Sweet Tweets: Simple Stitches, Whimsical Birds

Love this little book , very cute projects

I LOVE the idea of this book and her projects are charming!One of the reasons I buy these books (besides making the actual projects, yay!) is for the feel-good of the visuals and the energy and inspiration I get from looking through them. While I do understand the intent of the "feel" of the projects in this book, the unrelenting similarity and overall effect is one-trick-pony. I love linen, burlap and muslin as much as the next creative, but an entire book of the same thing disappointed me.I don't know if this was intentional or if I got one of a bad printing batch, but the entire book is dullish in color - similar to being monochromatic in feel even though there are plenty of other colors. Each page looks as though there was a greyish/brownish filter or wash applied to the photos. :( There's no perk, no spark, no "clean" colors - it's all...blah. With the name of "Sweet Tweets" I think I expected happiness, energy, light and airy. The photos and overall "feel" of this is blah. It could all be dramatically different (and as it deserves to be) by using a printer person with a good eye. I've been a graphic designer and digital designer since 1991 and can tell the difference. I've seen people, when using Photoshop or doing any image editing, go the lazy way and apply the same filter to every picture without paying attention to the detail that you can't do a blanket wash without tweaking each individual picture to bring out it's best. Without that extra attention to detail, a great disservice is done to what could have been, what should have been and what WOULD have been the perfectly delightful little book of charming projects it was meant to be. :D

cute, small patchwork projects embellished with crochet trim and raw edge applique, some projects are fabric collages or applique scenes but not in the abstract sense. Lots of Denyse Schmidt prints in the samples, lots of quilt fabrics mixed with linen. Most patch sizes are small, some could be made with mini charm packs. There are no quilts, just wall hangings, potholders, pillows and small projects that can be made quickly. One of the cutest patchwork books I've seen in years. The applique templates are full size, no need to enlarge them with a copy machine. Excellent directions. The book is "small" but there are plenty of full size photos, great step by step directions, and info for people who have never quilted before that teach you the basics of piecing, quilting and binding. This free form style of quilting is very inspiring, a good launching point for stimulating your own ideas for patchwork collage. I would have given it four stars but I was expecting a lot more content for the price.

1/27/16 review: Sweet Tweets is a very charming little book, with many excellent photos and illustrations and very detailed instructions for each of its 11 projects, which include several wall quilts, a tote bag, a pillow, and a hot pad and coasters. The hot pad and coasters have hand-crocheted edging, for which specific instructions also are included. The wall quilts would also could be used as baby-crib quilts. The author clearly explains what free-motion applique is and how to do it. This book is clearly written and easy to understand. Although experienced quilters could enjoy making some of the cute projects in this book, I think the book would be especially good for beginners.The designs are really adorable, because the author uses interesting small-print fabrics for the applique pieces, then uses free-motion machine stitching to create tree trunks and limbs and to repeatedly outline each applique. The dark-thread stitching, when paired with the pastel fabrics, creates a great contrast. Because the author outlines the appliques several times each, the finished designs really do look quite a lot like they were "sketched."

This is a sweet book featuring many sewing projects featuring whimsical birds. I love it and will enjoy making many of these projects!

This arrived today and I have looked through it several times already! The quilts are simple and precious and I am having the hardest time deciding which one I will make first. Very few books have more than two or three quilts that I want to make and that's fine. This book doesn't have a single quilt that I don't like. They are just beautiful and fun and I will have little bird quilts hanging all over my house by the time I'm finished with this book! After that I will start over, making gifts. This is a wonderful book and worth every penny! Just love it!

This book is terrific. The patterns are easy to follow. The ideas are amazing. The projects are easy and quick projects that can be finished in 1 Saturday. Free-motion appliqué is a fun new technique that I have used on multiple other projects outside of this pattern book. I love the addition of crochet as well. I can't wait to see what else Erin Cox can come up with.

I absolutely love this book. It was shipped fast and I have a couple projects ready to go. I feel it is worth the money.

I was eagerly waiting for this book and pre ordered it , but I'm a afraid it's a let downIt's Uber cute in its illustrations but low on content. Most of the projects are simply variations on a theme and not very inspiring.The book its self is a very slim volume and quite smallI'm afraid it's an expensive mistake on my part and given the size and contentI wouldn't bother if I were you

I do love this book, even though the designs mostly have a similar theme, the projects are varied. An excellent book to get you started in free motion applique. A technique that I had wanted to try for a couple of years, it's not so scary as you might think, in fact it is great fun and great for using up those precious scraps

Love the designs in this book. After reading the other reviews I decided to get this and I am not disappointed! The projects are clearly explained and the materials, equipment, etc needed for completing. Really enjoying this way of quilting. It's a bit of everything, embroidery, crochet, and free-hand machine stitching into one. Erin guides you all the way & it's just a matter of practicing from then on. A wonderful little book!

I have just given this book to a friend who has everything, as a birthday gift. Friend absolutely delighted and straight after opening ran off to her extensive craft room, came back with some new fabric recently bought and began to choose and plan which project to start first! I think she likes it. Now I think I will have to order a copy for myself!!

Ordered for the 'bird' content! Nice, simple projects. More for a beginner than experienced sewer but enjoyable just the same. Book was smaller than expected but still with good content and new condition.