Let's Make a Patchwork Quilt

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Summary: Informative and Instructive Book for Quilters
Review: _Let's Make a Patchwork Quilt - using a variety of sampler blocks_ Farm Journal Inc., Copyright 1980), by Jessie MacDonald and Marian H. Shafer not only provides clear, concise directions for creating popular quilt blocks, but is also informative on the history of quilts and quilting.

Coming from a family where Great-Grandma's Star of Bethlehem quilt is a cherished heirloom, and numerous baby quilts are now being used by a 2nd and 3rd generation of children, quilts are important to me. However, neither my mother nor I ever learned to quilt. When I decided to try to make my own quilt for family picnics, etc., I looked for a resource, as Great-Grandma and her knowledge are now gone.

After weeks of looking, on-line, in bookstores, and at the library, I finally came across this well-worn volume. The patterns are clear, and the instructions are concise, neither overly-simplified nor too complex.

The authors also do not make the assumption that you'll want to start on a large project immediately. Instead, they take you through a variety of blocks, which can easily be put together into a sampler quilt. Of course, if you're like me, you'll have already decided to try one of each block shown, which will provide me with enough blocks for a queen-sized quilt.

My first quilt is only in the beginning stages, and I must go back to the library to renew the loan of this book. If you find a copy in somebody's garage sale, or look for it through out-of-print sources, it will be worth every penny!