{"id":10435,"date":"2011-09-20T07:05:41","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T14:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=10435"},"modified":"2016-11-08T13:12:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T20:12:09","slug":"book-review-lintott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/book-review-lintott\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls & Charm Packs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jelly<\/a>Jelly Roll, Layer Cake & Charm Quilts<\/a> by Pam Lintott<\/a><\/p>\n

This is almost a pure project book and I wouldn’t have picked it up if Frances<\/a> and Sandy<\/a> hadn’t talked about it over and over. Frances has definitely made my favorites from the quilt projects in this book.<\/p>\n

There is a lot to like about this book. There are a variety of patterns for every skill level. The authors clearly state how many precuts are needed to make the quilt. A lot of the quilts have colors that really appeal to me, but there are also reproduction and more muted fabrics used, so that the book covers a lot of bases in terms of tastes in fabric. Almost every quilt is made twice with the second quilt using very different fabrics. I like this aspect, because it is hard for me not to be influenced by the fabric choices in the photos. Seeing a second quilt in different colors reminds me to the design of the quilt rather than the colors.<\/p>\n

There are small introductions to each quilt, which are similar, if not as detailed, as the color stories in The Gentle Art of Quiltmaking<\/a>. They suggest other options, talk about the fabrics chosen and encourage the quiltmaker, as in the description of Little Houses (pg.102-109) where the pieces are on the small side.
\nOne pattern I can’t get out of my mind is Stepping Stones, pg.72-79. It is one of the more complex patterns and it\u00a0 includes four patches, so what is not to like? \ud83d\ude09 If I made it, I would want to use fabric on hand, so I have spent some, otherwise unpleasant commute time, daydreaming about various color variations, cutting strategies, etc.\u00a0 Using fabric on hand (I am thinking green. I have lots of green I don’t use much)\u00a0 would I start cutting 10″ squares and then start the quilt when I was finished cutting them? Would I cut half green 10″ squares and half cream or another light? Three quarters green and a quarter light? There is a lot of piecing in this this pattern and there are some areas in the example quilt that could use a bit more contrast.<\/p>\n

I liked the border on the Raspberry Ripple quilt (pg.14-17) because it has the ‘self-bordering’ effect that I like so much. It fits well into the design of the quilt and finishes some of the motifs, which really completes the overall design. High Flying Geese (pg.30-35) is very similar to Serendipity Puzzle<\/a>, a classic Dutchman’s Puzzle pattern. The colors are so fresh and appealing in the Lintott version that I would consider making another version just because I am inspired by that freshness.<\/p>\n

Some of the blocks in the book are so easy and so large that you could do a quilt really quickly. Those quilts don’t appeal to me, but I know they might appeal to others. Some of the photos aren’t very crisp. I was disappointed in the photo of Damask Rose (pg.48-53), because the piecing is very hard to see with the fabrics the authors chose. This is one of the more complicated quilts and I would want to show off the piecing. It may be that the authors wanted a soft chintz feel to the quilt. This is also one of the few quilts in the book that does not have a second colorway.<\/p>\n

Hexagon Hip Hop (pg.64-71) is version of a hexagon quilt, like the Attack of the Hexies<\/a> quilts, but using half hexagons. It has a really interesting and well thought out border that fits the overall design. I also like that the second colorway shows how nice a gift a hexagon quilt would make for that special guy (dad, brother, etc) in your life.<\/p>\n

If you want a wide variety of patterns to use with Jelly Rolls and other precuts, then you might enjoy this book.<\/p>\n

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Jelly Roll, Layer Cake & Charm Quilts by Pam Lintott This is almost a pure project book and I wouldn’t have picked it up if Frances and Sandy hadn’t talked about it over and over. Frances has definitely made my favorites from the quilt projects in this book. There is a lot to like about … Continue reading “Book Review: Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls & Charm Packs”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[400],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-10435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-400","tag-book-review"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}