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Fat 8ths and Friends, Volume 1 by Marsha McCloskey. All the patterns in this little book are written for Fat 8ths. Buying Fat 8ths is an easy and inexpensive way to get the variety of prints needed to make these cheerful scrap quilts. Marsha picked these six quilt patterns to be used with her 2006 collection of fabrics, Fat 8ths and Friends, for In the Beginning. We hope you enjoy the fun and whimsy of these prints inspired by the fabric designs from the 1930s and 1940s. Reproduction prints from this era here to stay, so even if you cant find the exact prints to reproduce these quilts, you will always be able to find something similar.
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Cover InformationWhat is a Fat 8th?
Very simply, it is half of a fat quarter...or a piece of fabric that measures about 10-1/2"x18". All the patterns in this little book are written for Fat 8ths. Buying Fat 8ths is an easy and inexpensive way to get the variety of prints needed to make these cheerful scrap quilts.
The Quilts
Marsha picked these six quilt patterns to be used with her 2006 collection of fabrics, Fat 8ths and Friends, for In the Beginning. We hope you enjoy the fun and whimsy of these prints inspired by the fabric designs from the 1930s and 1940s. Reproduction prints from this era here to stay, so even if you cant find the exact prints to reproduce these quilts, you will always be able to find something similar.
Marsha McCloskey has written or co-authored over twenty books on quiltmaking including Blended Quilts I and Blended Quilts II from In the Beginning, Feathered Star Quilt Blocks I, and Marsha McCloskey's Block Party. She is a highly regarded quilt instructor, having taught all over the United States and in eight foreign countries. She has her own small publishing company, Feathered Star Productions, Inc., and has been designing fabrics for quilters since 1996.
Look for Marsha's books, rulers, and fabric at your local quilt shop. See her teaching schedule online at www.MarshaMcCloskey.com
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Table of Contents
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1000+ Books &
Magazines Index
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1920s,
1930s, 1940s Fabric Influenced Quilts & Projects
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1930's 1930's ![]() Applique Quilt Revival Updated Patterns from the 30's by Nancy Mahoney |
![]() Feed-Sacks by Edie McGinniss |
1940's![]() Fat 8ths and Friends by Marsha McCloskey | 1930's![]() Granny Quilt Decor by Darlene Zimmerman |
![]() Hard Times Splendid Quilts by Carolyn Cullinan McCormick |
Link to the '30s Making the Quilts We Didn't Inherit by Kay Connors and Karen Earlywine |
![]() Miss Bunny's Show and Tell Six Little Fat Quarter Quilts by Tricia Cribbs |
![]() Miss Rosie's Quilt Collection by Carrie Nelson |
![]() Protecting Your Quilts by American Quilter's Society. Appraisal Certification Committee |
![]() Quilt Revival by Nancy Mahoney 1930's |
![]() Sew Vintage by Jennie Archer Atwood |
1930's![]() Those Fabulous '30s by Gwen Hurlburt |
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