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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
I'm so glad I found this book. I'm not quite a beginner, but am self taught, so I have been looking for a good "quilting bible" for ages.
Anderson includes some very basic terminology etc. and continues from that with well written, practical advice which will be a great reference when I need a refresher on how to get that perfect finish.
I plan to continue reading other quilting books to explore different methods and make notes in the margins of All Things Quilting. It really is a great resource for anyone looking for a great updated quilting reference!
Anderson includes some very basic terminology etc. and continues from that with well written, practical advice which will be a great reference when I need a refresher on how to get that perfect finish.
I plan to continue reading other quilting books to explore different methods and make notes in the margins of All Things Quilting. It really is a great resource for anyone looking for a great updated quilting reference!
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
The information is thorough and well organized. Needs to be added to any quilter’s reference library.
This is a lovely book, chock full of information--but not the ultimate reference its title would suggest. It's apparently a compendium of several smaller books she had written earlier, and it shows--each section is well-done and interesting, but lacks cohesiveness and an overarching sense of how it all comes together.
Unfortunately for me, it's therefore not nearly as well-suited to a beginner as one might think from the title. I personally know nothing about quilting, but as I'm learning how to use my sewing machine this summer, thought this might be a fun hobby to pick up. Sadly there are great swathes of necessary information missing from this book--I can supplement by reading other books, or googling things, or taking a class, but it would have been nice to have a step-by-step "this is how you make a quilt" section, rather than assuming a lot of prior knowledge.
For instance, I think you sew small shapes of fabric to other small shapes and then connect the result to yet other small shapes until you have a block (a square, usually), which repeats, but whether there is a seam allowance left on the block to connect it to other blocks and so on is never really stated. As an absolute beginner, I feel I have to do a lot of guessing here.
(And the several pages of "types" of fabric patterns are pretty, but unnecessary).
Unfortunately for me, it's therefore not nearly as well-suited to a beginner as one might think from the title. I personally know nothing about quilting, but as I'm learning how to use my sewing machine this summer, thought this might be a fun hobby to pick up. Sadly there are great swathes of necessary information missing from this book--I can supplement by reading other books, or googling things, or taking a class, but it would have been nice to have a step-by-step "this is how you make a quilt" section, rather than assuming a lot of prior knowledge.
For instance, I think you sew small shapes of fabric to other small shapes and then connect the result to yet other small shapes until you have a block (a square, usually), which repeats, but whether there is a seam allowance left on the block to connect it to other blocks and so on is never really stated. As an absolute beginner, I feel I have to do a lot of guessing here.
(And the several pages of "types" of fabric patterns are pretty, but unnecessary).