I was on a rabbit trail on the internet the other and came across this quilt from Confessions of a Scrap Addict. (photo from Sarah’s blog-thanks Sarah) Â Wow…I loved it. Â Find the full blog post about her quilt here.
I really loved that quilt. Â Happily she mentioned the book that the quilt pattern was from…. Â Wedge Quilt Workshop. Â Well I was off and running on yet another rabbit trail. Â I had to know more about the book. Â Then I noticed it was by an author I already liked, Christina Cameli.
Well I wanted to know if there were more quilts from the book that I liked….Well all I could find was pictures of the front and back cover on Amazon….
There wasn’t much on the C&T Publishing website. Â They never show very many projects that are in a book and that’s frustrating to me. Â I couldn’t get that quilt out of head. Â I loved Sarah’s version of the quilt. Â AH…but I hate spending money on books especially if there might be only one quilt in the book that I like. Â UGH, ugh, ugh.
I waited a week. Â Man that quilt was still in my head. Â I looked around again trying to find other quilts that were in the book.
I waited another week. Â I STILL liked that quilt. Â Then I started to reason with myself. Â I’ve been wanting to expand my horizons on the quilting front so maybe this would/could be my avenue. Â So after a month of wanting the book, I ordered it.
UGH. Â I was so disappointed when I saw the original pattern of the quilt that inspired me to buy it. Â The white background is ho-hum compared to the blue. Â Darn. Â Maybe I shouldn’t have bought the book.
Then I decided to start at the beginning and really check out the book.
The instructions looked good. Â I appreciated that they gave options for buying a ruler or not. Â That was nice.
This was interesting although I’d likely never make it…but wait, that would be a great baby mat. Â A baby mat would be perfect to be in a circle. Â Hmmm.
This was okay….I liked the block but the layout wasn’t my favorite. Â I like a little modern…but I’m not a negative space fan.
I liked this….These colors weren’t my thing but I kind of liked the design. Â Hmm….what colors are more me?
This was interesting too…Not sure I loved it…but when Kalissa saw it, she sure did. Â In fact she asked me it this was a beginner quilt….my response was, it depends on where you want to begin!! Â HAHAHAHA!
One thing I loved about the book was that the machine quilting was AMAZING! Â Check out all the fun designs in the wedges!
Best yet the book had drawn out suggestions for the quilting. Â I really loved that!!
I liked this quilt. Â I could see me making this one.
This quilt I adored! Â WOW I loved it. Â The fun thing about this quilt is that there is no real pattern. Â There are illustrated “how to” pictures and I love that. Â I like to know more about techniques and ideas to improvise rather than a pattern. Â I think this allows me a “do my own thing”…I love that!
So my review started out a little ho-hum. Â It ends with me in love and feeling inspired!! Â I do like the book. Â It’s a little out of my typical box but that’s okay sometimes. Â I did show the book to Kalissa and these are all quilts that she likes. Â YAHOO!! Â Maybe she’ll quilt one day. Â She’s only 23. Â There is still plenty of time!
Amazon has the book Wedge Quilt Workshop  here….I can’t thank Sarah enough for blogging about the quilt.  Although I discovered I’d have to applique the wedges down to make the quilt that inspired me, I still just might make it.  I don’t know what it was about the quilt that made me like it so much but I sure do!
I know someone is going to ask so here’s the link for the 10 degree and the 9 degree rulers that you might want for the quilts.
P.S. Â I do have an extra copy and it’s been awhile since I did a give away. Â Interested? Â Just leave a comment telling if you have ever made a wedge quilt-comments MUST be left here on this blog post. Â That’s all you need to do to enter. Â I’ll pick a winner next week…either when I remember or someone reminds me. Â Yes, I’m having that kind of a weekend!!
No, I have never made a wedge quilt. I have a ruler that I bought a really long time ago. (I think it was after a demo at a guild meeting.) But I have never used it. I think I need a book of patterns to inspire me. :-)
The closest that I got to a wedge quilt is Dresden Plate blocks.
I also loved the quilt that Sarah did.
I have never made a wedge quilt, but it looks fun. Thanks, for the opportunity to play.
Terry
Not sure if Grandmother’s fan qualifies but if not, that’s the closest I’ve come to making a wedge quilt.
Just a Dresden plate and a Baby Bunting, not that I think either one are wedges :), but at least I am not afraid of the bias! hahaha I am with you. sometimes I need to be pushed to try something new, which is why I loved workshops held by my guild. Not a guild member anymore so having to push myself!
I have only made a partial wedge block in a sampler quilt class. I loved it!
I have a 15 degree wedge with a pattern but haven’t gotten around to using it. I would like the 10 degree ruler to make something else I saw and loved.
I have the 15 degree ruler and a pattern to go with it but haven’t had a chance to use it yet. I’ve seen a pattern that uses the 10 degree ruler that I’d like to make also. Thanks for the chance.
FYI – when I want to see the inside of a book, I go to Connecting Threads and their book section. They usually, if they carry the book, have photos of all the projects in the book.
I have never made a wedge quilt but I LOVE this quilt and I may have to order the wedge ruler and try this! Thank you so much for all your hard work on the blog with keeping us informed of so much!! I read your blog every day!
I’m so happy to read your post today! I was wondering if I wanted to purchase the book or not – you sealed the deal for me! Thank you Thank you
I’ve made a Dresden Plate quilt and a Grandma’s Fan quilt. I love the blue background on the first one. I also love the diamond shaped fan design in the book. I could see myself trying out that one for sure.