We recently sponsored 10 new hand quilters at the Cameron Village Library. One of our great customers, Clare Bass, approached me about the idea a couple of months ago. She would do the teaching and Wish Upon A Quilt would supply the fabrics. It is so fun to share our passion of quilting with new people and from the looks of these photos, they are off to a great start! Have you shared your love of quilting with a newbie lately? Tell us about it!

Piecing the Piece O

I love books. I find the collection in Wish Upon A Quilt difficult to stay away from. I like leafing through to see what the projects look like, what techniques are being demonstated, etc.  Recently, I was leafing through Piecing the Piece O’ Cake Way by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins. This book would be great for a beginner quilter or someone wanting to go back and refresh themselves on the basics. The quilts pictured are cheery and colorful. Every page  of the 127 page book is packed with pictures demonstrating techniques and projects. I was impressed with the discussion on color and contrast at the beginning of the book. 

Some projects listed are Log Cabin, Pinwheels, Drunkard’s Path, and Diamond Stars. There are 15 skill-building projects and 27 quilts. There are mulitple pictures of each quilt to show the difference fabric choice makes in each quilt. I really liked the beginning sections that detailed color and value, fabric choices, preparing fabrics, rotary cutting, and making templates. There are a lot of helpful tip sections through out the book too.  I especially like that the authors discuss practical issues like when your blocks turn out the wrong size.  A beginner quilter could confidently step through the quiltmaking process successfully with this book in hand. The authors step the reader through fabric choice, machine setup, cutting for patterns, assembly, layering the quilt, quilting, and adding the binding. What are some of your favorite books?