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The Magic of Quiltmaking: A Beginners Guide

1 review
Margaret Rolfe, Jenny Bowker

Martingale and Company, 2004

Great beginner's book
I finished reading the book this morning and am impressed that the authors have covered just about everything anyone needs to know to start the hobby of quilting. Their tips were great and the text is very understandable. In fact, I recommend this book over Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! (McClun & Nownes) and Quilter's Complete Guide (Fons & Porter) as a book for those starting out as well as a ...

Spectacular Scraps: A Simple Approach to Stunning Quilts

7 reviews
Judy Hooworth, Margaret Rolfe

Martingale and Company, 2000

Simply brilliant, brilliantly simple
To make a half-square triangle is within the reach of even the beginning quilter. To choose two colours will not detain you long. And then, with lots of fabrics in those two colours - and maybe a fabulous fabric for the border, though that's not essential - this book shows you just what fun you can have. I've watched new quilters pick up this book, and browse, and then pay attention. They're ...

Go Wild With Quilts : 14 North American Birds & Animals

2 reviews
Margaret Rolfe

That Patchwork Place, 1993

bring the forest alive
I loved this book not only for the excellent directions and nice pictures but it gave me an instant craving to start working on a quilt with the simple "puzzle method" patterns. My quilt is finished and looks great.

A Quilter's Ark: More Than 50 Designs for Foundation Piecing

11 reviews
Margaret Rolfe

That Patchwork Place, 1997

A Fabulous Introduction into the World of Foundation Piecing
With this book you learn to easily foundation piece cats, cows, lions, monkeys, elephants, chickens, bunnies, pelicans, eagles, peacocks, butterflies, cardinals, hummingbirds, kangaroos, and soooooo much more with readily understandable instructions. The book is a great reference for other sewing projects and consists of 112 pages so it's rather thin. The book covers basic embroidery stitches ...

Australian Houses in Patchwork (Lothian Australian Craft Series)

1 review
Margaret Rolfe

Lothian Books, 1995

I want my own copy
I have just borrowed an old edition of this book from my library and I don't want to give it back! It has everything in it from Victorian cottages to Edwardian terrace houses and Californian bungalows. It has a church, a 'pub' and even a pattern for the simple obelisk that is the standard war-memorial in every little Australian country town. Photos show these patterns made into bedquilts, ...

Successful Scrap Quilts from Simple Rectangles

7 reviews
Judy Turner, Margaret Rolfe

Martingale and Company, 2002

I love this book!
I love this book. The patterns are simply made but are stunning to see. I have made (with my sister) four quilts based on what this book taught me. In addition, the book is interesting to read and the photography is excellent. This books continues to inspire new quilt ideas for us. It's well worth having in your quilt book library! :)

Quilts On The Double: Dozens of Easy Strip-Pieced Designs

2 reviews
Judy Hooworth, Margaret Rolfe

Martingale and Company, 2008

Cut once, make two
By the time I had gotten to the second page of this book, I was HOOKED. I thought "Finally, someone who makes quilt blocks easy AND they can be put together in so many ways". This will be a book that our guild can use over and over as we make our charity quilts for Habitat for Humanity and Love and Hugs. The book shows 15 quilts but I'm going to bet that those 15 are just the tip of the ...

Patchwork Quilts to Make for Children

2 reviews
Margaret Rolfe

David & Charles, 1989

Wonderful animal quilts are a great way to begin quilting
Margaret Rolfe's Patchwork Quilts for Children, is excellent for those of any age. It includes patterns for a menagerie quilt (all sorts of zoo animals), a dinosaur quilt, ABCs, sheep -- mainly straight-line piecing, but some applique as well. Ms. Rolfe's directions are very clear and throrough, you won't need a basics book to go with this if it is your first quilting adventure. Experienced ...

Go Wild With Quilts-Again!: 10 New Bird & Animal Designs

1 review
Margaret Rolfe

Martingale & Co Inc, 1995

Pieced animals made simple
Realistic animals are a daunting challenge for most quilters. Margaret Rolfe's technique solves this problem. Her clear instructions and detailed patterns allow you to make fabulous animals. Each animal pattern includes illustrations and instructions for a wall-hanging including the animal. There are also pictures of other finished quilts using the animals. My first attempt at using ...

Animal Kingdom : CD- ROM More Than 100 Blocks to Paper Piece

8 reviews
Margaret Rolfe

That Patchwork Place, 2001

Paper piecing
After reading so many of the reviews that criticized this CD-ROM for printing out pieces that had to be cut apart, adding a 1/4" seam allowance, I thought I needed to say that these patterns are intended for paper piecing. In case you are not familiar with this, you sew directly on the paper, then pull the paper off the fabric when the square is complete. This will give you fantastically pointy ...

Quilt a Koala: Australian Animals and Birds in Patchwork

1 review
Margaret Rolfe

Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1990

Great PP patterns for a baby quilt ...
But not good for people who are new at paper piecing. This book does include basic instructions, but the patterns all need to be cut apart, which is not the usual practice. If you've succeeded at PPing before, you will do just fine - but if you just want to try it out, I'd recommend starting with a Carol Doak book until you feel confident. On a way postitive note, this book was ordered so that ...

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