Last week I got a few advanced copies of 1, 2, 3 Quilt. The official release date is September 10, but I’m guessing that it will start shipping from amazon sometime in August. You can pre-order it now!
The book has 24 projects, divided into eight chapters of three projects each. Each chapter focuses on a different shape and the projects progress in difficulty, to build on your skills as you work through the book. There are patchwork and quilted projects including pillows, an apron, skirt, tote bag, etc. Then each chapter culminates with a quilt, for a total of eight quilt patterns. So, if you’re new to quilting, you can learn skills gradually while making some useful projects. And if you’re an advanced quilter, you might pick up on some sewing projects that you haven’t tried yet.
Projects range from basic to advanced, from a lopsided log cabin to cathedral windows. Throughout the book, you will learn various quilting techniques in the How-To sections. Here’s the Table of Contents below so you can see the full list of projects and techniques.
The photos taken by Laura Malek turned out beautifully. The quilting on the Randoms Rectangles quilt on the cover was done by Tia Curtis. As I show more projects, I’ll talk about all of the people who helped out with the quilting and binding for these projects.
Funny, I was just on Amazon to see what the release date for the book is and pre ordered…I am dying to make the bag with star on front of book! I have enjoyed making several projects from 123 Sew so I cannot wait to see what is in the new book!
Yaaaaaaay! I am so excited for this book! I’ve loved watching your updates as you worked on it, and have it pre-ordered. Can. Not. Wait! 🙂 Congrats, Ellen! XOXOX
That bag with the pieced star is fab! Looking forward to the release of your new book!
Congratulations! Your book is just gorgeous, can’t wait for it’s release. The projects sound great & the book itself looks fantastic, well done!
Hurrah I’d almost forgotten the pattern testing I did for this – it seems so long ago! I’ll blog post about it when you have a release date. Can’t wait to see it.
Your book is going to be awesome! I sure loved quilting some quilts for it. I think you are so clever, Ellen!