Jen kingwell Designs Gypsy Wife Booklet Pattern, None

I love the quilts she creates. Challenging, but beautiful and instructions are easy to follow.

I've always loved Jen Kingwell's designs, this was my first pattern but won't be my last. The instructions are lacking in some areas but with patience you can figure it out. For example, she gives the directions for how to sew the blocks but doesn't tell you where that block falls in her pattern. With same block being used in multiple sizes you have to take your time to figure out where it goes. It would be helpful if she just added "this block goes in section two" or "found in sections 3 and 6".

The most important thing to know about this pattern is that it's completely different from the common "quilt in a day" quilt patterns that are the most common today. Jen Kingwell's approach is to make each block individually (no "stack and whack"), and then thoughtfully bring them together. The final construction is something of a logic puzzle to decipher where the blocks will go (and in some cases, to decide which block looks best where). This is very much a "slow stitching" project, and is a wonderful accomplishment to finish.It's suitable for a very confident beginner, which is what I was. Here's how to approach it:- You're going to want to find other quilters who have done it, to give you tips and help along the way. There are various quilt-alongs on the web, just Google. There are also Facebook groups with excellent additional resources.- Having looked at hundreds of completed GWs, the scrappier they are, the better they look. Use up anything in your stash you like -- with so many pieces, it will look good.- Do keep track of those vertical strips -- each should be the same fabric from top to bottom.- Use a design wall! You can just get a cheap gray massage sheet and tape or tack it to a wall. You can also use batting, if you have a spare one lying around. If you can, leave your design wall up as you sew the blocks, so you can see how they're looking together.- Kingwell's approach to block construction can be a little idiosyncratic. There aren't as many errors as some say in the newer edition, but there are a few blocks with descriptions that could be clearer, for sure. Google is your friend.- If you make a block you're not crazy about, save it -- you might use it on the back, or in another quilt. Just remake it with the knowledge you gained.If you love the look of this quilt as much as I did, jump in. It's a journey, for sure, but one you will be glad you completed! And if you really get bogged down, just make one of the smaller subsections and call it a lap quilt. It will still be amazing.Good luck! Tag me in the Gypsy Wife Facebook group if you want!

I have been quilting for forty years and this is the most fun quilt I ever made. There is so much you can do with it colorwise. I suggest you make a copy of the picture of the completed quilt on the pattern and then take a pencil and mark and label the different sections. It is an easy quilt to make if you make it in sections. The part that requires the most attention is to make sure that the background strips match from top to bottom if your third background strip is purple, make sure that the purple strip is the third one in from the top to the bottom of the quilt etc.

The media could not be loaded. It's a really beautiful design!But, editors, please consider adding dimensions and identification labels to the section diagrams! It would make things so much easier. The way you have it now, we're just guessing at which of the pre-made squares should go into each spot on the diagram, hoping that it all fits together, and that I haven't put the wrong size square anywhere.

I love all of June King Wells books. And patterns. They look complicated, but she breaks it down very well with instructions. And her projects are a real bonus when trying to use up your fabric scraps. I have four of her books and they all have information in them that you could use in many other projects.

This pattern can be made as is. However, the blocks also provide a great basis for an improv quilt. Once the blocks are made they can be put together as in the original quilt - or you can use some or all in your own arrangement. A small improv quilt based on this book is what lead me to buy the book. As noted, it's a bit pricey, but for me worth it because it helped expand my ideas of how I can do improv.

I had read the reviews and found a support group on FB that had COMPLETED the designer's job, of actually telling you the sizes, and how to put the quilt together. #1 the section of putting the quilt together does NOT tell you the sizes of each square. #2 the squares that do have instructions are told to you in finished size, not in the size with the seam allowance. #3 You have to find support somewhere on the internet to help you. #4 The help I did find on the internet told me the wrong sizes of the 1st section, so when I went to put it together, nothing worked. #5 I cannot believe that I wasted an entire week of looking forward to this quilt. #6 There are simple ZERO (0) instructions on how to put the quilt together. You are given a diagram, with out sizes, without dimensions, without instructions on how to put the quilt together. An absolute waste of time and as I said in the headline, the designer should cringe at the idea that she put such a dismal, incomplete, unprofessional, lazy design book out. Anyone with any quilting skill can simply look at the picture and do a much better job of making their own quilt. The designer should also feel shame that Quilting clubs around the world have completed her job for her. Don't waste any of your effort or time. I am the 1st girl to take on a challenge, but - I simply don't take on stupid.