Smash Your Precut Stash!: 13 Quilts Using Your Jelly Rolls, Charm Squares & Fat Quarters with Yardage

by Kate Carlson Colleran, Elizabeth Veit Balderrama

Overview

Have you ever bought the perfect stack of fat quarters, only to see that same bundle decorating your shelf two years later? Give stashed fabrics new life with 13 quilt patterns to make the most of your precuts! Authors Kate Carlson Colleran and Elizabeth Veit Balderrama show you the basics of how to quilt from your stash, with a special focus on color, print, and scale. Vibrant and versatile quilt patterns are tailored to precut fabric strips, squares, and fat quarters. Learn how to add additional yardage, mix different fabric lines, and design a stunning quilt from fabric you already have on hand.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617450099
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	06/07/2015
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kate Carlson Colleran began quilting in 1978. A nurse, Kate met Elizabeth when they worked together at a nursing home, and they started a pattern business together in 2003. Kate lives in Centennial, Colorado, with her husband, Jim, and her cat, Lily. seamslikeadream.com Elizabeth Veit Balderrama has dabbled in quilting for 25 years. She began to incorporate quilting into her activities with nursing-home residents. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband, Vince, and her cat, Stanley. seamslikeadream.com

Table of Contents

Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction  Chapter One: Let's Mix it Up!             The Stash?             Color Theory—Sort Of   Chapter Two: Important Information and Nifty Techniques The Basics Bonus Tips Nifty Techniques             Easy Half-Square Triangles             Stitch and Flip             Rotate Pressing   Chapter Three: Jelly Roll Quilts             Bella             Down the Garden Path             Sassy 16   Chapter Four: Charm-Pack Quilts             Plain Jane             Line Dance             Picturesque             Bits 'n Blocks   Chapter Five: Fat-Quarter Quilts             Wayne's Quilt             Dance Party             Mediterranean Mosaic             My Favorite FQ Runner   Chapter Six: Border Quilts             How to make your quilt bigger by adding borders             Big Wayne             Gardenesque   Chapter Seven: Gallery   About the Authors

Editorial Reviews

"Smash Your Precut Stash!" (C&T Publishing), by longtime quilters Kate Carlson Colleran and Elizabeth Veit Balderrama, shares 13 quilts that give purpose to quilters' collections of precut squares and fabric strips.

ABC News, 12/29/15 - Jennifer Forker

The 13 quilts start with a ready-made precut packs but add extra fabric to make different colour arrangements. Each quilt has alternative fabrics to make a unique color selection. Most of the quilts have traditional repeated blocks but occasional quilts use asymmetrical layouts to create a bold design. Some blocks are made larger than necessary and then cut to size. It is advised to spray starch bias edges before cutting to prevent stretching. The instructions and diagrams are easy to follow. There are ideas for enlarging the quilts with extra borders. A gallery shows the quilts with different colour combinations.

December 2015 British Patchwork and Quilting