Fat Quarter Winners: 11 New Quilt Projects from Open Gate

By Monique Dillard

What makes this fat-quarter quilt book different is its emphasis on using every last bit of each piece of fabric — from block to backing to binding, nothing is wasted. Each project includes Monica Dillard's clever shortcuts as well as streamlined techniques for easy piecing. Each pair of blocks creates interesting secondary patterns when they're combined to reveal a more complex look. You'll get terrific results stitching up these classic, traditional favorites from your stash of fat quarters.

• Language: English
• Publisher: C&T Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781607052036

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Text and artwork copyright © 2011 by Monique Dillard

Artwork copyright © 2011 by C&T Publishing, Inc.

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Illustrator: Monique Dillard

Photography by Christina Carty-Francis and Diane Pedersen of C&T Publishing, Inc., unless otherwise noted

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Dillard, Monique, 1967

Fat quarter winners : 11 new quilt projects from Open Gate / Monique Dillard.

  p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-60705-190-9 (softcover)

1.Quilting--Patterns. 2. Patchwork--Patterns. 3. Quilts--Patterns. I. Title.

TT835.D548 2011

746.46--dc22

                                          2010028182

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Acknowledgments

I wouldn’t be able to design my quilts without the support of my friends and family. I appreciate all the love and encouragement they give me. First, many thanks to my wonderful and talented friends who helped me piece the quilts in this book: Sue Glorch, Joyce Davis, and Kathy Rosecrance. Thank you to my fearless and creative machine quilters: LeAnne Olson, Sue Glorch, and Danette Gonzalez. Thanks to Katie Otto, who always has a way to turn my thoughts into the words I want to write. Thank you to my proofreaders, Kathy Rosecrance, Katie Otto, and Sue Glorch. Heartfelt thanks to my supportive and honest husband Bill—he doesn't let me get away with much! Thanks to my brother, Mike Ayotte; his wife, Tina Stewart; and my nieces, Holly and Blaire, who are always on my side, will listen to me when I need to talk, and keep me laughing. Deep gratitude to my mom and dad, John and Noreen Ayotte, who are always encouraging and excited with each new step I take. And thanks, Dad, for folding all those patterns!

Contents

Introduction

General Instructions

King’s Corner

Rummy

Gin Rummy

Spades

Pinochle

Speed

Whist

Hearts

Bridge

Cribbage

Crazy Eights

Quiltmaking Basics: How to Finish Your Quilt

About the Author

Resources

Introduction

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