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Fans of PBS's "Quilt In A Day" with Eleanor Burns will be pleased to find her sense of humor, as well as quilting expertise are alive and well throughout "Still Stripping After 25 Years". Over the years, Eleanor has made quilting accessible and enjoyable for countless people, regardless their sewing experience. Twenty-five years after introducing her first "Quilt in a Day" book, Eleanor continues to share her unique style in this book. There is a selection of thirteen different patterns from which to choose, yet all may be created using Eleanor's strip quilting techniques. These quilting projects are less time consuming and much easier to create with strip quilting than more traditional construction methods. This can be a great confidence boost to new quilters, and a convenience for more experienced hands. "Still Stripping" really is a great resource book for quilters of any skill level. It features patterns simple enough for a novice; yet more experienced quilters will find great springboards for creating more complex designs. The featured projects can be as simple or intricate as you choose to make them. Following Eleanor's tips, however, they are not cumbersome to create. Making the featured projects in any size is relatively easy. Each design includes a detailed chart with for creating the quilt in various sizes. Quilters can find sizing information from "Single Block", "Pillow", "Tablerunner", "Wallhanging", "Lap/Twin", "Full/Queen" or "King" for most designs in the book. One of the book's most prominent focuses is organization. This only makes sense given that streamlining the quilting process is one of Eleanor's strengths. Readers will enjoy such features as the fabric sample charts included with each project, for example. Such details make "Still Stripping" a handy resource for organized quilting projects. Quilt designs featured in the book use fabrics from the "Yours Truly" line by Benartex. Creating exact replicas or unique versions is easy. Kits including the fabrics featured in Eleanor's designs may be purchased through the Quilt In A Day website, or fabric can be acquired by the yard to create something original. Features
- Hardcover: 240 pages Pros : One of this book's greatest draws is the clarity of its instructions. Drawings are used liberally to illustrate Eleanor's techniques in a step-by-step manner. The backs of quilt blocks are even shown, for example, to demonstrate how to correctly press seams for the best results. This amount of detail is very helpful to anyone unfamiliar with strip quilting techniques. "Still Stripping" is more than the typical "how-to" quilting book. In addition to projects, tips and techniques, Eleanor include anecdotes, family photos and some personal history. In some ways, this book feels more like sharing an enjoyable conversation with an old friend. Cons : Although the book features many descriptive illustrations, few photographs of quilts or techniques are used. Including more would have increased the book's visual appeal. Related : More Book Reviews
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