new quilter (less than a year) and already I've made 2, and have purchased the fabric for 6 more! Depending on how big the repeat in your fabric choice is, that will determine the size of your quilt top, but you can always double, or even triple the amount of fabric used.
The most wonderful thing about this process is, which the author goes very in depth, you only need ONE fabric for the entire top! I don't know about others, but one of the things quilters sometimes struggle with is combining colors/fabrics in a pleasing way. This takes out the guess work. As long as you like the colors in the beginning fabric, that is what you end up with.
Maxine explains two different approaches, the hexagon and the octagon. How to cut, piece, and everything in between (with NO Y-seems). Even what to do with the left overs--pot holders, table runners, etc. I made throw pillows to match, personally.
I'm most excited about the sequel coming out in June 2008, One-Block Wonders: Encore! Where Maxine goes into the other shapes seen in this book and MORE!
If you are considering buying this book, DO IT! It would be an injustice to yourself if you don't discover this fantastic technique!! And to all those who receive your wonderful quilts as gifts!
Happy Quilting!
Simply Awesome! March 3, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Simple to understand and make, awesome to look at. I love this book. I ran out and bought fabric to make one of these quilts the same day I received the book. If your looking for a fun and artistic way to make quilt's then buy this book. I have two other books on making Kaleidescope quilts but found them a bit more complicated. The One Block method from this book is easy to follow, quicker and tons of fun to create. The quilt photos are beautiful and inspiring as well. I cant wait for the second book on this method due in June '08. I have already pre-ordered it.
Made up a great quilt December 2, 2007
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I asked for this book last Christmas. Had to pry it away from my wife and daughter (both quilters.) We got a large, colorful print, enough to get six repeats(guidance in book.) I pinned the six repeats exactly on top of each other. They cut out many sets of six identical triangles with a rotary cutter. We voted on which of the three ways of making each set into a hexagon was the best. They sewed them together, and laid them out and decided which hexagons went where(guidance in the book.) Some we rejected, because they stuck out too much. The result was a stunning quilt. It is unique: even if two people used the same fabric, they would come up with different results.
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