In the Nursery: Creative Quilts and Designer Touches

By Jennifer Sampou and Carolyn Schmitz

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571201521
• ISBN13: 9781571201522
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: C&T Publishing
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Doesn't get much cuter than this!

I have been quilting for a while and have seen many a (children's) quilt book and none have come as close as this as being inspiring, well-put together and with such great instructions, that it's hard to make a mistake. I made the Doggie In Flight quilt for my son and he sooo treasures it, both sides of it. I am making the ladybug one and plan to make the camping one for my older boy. I've had this book a few years and whenever I feel blue and uninspired, I just pick Jennifer's book up and my day is brightened. In addition, Jennifer has designed some awesome fabrics that really give a quilt that quality look. I sometimes lack confidence in my color and blending choices, but this book makes it "kid's play". EVERY quilt is wonderful (usually not all in a quilt book, maybe 2 or 3 are great and the others so-so). Even if you don't have children it's a nice book to have because, well, someone is usually having a baby, or child's birthday, etc. Some of the quilts are more difficult than others, but the instructions are straight forward. Besides the featured projects the book has lots and lots of quilts as display and inspiration, so no, not all the quilts come with instructions, just the featured quilt projects. But it gives one the opportunity to look at color choices and a similar pattern if you like the quilt used as decor. The bonus is that there are many decorating ideas (for those who need it, like me). Jennifer, you and your sister did a fantastic job. Please come out with another book, my boys are getting older!

Sweet Inspiration!

This book is a darling, inspirational book on nursery decorating. It is based on designs with the baby quilt as the central focal point. There are lots of tips on room color and ideas on furniture to use, etc. I think the ideas may be challenging to create for people who don't sew or paint (aren't crafters), but the book is lovely and has a wonderful inspirational value which anyone decorating a nursery should enjoy. Jennifer Sampou designs fabric for Koffman, so look for her 100% cotton fabrics in quilting fabric stores! They are also lovely!

Great Ideas Abound!!!

I received this book from my sister who is helping me decorate the nursury for my baby due in September. I needed inspiration and found it here in this lovely and beautiful book. I hadn't thought of creating a room around a quilt, but that is the approach in this book. I chose to create a variation on the little red hen room as it suited the style of my home. I found the directions for the quilt clear and the designer touches full of practial information. This is a great book full of great ideas. I recommend it highly!

Not quite Quilting, but interesting

Pay special attention to the subtitle of this book. It is mainly a decorating book, including one quilt in each room. Sometimes there are no directions for the quilt. Jennifer has been designing fabrics I love for a long time. She is joined by her sister, a painter, for this project. There are some clever ideas and some where you will think, "Are they kidding?" The rooms are gorgeous, but frankly, my children would have reduced them to rubble in a few short weeks. Many of the ideas are adaptable to guest rooms or for incorporation into more practical environments. Some ideas are silly, but then we expect a certain amount of that from decorators and prefer to dream about that life where we might actually live in rooms like these.