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raptureready 05-11-2010 10:58 PM
Eleanor Burns' books are wonderfully simplistic.
Judy Martin's books are chocked full of useful tips and each quilt will show at least 4 different ways to set it together.
When it comes to half square triangles, forget the books and buy Thangles. They work GREAT!!! After using them a few times you get to where you can sew the strips together and do 5 or 6 or even more strips at the same time. Almost no trimming involved once they're cut apart. You can do enough HST for an entire quilt in a short amount of time.

fabricluvr 05-12-2010 01:28 AM
Originally Posted by raptureready
Eleanor Burns' books are wonderfully simplistic.
Judy Martin's books are chocked full of useful tips and each quilt will show at least 4 different ways to set it together.
When it comes to half square triangles, forget the books and buy Thangles. They work GREAT!!! After using them a few times you get to where you can sew the strips together and do 5 or 6 or even more strips at the same time. Almost no trimming involved once they're cut apart. You can do enough HST for an entire quilt in a short amount of time.
rapture - is that the Eleanor Burns Love Knot featured in your avatar? beautiful!

raptureready 05-12-2010 03:57 AM
Originally Posted by fabricluvr
Originally Posted by raptureready
Eleanor Burns' books are wonderfully simplistic.
Judy Martin's books are chocked full of useful tips and each quilt will show at least 4 different ways to set it together.
When it comes to half square triangles, forget the books and buy Thangles. They work GREAT!!! After using them a few times you get to where you can sew the strips together and do 5 or 6 or even more strips at the same time. Almost no trimming involved once they're cut apart. You can do enough HST for an entire quilt in a short amount of time.
rapture - is that the Eleanor Burns Love Knot featured in your avatar? beautiful!
No, the pattern I found was called Sunset from Clothilde. I call mine Frames. I sat down with graph paper and drew my own pattern because I didn't like the colors, size or anything about the Sunset pattern other than the basic cut. My directions are on a thread called, "Directions for Frames quilt (my avy)" posted somewhere around Mar. 24th. I'm supposed to be doing a tutorial but haven't had the time yet and won't for awhile.

fabricluvr 05-12-2010 03:59 AM
talent, talent, talent!

zz-pd 05-12-2010 03:40 PM
Rhonda on the board here sales books, I can't afford any but they look really nice to learn from. God bless. Penny

b.zang 05-12-2010 04:59 PM
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
Judy Martin's PatchworkBook: Easy Lessons for Quilt Design and Construction has detailed drafting instructions for quilt block pieces and blocks. I think this book should be used in schools right along with basic math. It's the pencil and paper version of EQ. It was printed in 1983 so you may find one on Ebay.

Update: There is a newer version of this book on Amazon and some used ones start at $3.00 :D
This and other Judy Martin books are good quilting books.


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