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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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What 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.

About the Author

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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1920s, 1930s, 1940s Fabric Influenced Quilts & Projects Feedsack Quilts	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
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	1930's Quilt Revival by Nancy Mahoney	Sew Vintage by Jennie Archer Atwood
	Those Fabulous '30s by Gwen Hurlburt

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