Brioni Greenberg25 Ways to Sew Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes and Charm Packs: Modern quilt projects from contemporary pre-cuts

It took me awhile to board the Modern Train, but I'm so glad I bought my ticket in time for Brioni Greenberg's 25 Ways to Sew Jelly Rolls Layer Cakes & Charms. Had I not, I might have missed a lot of unusual, inventive, and charming projects. I am struck by how unique they are, yet the designs whisper "Aren't I fabulous?" instead of shouting "Look at me!" Greenberg provides us with the whole package, going beyond just using modern prints: new techniques, mod-appropriate finish work, and a consistently exuberant flair.Take, for example, the "Starburst Tote Bag". It's basically a folded triangle application. Bright prints make the finished item appear reminiscent of rick-rack on little girls' dresses and endless gum-wrapper chains, both of which always make me grin. But this one's not for short attention span crafters. While the process may be straight forward, the sheer amounts of folding, careful placement, and the number of rounds are daunting.The "Hexagon Flowers Notebook" shows how a simple design can become subtly extraordinary. English paper pieced units dress up a basic notebook cover, resulting in a layered look that makes a feature fabric even more splendid. The simple beauty reminds me of Japanese stitchery crafts.Now for what I do not like so much about the book: The hand-drawn step illustrations are insufficient for many projects. The whole coming together aspect is missing. And the instructions are too compact, with sentences running together with no distinct details. Take that "Starburst Tote Bag"; you've got to look pretty hard to determine just how many pieces and cuts are involved. (The answer: quite a lot.) Additional drawings for the actual assembly process would be hugely helpful. As it is, you've got to read almost every project's dense text very carefully and picture your own diagrams.As for skill level, there are many beginner-appropriate projects. But the very compact instructions, abbreviated or absent diagrams, and a few advanced techniques (templates, unusual joinery with multiple seams) make this book more accessible to intermediates and above. Still, my philosophy has always been that if you find a project you love, you will figure out how to make it. (Some of us learn best outside our comfort zone.) And trust me, there's a lot to love in this book.

There is a lot of inspiration in this book, but as one reviewer has already said, there are some things lacking when it comes to the instructions. I don't know if the publishing company tested the patterns and the layout before publishing the book, but it seems like it wasn't thoroughly tested.I've also found some basic math errors on the first project I've made. The background fabric called for in Criss-Cross Patches (one of the most basic projects) is off by 1/2 yard. Maybe it was the translation of Metric to English measurement, but after doing the math 3 times to verify the cuts, we found the original measurement off. Fortunately I had enough fabric to cover. I strongly suggest reading the cutting instructions before purchasing your fabric, especially if you are going to go bigger than the original size.There are also several instances where you are told to follow the photograph for laying out your blocks for assembly. This would be okay if the photograph was a straight on shot of the quilt instead of the quilt draped prettily over a chair. A shot or drawing of the finished blocks for all of the quilts would also be helpful. Sometimes you have one, sometimes you don't.I will be doing at least 4 or 5 of the quilts in this book, but I'll also be buying more background fabric than is called for when it comes to the straight yardage. When using precuts as background everything appears to be spot on.

Sigh. I love this book. I am about to make "Stars and Stripes". I have the perfect jelly roll and charm square pack. However, the whole reason I am online and not diving in right now is because I was hoping to find corrections or edits to the pattern. I have already found a couple glaring mistakes in this one pattern, and I fear there are more before I go cutting into $60 worth of fabric. I would not suggest this book to a beginner, it would just frustrate you. Also, author, I love your draped quilt photos, I really do, but we need to see the whole thing laid out. And those poor hand drawings need to go. Okay, maybe I don't love this book, but I want to, there are some nice, original patterns in it. Next time this author writes a book she needs to employ some pattern testers.

Fast shipping. Book was in new condition. Would definitely purchase from here again.

I made the quilt on the cover. I used a lighter gray and tried to find fabrics like those but I had poor success at the time. My quilt looks blah, not enough contrast. Try to use brighter colors because it needs contrast very badly. There are several quilts that I like in the book but that is up to your taste.

I rarely write book reviews but this book has so many beautiful quilts I had to take the time to write a review. There is something for every skill level. If you want something really pretty and quick you have options. If you want a challenge there are a few to try. Love this book 💕

I bought this book because it had one pattern in it that I was particularly interested in. The quilt is entirely English paper-pieced, a technique I have done before. However, the pattern for this quilt has several inconsistencies as far what the pieces are called and which fabrics they should be cut from. The instructions for assembling the blocks, rows and top are incomplete and the diagrams are poorly done and not marked. Fortunately, I am an experienced quilt maker and I will be able to figure out the inaccuracies, but it’s obvious this pattern was not tested before being published. As another commenter mentioned, I too searched online for pattern corrections and found none. 😒

I rated 3 stars because I have not had a chance to start this project. However, I just finished a layer cake quilt and I was very excited about the finished project (that is now at the quilter's). I want to make a charm pack quilt next.

da ich Fan von englischen Quiltbüchern bin, bin ich auch immer auf der Suchevon etwas anderem Patchwork. Hier habe ich wieder ein wunderschönes Buchgefunden. Es ist Modern gehalten und ich kann meine vielen kleinen Stoffrestchenunterbringen. Man muß auch nicht unbedingt der englischen Sprache mächtig sein.Das Büchlein ist gut bebildert und auf jedem Fall sein Geld wert. Ich kann es wirklichweiterempfehlen.

Mir hat das Buch von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite sehr gut gefallen. Richtig schöne Patchwork- und Quiltideen und das alles sehr modern und fröhlich gehalten. Oft werden traditionelle Motive spielerisch und farbenfroh eingearbeitet.Auch das letzte Kapitel mit Projekten kommt wie gerufen - hat man keine Lust oder Zeit für eine große Decke, kann man ein kleines Projekt starten - so z.B. Tischsets, eine Tragetasche oder auch einfach ein Kissen (aber dafür ein sehr schönes).Die verschiedenen Modelle sind unterschiedlich schwer und hätten für meinen Geschmack nach Schwierigkeitsgraden gekennzeichnet werden. Dazu setzt die Autorin eine gute Näh- und auch Patchworkkenntnis voraus. So sind die Beschreibungen sehr kurz gehalten und wirklich eher was für jemanden, der schon bereits Erfahrung mit Quilten hat.

Vorab: es werden nicht nur Decken vorgestellt, sondern auch Kissen, Platzsets, Tischläufer, Taschen etc. Es gibt einen kurzen allgemeinen Teil und dann geht's los: Muster, Muster, Muster. Die Projekte sind mit schönen Bildern belegt. Es wird verständlich erklärt wie die Muster sich zusammensetzen, wie viel Material benötigt wird, etc. Mir gefallen besonders die Muster, die sich aus runden Formen zusammensetzen. Und das Beste: die Maße sind sowohl in Inch, als auch in Zentimetern angegeben.

What to do with your scraps as leftovers take over your sewing space? This book gave me some good concepts and ideas for keeping on quilting but not spending more money on new fabric!

Das Buch gefällt mir nicht besonders. Es sind sehr konversative Projekte. Ich habe etwas moderneres erwartet. Für das,dass es nur zwei,drei Projekte sind die einigermaßen ansprechend sind,ist das Buch viel zu teuer.