Product Description

* Big blocks mean big results fast!
* Lots of ideas using only squares and rectangles--no complicated angles
* Show off special fabrics

Now perfect piecing is perfectly simple with techniques from block expert Nancy Johnson-Srebro--and all of them use only squares and rectangles. Even stars are easy using the exciting Diamond-Free Star technique! Clear, easy-to-use charts show exactly how to cut and assemble blocks that showcase favorite fabrics in quilts, pillows, and pillowcases. Two quilting options for each project mean lots of great choices.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #590865 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-15
• Released on: 2006-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781571203083
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Nancy Johnson-Srebro is the creator of the efficient Block Magic techniques and the author of Block Magic, Block Magic, Too!, and Stars by Magic. She lives in eastern Pennsylvania

Customer Reviews

A great ideas book!
Big-Block Magic is recently published, 2006, and comes at a great time. Just when my creative thoughts were wondering what to do for lap and king sized quilts, Ms. Johnson-Srebro provides the answer. This book gives seven patterns and each pattern has three sizes provided therein - lap, wall and queen/king sized!

Along with the "how to read" the charts section, each quilt pattern has a "No-Fail" tip with it. The Basics section is a good review for the long-time quilter or a good place to start for the newbie. In this section, there are also "No-fail" tips along with "My Favorite Things". I love this as you never have too many tips and even if you new the tip, it may present a slightly different approach and give you a new idea. And once you have created your lap, wall or queen/king quilt, each pattern has two quilting designs for you to give your quilt the final touch.

Each pattern has easy to follow graphics of each step needed to create the quilt. It is all color-coordinated--the yardage and cutting charts to the actual sewing steps so you know exactly what piece goes where.

There is even a pillowcase pattern in standard, queen and king and an accent pillow pattern with NO ZIPPER NEEDED to provide your quilt a coordinated extra. This is a very simple but elegant accent pillow and one that everyone should try at least one. Who knows? You may want to make several more once you see how easy it is to make accent pillows.

The final pages have a photo gallery and the very last page is a resource listing and information about the stencils. You get all of this for a very reasonable price. This is one book that should be in every quilter's collection.

Fun book
The instructions are very easy to follow and she has included great tips to help make your quilts look sharp. The patterns are very attractive and up-to-date!

glad to have
This is a very nice book. I like how easy it is to get the concepts.