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Editorial Review:
More than half of the projects in this book can be completed in less than 8 hours In an age of mass-produced, look-alike merchandise, there's no greater pleasure than to receive--or to give--a handmade gift. To make gifts for family and friends testifies to your esteem for them and to your loving dedication of precious energy and time. And there's the rub. These days, few people have time to create elaborate hand-fashioned gifts. Understanding the demands on contemporary crafters' schedules--but understanding, too, their wish to express their love and care in this very personal way--led Joelle Hoverson to write Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. Now, in the follow-up to that extremely successful 2004 volume--with nearly 80,000 copies in print--Hoverson and photographer Anna Williams present Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts. The book--designed for use by both first-time and longtime quilters--features 30 patchwork and quilted projects organized according to the amount of time it takes to complete them: less than 2 hours, 2 to 4 hours, 4 to 8 hours, 8 to 12 hours, and 12 hours or more. The gifts are inspired by Amish, Appalachian, and Japanese quilting traditions, among others, and range from easy pillowcases and covered scrapbooks to simplified (but heirloom-worthy) log cabin and crazy quilts. Hoverson also shares an overview of her approach to color as well as the tools and techniques she used to complete the projects in the book.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
A variety of projects, but a lot of "ditch-stiching":
This book has many different projects to choose from. Many of the projects are simple quilts. These gifts are generally traditional, not very "trendy", though there are a few unique ideas. (I love the color wheel quilt and a sailboat wall hanging!)
This book does not include assembly diagrams. The instructions are pretty clear, but if you are a visual person, this may be a little difficult. ***If you are a serious quilter, and dislike "stitching-in-the-ditch", this book is probably not for you!... more info
sewing lately:
I have enjoyed reading through this book and I love the technical information provided. I would like for there to have been more quick sewing projects but overall I love the book and I am glad that I purchased it.
Beautiful book, but instructions are not very clear.:
This is a beautiful book with wonderful photography and some really great sewing projects for beginner/intermediate sewers. I really love how the book is divided up into time based sections. The only problem I had was with the instructions. A lot of them aren't very clear or are missing key points. Others need to be read several times over to be understood. I was able to work the projects I've tried so far out fine, but I feel that diagrams should've been included for each step to make things easiers to... more info
Fantastic book with fabulous projects!:
I ordered this book after seeing the "Color Wheel Quilt" on Purl's website and only for that one pattern. I'm so happy I did because it has tons of great projects. I highly recommend ordering the Color Wheel fabric bundle from Purl [...], which comes with all the colors you need in stunning fabrics. Gorgeous results which were much easier than I had anticipated. You will definitely need sewing experience to have positive results and will want to throughly read all instructions before beginning. Everyone is... more info
