A Dozen Roses: Beautiful Quilts and Pillows

by Jennifer Rounds and Catherine Comyns

Book Overview

From rosy renditions of classic flowers to hip "hybrids" of nature's showiest bloom, you can grow your own quilted rose garden with easy piecing, gorgeous applique, and unique embellishments.

Choose from eight quilt projects, including a sampler quilt, a baby quilt, and a clever coverlet that's surprisingly easy to makeMake five coordinating pillow designs, such as a sumptuous velveteen rose, torn chiffon "petals," and a ribbon-striped bolsterFind...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564776891
• ISBN13: 9781564776891
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Visually Stunning

This is a spectacular collection of beautiful quilts and pillows. It is definitely not for a beginner quilter. There are a lot of pieces for almost every project in the book. I was disappointed that the paper piecing templates did not have color placement guidelines. Painless Paper-Piecing is a new way to paper piece without having to rip off all those pesky foundation papers. Preparation is necessary, but the results amazing.

A DOZEN ROSES comes filled with different ideas and variations perfect for quilters who love flowers

Jennifer Rounds and Catherine Comyns' A DOZEN ROSES: BEAUTIFUL QUILTS AND PILLOWS offers some eight quilt projects from a sampler and baby quilt to a coverlet, plus four coordinating pillow designs to be used with such quilts. Packed with full-page photos of finished quilts, inspirational roses from real-life, and diagrams and patterns, A DOZEN ROSES comes filled with different ideas and variations perfect for quilters who love flowers.

An Abundance of Projects!

It is rare to find a quilting book that has more than one or two projects that appeal to me. In "A Dozen Roses," there are six that I'm already buying fabric for! The quilts are beautiful and reflect an artful style that is easy to achieve for quiltmakers who buy this book. There are instructions for coordinating projects - simple but which add just the perfect touch. Knitters will love the knitted pillows. The authors have put together a fantastic book, with great tips and techniques. Love it!

Gorgeous and Inspiring!

This book is so lovely and it contains a wide variety of quilting and sewing projects for people of all ability levels. The photography is beautiful and the instructions for each project are very detailed and precise. One great thing about this book is that there is a wide range of projects for everyone. Some of the projects are traditional (such as the Bed of Roses Baby Quilt) and others are more modern and funky (such as the Roses and Ribbons Strips Pillow). There are projects that could take several months to finish and others that could be completed in a matter of an hour or two. The authors also explain the inspiration behind their projects and give interesting background information. For example, the Rose of Havana Quilt was inspired by Azulejo tiles from the Moorish period in Spanish history. There are also many interesting legends relating to roses scattered throughout the book. I love this book and enjoy flipping through it to look at the gorgeous projects. I think my first project will be the Rose Petal pillow to add a romantic touch to my bed.