Jump-Start Your Quilting

Jump-Start Your Quilting: Create 45+ Projects Using Precut Fabrics
Gifted by House of White Birches
www.anniescustomercare.com
Reviewed by Jessica Nichols, Editor of FaveQuilts.com

Measuring and cutting fabric for a new quilt can be so tedious that you'll procrastinate on starting an awesome project just because you're putting off that first step. With Jump-Start Your Quilting, you can bypass the measuring and cutting and get piecing right away. This book provides over 45 quilt projects using precut fabrics in a variety of different sizes. These are the perfect projects to use with layer cakes (10" x 10" squares), jelly rolls (2-1/2" strips), fat quarters, and charm squares.

Jump-Start Your Quilting is a collection of over 45 quilt designs that will help you to streamline the quilting process and cut out time spent measuring and cutting. It allows you to use bundles of precut fabrics in coordinating prints and colors to make fast quilts that look great. Using precuts to make a quilt is also a great way for a person who loves sewing but hates matching colors to make a pretty quilt that everyone can admire. For those of us quilters who are tempted by the stacks of precut, matching fabrics lined up so neatly in the fabric store, these quilts are the perfect way to use up your fabric stash!

Jump-Start Your Quilting is divided into five different sections based on the types of quilts you like to make. The first section, Classic Quilts with Precuts, will show you how you can utilize precuts to make your favorite traditional patchwork patterns. If you're looking for a fast and easy quilted gift idea, the Quick Gifts section will give you plenty of patterns for making small projects with precuts. Find inspiration for fun holiday quilts in the Celebrate with Precuts section, which includes projects that are great for novelty fabric bundles. Even more awesome patterns are provided in the Practical Precuts and Fast Favorite Quilts sections. If you already have a pack of precuts, you can find patterns that fit your existing fabric by using the tabs on the side of each pattern. The tabs list the different sizes of precuts you will need, as well as how many precuts you will need.

If you're stuck in a rut when it comes to quilting, use the easy and inspiring patterns in Jump-Start Your Quilting to find projects that will help you cut out the boring parts of quilting and move on to the fun!