301 Country Christmas Quilt Blocks

Rating:
Summary: Drab, crooked-looking blocks...
Review: I guess I was looking for something different when I purchased 301 Country Christmas Quilt Blocks. What I was looking for was a quilt block book with Christmas themes. What was included in this book, was a large majority of reworked patterns, that could've suited any time of year except for the coloring. This book relied almost exclusively on appliqué to make the blocks look 'Christmasy.' As someone who likes to machine quilt and not appliqué, this was disappointing.

There were plenty of photos in this book, but the colors of the quilt blocks looked quite drab to me. To achieve the 'country' look they are sewn crookedly. Ughh.. Not my cup of tea. Also, I wanted to see more full-sized items, such as a bedspread or a throw. Most of the quilt examples were of single blocks, with no visual of how they would look in a larger-sized piece. Personally, I don't think they'd look all that great, as anything except a throw pillow. One crooked block is charming... Many crooked blocks = eyestrain.

While you might find some fun ideas in this book, I felt a tad let down by the contents. I've wanted to quilt a full-sized christmas quilt for a while, and nothing in this book caught my eye.

Rating:
Summary: Great Primitive Designs
Review: I love the simplicity and primitive themes of the blocks in this book. The variety of methods used- applique, piecing and stichery and the varying size of the blocks allow for max creativity. The color photo illustrations of each block are great and a plus not often shown- especially for the price!!!

Rating:
Summary: Save Your Money
Review: When I purchased this book, I thought I would get a book full of different, fascinating CHRISTMAS quilt blocks. The many so called traditional blocks are simply basic quilt blocks done in Christmas colors....gee, I really needed a book to show me how to do that! AND the other blocks are either too simple or to boring to bother with.

Rating:
Summary: Save Your Money
Review: When I purchased this book, I thought I would get a book full of different, fascinating CHRISTMAS quilt blocks. The many so called traditional blocks are simply basic quilt blocks done in Christmas colors....gee, I really needed a book to show me how to do that! AND the other blocks are either too simple or to boring to bother with.