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Eleanor Burns books are great. She always has easy ways of doing the more challenging blocks. She also is a lot of fun. She has a lot of videos on her Quilt in a Day site too. Also Jenny Doan is another great one. She is always looking for easier ways of doing things. I love both of them. Her videos are on her site also. Missouri Star Quilt. Good luck & have fun!
I have several (make that a lot of) quilt books. But the one that really explains everything in detail is QUILTING FOR DUMMIES. I also like the Crocheting for Dummies and the Knitting for Dummies books.
TwandasMom
Beyond the Quilt in a Day books (which some are very good), I like the Quiltmakers Gift. Really beautiful examples of pretty basic quilts. Shows a lot of how to vary fabrics to achieve a completely different look from the same blocks. Has Irish chains to Around the World to many many more. There are two of those books with about 40 patterns I believe in them. These took my quiltmaking to a new height.
tim in san jose
I have an extensive collection of quilt books and agree with what has been said by others. I started with Eleanor Burns and own most of her books. Missouri Star Quilt Company, with Jenny Doan, videos are very good. You can sign up for their newsletter free and have their latest videos coming at no charge or visit U-tupe to see the older ones.
What has not been mentioned is Quilt Pro Foundation Factory internet site of Carol Doan that offers weekend specials for $9.95 instead of full price of $19.95 to $29.95. Sign up for their newsletter is also free.
Then there is the www.quiltelrscache.com with over 1600 different block patterns free.
I own Maggie Malone's book 5500 Quilt Blocks, excellent for identifying blocks, especially by the blocks known by different names.
Love the quilt magazines, but they tend to pile up and take up so much room.. . I try to limit myself in buying too many magazines now.
No, I have never EPP, just regular PP. Someone on QB will have a good answer, I am sure.
EPP is all sewn by hand. You baste fabric around a paper shape (often hexagons, but you can do it with pretty much any shape- I made a miniature storm at sea using EPP) and then sew the shapes together.
PP (sometimes also called foundation paper piecing) is all done on a sewing machine, where the pattern is printed on the paper and you sew along the lines.
Hope that helps :-)
ANYTHING by Bonnie Hunter, if you like scrap quilting.
http://www.craftsy.com/user/333534/pattern-store?
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sewbizgirl
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