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One-Block Wonders Cubed!: Dramatic Designs, New Techniques, 10 Quilt Projects Kindle Edition

by Maxine Rosenthal (Author), Joy Pelzmann (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 229 ratings
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Add New Dimension to Your Favorite Hexagon Quilts • Your favorite One-Block Wonders authors are back with new graphic techniques using triangles, cubes, and appliqué • Learn how to create optical illusions with your fabrics • Bonus projects include totes, coasters and placemats for using up left-over hexagons • Create interesting shadow effects with clever fabric placement • Try new kinds of borders with uneven edges, creative shapes, and hexagon strips From the best-selling authors of the One-Block Wonders books. New techniques and design strategies using simple geometric shapes give you dramatic quilt imagery that seems to defy logic! Take the ordinary and turn it into something extraordinary with this book.
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Learn how to create interesting shadow effects with cleaver fabric placement and create optical illusions with your fabrics. Drawing from the inspirational designs of the artist M.C. Escher, the authors of this book have devised visual puzzles that engage the viewer by creating optical illusions with 'impossible' structures. Quite a complex reference but some stunning results which can be modified or rearranged to suit the project plus the bonus projects include totes, coasters and place mats for using up left-over hexagons.―Fabrications (12/10)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005NHZ26W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ C&T Publishing (November 5, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 5, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 44089 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 84 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1571208348
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 229 ratings

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Maxine Rosenthal

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Maxine Rosenthal started quilting about fifteen years ago. She used to make clothing, but never anything as large or as time-consuming as a quilt. Maxine did many things before quilting. She had a career writing computer software, and even took a break from that to learn furniture refinishing, which she considered a walk through history. She was commissioned to make a quilt for the movie Grumpier Old Men, and still has a copy of the check from Warner Bros. But, like many, her appearance ended up on the cutting-room floor. Maxine started making kaleidoscope blocks with hexagons and octagons almost as soon as she began quilting. Maxine resides in Minnesota.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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I've not made this pattern for many years, but I was inspired to do so recently. First I made 9 kaleidescopes and set them individually for a charity quilt. Then I made a large lap quilt in the usual setting, plus with the cubes that appear to rise off the surface. I'm now making another larger one in purples. They are fun to make. They look difficult and intricate, but they are easy to make.
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pkgw
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating book
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023
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This is not a beginner’s book. I’ve made the original one block wonder quilt, but this one offers more design ideas.
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A Nose by Any Other Name
5.0 out of 5 stars This fun element saved my “dull” quilt!
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2023
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This book provides easy to follow, step by step instructions that make even a novice look good! If you like One Block Wonder OBW quilts, this is a must have for your library!
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Marlene Oaks
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020
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I've not made this pattern for many years, but I was inspired to do so recently. First I made 9 kaleidescopes and set them individually for a charity quilt. Then I made a large lap quilt in the usual setting, plus with the cubes that appear to rise off the surface. I'm now making another larger one in purples. They are fun to make. They look difficult and intricate, but they are easy to make.
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Marlene Oaks
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020
I've not made this pattern for many years, but I was inspired to do so recently. First I made 9 kaleidescopes and set them individually for a charity quilt. Then I made a large lap quilt in the usual setting, plus with the cubes that appear to rise off the surface. I'm now making another larger one in purples. They are fun to make. They look difficult and intricate, but they are easy to make.
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RONAA
5.0 out of 5 stars Opens up a whole new world of quilting
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020
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Loved this book. I have the book one block wonders encore. This book is even better. A lot of great ideas. Some of the concepts were not easy to grasp on the first read. Just take your time reading the instructions. All the information is there to make these amazing one of a kind quilts. Also, many suggestions for expanding on the examples given. Try different impossible shapes. Change the size of the triangles. Add unique borders.
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Janet
4.0 out of 5 stars I bought this book because the first one showed the ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2016
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I bought this book because the first one showed the cubes in a lot of the quilts but there was nothing on how to make them. That was disappointing!The one thing I wish for this one is that there was graph paper included that could be pulled out and copied. I needed to draw out what I wanted so that I could get everything in perspective. I found some on the internet that I printed but I still needed to outline the hexagons and before I drew in the other shapes. Although I have the hexagon blocks (half-hexi's in pairs) made from three different fabrics, everything is still on the drawing board. My lack of a large design wall (or any place to put one) holds me back.
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S. Marie Bueckert
5.0 out of 5 stars Ready for more cubes?
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2023
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If you liked the 3D Cubes Quilt, you're going to love these wonders!
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C. Mason
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quilting book with drama & tradition. One-Block Wonders Cubed,
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2013
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This is a great book! I checked out all 3 books and found this one to be the best for me. Book one has the basics and is great for a beginner and book 3 is very artistic, book 2 had all the techniques of book 3 just a little more subdued for my taste. The pictures are encouraging and the directions are easy to understand. I can not wait to get started since I now have my fabric and the book helps with that too!
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Susan E. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars a must do technique
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2010
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One block Wonders Volumes 1, 2 and 3 are well written and can make you look like the quilt artist you have only dreamt of becoming. Warning - this is a very addictive technique. Once is never enough as each piece of fabric offers a whole new creation and by creating three dimensional blocks. Interestingly enough men prefer the geometry of these quilts. I've also used this technique adding hollow circles rather than cubes and voila a new look once again. This book is definitely on my "favourites" list.
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Crystal
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures, simple instructions
Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2016
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Beautiful pictures, simple instructions. Love the designs and looking forward to working on my first quilt top! Wish I had known in advance that a 60 degree angle ruler would be necessary though!
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Ellen O.
5.0 out of 5 stars Einfach genial
Reviewed in Germany on October 19, 2015
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Ein fantastisches Buch. Ich habe es zum zweiten Mal bestellt, denn das erste ist mir - man kann es kaum glauben - gestohlen worden! So gut ist das Buch! Voller Ideen und mit guten und präzisen Anleitungen.
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Inmaculada Bartolome
5.0 out of 5 stars excelente
Reviewed in Spain on July 25, 2015
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Una magnifica respuesta ante un problema con el envio
libro en perfectas condiciones
muy recomendable, volvere a comprar
muchas gracias
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Lucia
5.0 out of 5 stars Optical illusions
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2012
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A few year's ago I was in a 3D quilt class and loved it. Thought I would try this out as seemed easier to obtain materials for the illusion. It is fabulous, and certainly get the creative juices flowing. If, like me, you have a stash, this book means that you can use what you have for the projects. Taught me a lot about colour and blending. Definitely, worth having on the shelf if you want to have something to 'play' with.
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Maddie
5.0 out of 5 stars It was inspirational
Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2019
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Very interesting and I will definitely use these ideas in the future
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