We had a teacher come to our quilt group recently to teach the Cotton Theory. It reminds me of Fun 'n Done. I had a lot of fun and liked learning a new technique. It is somewhat heavy for me. Make sure that you have a large enough square in the middle, when you make a tablerunner or placemats. There are a lot of heavy seams and your vase or bowl might wobble if you don't have enough room.

You can get a video tute on Quilters TV....it is under the pieced projects...something like that but there are also soooo many video tutes!! I have it in my favorites.

i bought the book, tried it, sold the book.

Just did a class on this on Saturday. I borrowed the book and even though I had the 'tool' didn't use it. I don't think I'd do a quilt like this. A wall hanging,table runner, table topper, or purse - YES!

I does take more material than just doing a QAYG. Like the rag quilt you need extra material around the edges. In the rag quilt you sew a wider seam then cut into this seam allowance to fray the edges. In Cotton Theory (CT) you use the extra fabric to fold over and then sew it using your fancy stitches.

The finished CT product is not smooth or flat due to the folding and sewing. I know several quilters have made table runners, placemats, and such and liked the effect.

ali

I thought I would give it a try.

Bought a pattern for this several years ago, but haven't made it yet.... I should add this to my "to do" list!

I did not like the thick, heavy seams, which made the quilt stiff, IMHO. I only made a few blocks in the class that I took. I never finished the quilt, as my DH also disliked the stiffness.

I have 3 of her patterns 2 books and the CD, love the way it is done! Will be looking for more at this years quilt show in Paducah for sure!

I watched a Nancy Zieman show on Saturday morning several years ago and wrote down what she was saying and made a baby quilt from there. Just another "quilt as you go" method.

I tried it and hated it. Really hated it. Probably the only project I simply tossed in the garbage in 20 years of quilting.