Schnibbles Times Two: Quilts from 5" or 10" Squares

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I just made the "short story" baby quilt using charm packs. It is adorable. I used Moda Playtime 30's reproduction fabric. The pattern looks hard because of all the little pieces, but was really very simple. Instead of working with tiny triangles, she used the square triangle ruler to create the tiny triangles from two rectangles that had been sewn together. She also gave detailed instructions on where to place the ruler which helped make matching seams a cinch. The only thing I didn't like was that the Charm versions of the quilts (she has Layer Cake versions and Charm versions for each quilt) were smaller than I like for baby quilts. Short Story was only 33 inches. I added an extra row on two adjacent sides to make it about 36 inches. It is still a little smaller than I like making for gifts. Just keep in mind that you may want a larger quilt if using the charm packs and will need an extra charm pack. Overall this book has some nice patterns for using with Layer Cake and Charm pack precuts and directions were accurate and detailed.

Since receiving the book, I have pieced one of the quilts - a large Plan C. The materials list was complete. The instructions were well organized and easy to follow. There were good instructions on a new (to me) technique for the "flying geese" blocks which was easy and resulted in perfect points. For every pattern, there are directions for a large size and a small size. I have already picked out another pattern that I want to do. Another nice point - the materials are based on buying charm packs and layer cakes, which makes it really easy to buy and cut a number of coordinating fabrics.

Most quilting books in my collection have a few or even several patterns that I want to make. I just got this book and I love every single design in the book. The one thing I would add to the other reviews is that these are not quilts that can be made with one layer cake or one charm pack. All of them require at least 65 squares, so they will require two layer cakes (and will have squares left over). If you are looking for a book that has designs that can be made from one layer cake or charm pack, this is not the book for you. If you are looking for beautiful, creative patterns and don't mind using one and a half layer cakes -- leaving some layers for other projects -- then this is a wonderful book. I am looking forward to all the projects.

I have made Schnibbles patterns before and, after doing some research, noticed that I could get several patterns in this book for the price of three or four little patterns so I took the plunge and ordered the book without knowing exactly which patterns were inside. I'm happy to report I was not disappointed at all. There are lots of great patterns and each has an option for a 5" charm or a 10" layer cake version. The quilts are all well photographed and the instructions are very detailed. I am very pleased with this purchase and would recommend this book to any quilter.

I have enjoyed this book, making 3 of the projects so far. I love and made the one on the cover. I dont find it out of the ordinary when it comes to books on quilting, but did find it well put together, with good instructions and inspirational pictures. This is one book I do think I will make more of its projects.

Love this fun book and all of the patterns in it! So many fun ideas and quilts to make!

After seeing this book in a local quilt store, I came to Amazon because the prices are alwaysmore reasonable. I purchased this book for the processes used to make quilts from 5" squares.There are several good patterns that I will use when designing my own quilts which I prefer todo rather than making the projects from the book.

Sorry, but I didn’t find anything new in this book. I was looking for new inspiration but it was all quilts I’ve seen many times over.

This book is great value and ideal for using up those scraps of material 5" & 10" squares.

my favourite book!!! cheers me up every time i look at it.

Lovely ideas

Ich finde das Buch sehr schön, die Muster sind wirklich hübsch. Die Beschreibungen (in Englisch) sind gut verständlich. Das einzige, was ich nicht gut finde, ist, dass man für so ziemlich alle Quilts mehr braucht, als einen Layer Cake oder ein Charm Pack. Meist sind es mindestens zwei. Und bei den kleinen Quilts bekommt man dann nur eine Decke im Tischdeckenformat. Heißt: Man muss sich die Muster selber größer rechnen. Bei den großen Decken ist es so, dass die Blocks selber auch geradezu riesig sind. Finde ich auch nicht ganz optimal. Trotzdem 4 Sterne, weil die Muster so hübsch sind.