Charm School―18 Quilts from 5" Squares: A Beginner's Guide

This book has so many patterns that are so beautiful! Each pattern is unique and well written. The instructions are easy to follow with several different options for pre-cuts to use. I can hardly wait to make more than just one pattern.

The book is clear and following Ms. Goertzen's instructions was a breeze. Her designs are brilliant. Great for beginners and advanced.

I like the instructions give me choices to use fat quarters. I like scrappy quilts, but I am more drawn to less variety in my fabrics in my quilts. Pretty simple patterns.

This book has wonderful, creative patterns from beginner to advanced. The patterns use multiple packs of 5” squares/fat quarters as well as additional background yardage. For those of us who have a fabric stash that’s not a problem. For some people this could be a negative. That’s why I rated it four stars. Instructions were easy to follow. Lots of different techniques for the advanced quilter. Good instructional pictures. I have the book on my Kindle and realize that the actual book would be much better. I find that it is difficult to follow a pattern on a Kindle. Spend the extra money on the book itself!

I really like this charm square book! First, I have to admit to being a charm square collector! I just love these little squares with all the different prints and colors. But I had to stop, I had boxes of them and wasn't sure exactly how I would use them. I didn't want to make an ordinary quilt with the squares all lined up one after another, but I didn't want to make a very time consuming one either, with all the bells and whistles. This book was the solution! There are 18 quilts here, every one very nice. The first one I tried was "Railroad Crossing" on page 30. Extremely simple! And truly delightful when all put together and quilted. Next came Tipsy, page 110. I have made a tipsy quilt or two in the past and found them to be so much fun! You can do anything with this pattern, use any cute print in the middle square of the block. Once I used monkeys in trees and a jungle print for the star points. It was adorable. It may look a bit tricky to beginners, but the steps are laid out clearly and if you follow them one by one carefully, you'll find it's really fairly easy. This book is subtitled "A Beginner's Guide" and I think that's pretty accurate. But old timers will find it to be just as useful. There are a couple of others I'm going to start on soon. On page 76 there's one called Rock Star that uses lots of half square triangles. Great to practice that technique and beautiful when finished. Another is so beautiful. I'm just dying to get to it. Madame Butterfly page 66. A bit more challenging, I think, with many parts. But SO worth it. Delicate and sweet. Any girl of any age would love it. I guess you can see why I gave this five stars. It's one of my favorite quilt pattern/instruction books. I feel sure you'll love it too.

This is an amazing book. Vanessa Goertzen is a lovely person and I’ve always admired and swooned over her fabric lines and patterns and this doesn’t disappointment! It’s aesthetically pleasing with charming illustrations and beautiful photography. Reading through it it seems beginner friendly but it does assume one has basic knowledge but directions seem clear and concise especially when matched with the illustrations. And honestly, that is uses precuts, in this case charm packs, makes it beginner friendly to my mind...it takes away the sometimes tedious and difficult job of cutting (even though I thoroughly enjoy cutting fabric) There is definitely something for everyone and I feel the patterns and style of the book will hold their value and be relevant for years to come. Further, using precuts offers the ability to use the full range of a fabric collection so it should be assumed that these patterns are scrappy. I know some don’t like that but everything can be adjusted and suited to the individual. One can easily cut 5” squares from his/her specifically chosen fabric just as easily leading into my Addressing the complaint that most (pretty much all) use more than one charm pack...I understand that person’s complaint but it should go without saying that the amount of fabric in a charm pack just can’t make larger sized quilts. I would suggest possibly getting at least 2 of your favorites or adding in solids or even going with a layer cakke one can cut into the the equivalent of four charm packs. There are always options. Just enjoy!

I highly recommend this book. When I purchase a quilting book, often times, there are one or two patterns I like. All the patterns in this book are outstanding. Also, consider purchasing Jelly Filled by Vanessa Goertzen along with this book.

I am completely in love with this book! I have made three quilts from it already, and have plans for many more. I'm an experienced quilter but find the patterns fun and rewarding. Yet this book is still great for a beginner! I just guided a recent student of mine through her second project using one of the patterns and she could totally follow the instructions on her own with just a few 'double checks ' with me. She's going to get the book herself since I need mine back, but she wants to make several other projects.I would highly recommend this pattern book.

I specifically bought this book for several of the quilts in this book. Well written instructions with pictures & very easy to follow/understand. My plan is to make quite a few of these easy yet beautiful quilts. I definitely recommend this quilting book complete with patterns & instructions for beginner’s to experiencedquilter’s alike.

I liked this book as the instructions were very easy to follow and a good variety of projects.

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Colourful and easy to understand

This is a great quilt pattern book for precuts or 5 inch scraps.