Charm School - 18 Quilts from 5" Squares: A Beginner's Guide

This is a fantastic quilt book it has some super simple patterns and some that are a little more complicated but still very manageable for someone with basic quilting skills. Instructions are quite clear and the photography is excellent. I especially love the Chandelier quilt the Butterfly quilt the Somersault quilt and the Rock Star quilt. It is great to have a quilt book that is useful for all those charm squares that are so much fun to collect. Now I've started collecting loads of background fabrics to go with all those charms so I can just make one of these whenever I am ready to play!

I have made a lot of quilts and I am always looking for a new intriguing pattern. This book does not disapoint! Glad I purchased it. I like several of the patterns!

I really like this charm square book! First, I have to admit to being a charm square collector! I just love these little squares with all the different prints and colors. But I had to stop, I had boxes of them and wasn't sure exactly how I would use them. I didn't want to make an ordinary quilt with the squares all lined up one after another, but I didn't want to make a very time consuming one either, with all the bells and whistles. This book was the solution! There are 18 quilts here, every one very nice. The first one I tried was "Railroad Crossing" on page 30. Extremely simple! And truly delightful when all put together and quilted. Next came Tipsy, page 110. I have made a tipsy quilt or two in the past and found them to be so much fun! You can do anything with this pattern, use any cute print in the middle square of the block. Once I used monkeys in trees and a jungle print for the star points. It was adorable. It may look a bit tricky to beginners, but the steps are laid out clearly and if you follow them one by one carefully, you'll find it's really fairly easy. This book is subtitled "A Beginner's Guide" and I think that's pretty accurate. But old timers will find it to be just as useful. There are a couple of others I'm going to start on soon. On page 76 there's one called Rock Star that uses lots of half square triangles. Great to practice that technique and beautiful when finished. Another is so beautiful. I'm just dying to get to it. Madame Butterfly page 66. A bit more challenging, I think, with many parts. But SO worth it. Delicate and sweet. Any girl of any age would love it. I guess you can see why I gave this five stars. It's one of my favorite quilt pattern/instruction books. I feel sure you'll love it too.

This is an amazing book. Vanessa Goertzen is a lovely person and I’ve always admired and swooned over her fabric lines and patterns and this doesn’t disappointment! It’s aesthetically pleasing with charming illustrations and beautiful photography. Reading through it it seems beginner friendly but it does assume one has basic knowledge but directions seem clear and concise especially when matched with the illustrations. And honestly, that is uses precuts, in this case charm packs, makes it beginner friendly to my mind...it takes away the sometimes tedious and difficult job of cutting (even though I thoroughly enjoy cutting fabric) There is definitely something for everyone and I feel the patterns and style of the book will hold their value and be relevant for years to come. Further, using precuts offers the ability to use the full range of a fabric collection so it should be assumed that these patterns are scrappy. I know some don’t like that but everything can be adjusted and suited to the individual. One can easily cut 5” squares from his/her specifically chosen fabric just as easily leading into my Addressing the complaint that most (pretty much all) use more than one charm pack...I understand that person’s complaint but it should go without saying that the amount of fabric in a charm pack just can’t make larger sized quilts. I would suggest possibly getting at least 2 of your favorites or adding in solids or even going with a layer cakke one can cut into the the equivalent of four charm packs. There are always options. Just enjoy!

This book has wonderful, creative patterns from beginner to advanced. The patterns use multiple packs of 5” squares/fat quarters as well as additional background yardage. For those of us who have a fabric stash that’s not a problem. For some people this could be a negative. That’s why I rated it four stars. Instructions were easy to follow. Lots of different techniques for the advanced quilter. Good instructional pictures. I have the book on my Kindle and realize that the actual book would be much better. I find that it is difficult to follow a pattern on a Kindle. Spend the extra money on the book itself!

The patterns start out simple and slowly get more complex. Good book for beginners and complex enough for more advanced quilters.

I have several books on using precuts but this s the best. Generally I’ll buy a book for 1 pattern but this book has several that I want to make. The instructions are clear and I’ve already started on one. Another nice feature is that cutting instructions are provided for fat quarters and yardage if you don’t have charm packs. Definitely time to start using some of the charms I’ve accumulated.

This book has so many patterns that are so beautiful! Each pattern is unique and well written. The instructions are easy to follow with several different options for pre-cuts to use. I can hardly wait to make more than just one pattern.

I specifically bought this book for several of the quilts in this book. Well written instructions with pictures & very easy to follow/understand. My plan is to make quite a few of these easy yet beautiful quilts. I definitely recommend this quilting book complete with patterns & instructions for beginner’s to experienced quilter’s alike.

I liked this book as the instructions were very easy to follow and a good variety of projects.

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Colourful and easy to understand

Very nice book with instructions and diagrams for making quilted items of your own.