The Art of Classic Quiltmaking

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Summary: Every quiltmaker should own this exceptional reference.
Review: Harriet Hargrave and Sharyn Craig are both exceptional quiltmakers and gifted teachers. This full-color book pools their collective skills into a quilting reference book that every quiltmaker should own. It features more than 80 quilts and includes generous step-by-step instructions with exceptional illustrations that thoroughly teaches the art of quiltmaking. You'll find information on selecting, collecting, and caring for fabric; workarea and storage ideas; sewing machine and other equipment info; pattern drafting; designing borders and quilts; yardage calculations; cutting techniques (including how to cut an assortment of shapes using a rotary cutter); piecing techniques; and much more. You'll also find an abundance of helpful tips and insight. There is so much useful knowledge and so many beautiful projects packed into its pages that any quiltmaker, no matter what level of experience, will treasure this book.

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Summary: Outstanding
Review: I found this book in a used bookstore and I recognized the authors names, so I bought it..and am I glad I did!..I love this book!..I am constantly referring to it for invaluable techniques..I like the fact that they each has a different way of doing the techniques, because I have found that if Harriet's way doesn't work for me, then Sharon's usually does, and visa-versa..It is like having a quilt teacher right there with you...The directions are clear and concise.. An excellent, excellent book..Definately one of my all-time favorites

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Summary: Great for Beginners
Review: I got this book about 6 months ago and have refered to it numerous times as I have learned my way through my first quilts. I find it particularly helpful that I am getting perspective from two quilters, who have different quilting preferences and methods. Well worth the purchase and I am sure that it will be part of my library until I am old and gray.

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Summary: Great for Beginners
Review: I got this book about 6 months ago and have refered to it numerous times as I have learned my way through my first quilts. I find it particularly helpful that I am getting perspective from two quilters, who have different quilting preferences and methods. Well worth the purchase and I am sure that it will be part of my library until I am old and gray.

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Summary: The only book you need
Review: I got this book as a surprise and I am so glad I did. I am a new quilter and everything I have wanted to look up has been in this book. It has so much useful information and is organized very well. This book would even be good for an advanced quilter because it contains the simplest to most complex techniques and instructions on how to do things. A must have for every quilters home library.

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Summary: The only book you need
Review: I got this book as a surprise and I am so glad I did. I am a new quilter and everything I have wanted to look up has been in this book. It has so much useful information and is organized very well. This book would even be good for an advanced quilter because it contains the simplest to most complex techniques and instructions on how to do things. A must have for every quilters home library.

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Summary: The Art of Classic Quiltmaking
Review: I had the pleasure of seeing one of the very first copies of this book when I took a class with Sharyn Craig. Sharyn's methods are so easy to follow and understand that you cannot but succeed! The quilts in this are truly lovely and the instructions very clear, simple and easy to follow. A definite 'thumbs up'!

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Summary: My daughteer couldn't put it down
Review: I loved this book from the very beginning but was entirely convinced it was a winner when my married daughter sat down to look at it. She has never done quilting and was excited by the book and loved it! She felt it was easy to understand and something she would buy. We both loved the style of the quilts and jumpstarted our imaginations.

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Summary: The Perfect Quilting Reference
Review: This book not only provides clear, concise directions for a multitude of quilting, piecing, and finishing techniques, it also provides a wealth of inspiration through the beautiful quilts shown in the color photographs throughout the book. Easily the best quilting book available today for both the novice and expert quiltmaker!

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Summary: Fabulous
Review: This provides quilting basics, but also goes beyond them to provide a complete reference guide and project book. From choosing equipment and supplies to selecting designs and calculating yardage, this is packed with basic information.