I think this is a great book for anyone who does quilting and wants to focus a little more on adding more color to them!

At the beginning of the book I love that the author goes into some of the color theory to help understand placing colors together. She talks about things like, hue, tint and shade. She also spends a bit of time talking about the color wheel and some color theory in regards to it. I am already familiar with this due to other arts that I partake in but I know many quilters aren't really overly familiar with the color wheel and I think it can be helpful in quilting!

The book it self is nicely written with lots of helpful details. Towards the beginning she goes over many of the important details for quilting itself & It is full of images to help guide the steps. She puts the same detail and attention into each of the quilt patterns that she has in the book. It is really a wonderful book for quilters. The quilt patterns ranged from beginner to advanced so here is something there for everyone no matter what level you are at!

Rainbow Quilt Color Method, Sarah Thomas
5 *****

My thanks to NetGalley and Landauer Publishing for an advance review copy of this book.

Rainbow fabric collections are wildly popular and widely available; I probably have at least half a dozen strip sets, a couple of layer cakes, and a couple of fat quarter collections that are arranged in rainbow order. They’re so enticing to pick up! And now, here’s a book full of patterns to make it just as easy to turn them into beautiful finished projects.

What could be a better baby gift than a rainbow quilt? Or a “round number” birthday, or a wedding, or significant anniversary, or any kind of celebration. Or, possibly, consolation for a friend’s pet “passing over the rainbow bridge”. We make quilts to console as well as to celebrate.

There are 15 projects in this beautifully presented book. But first, the author reviews color theory and presents techniques: straight patchwork, curves, applique, paper piecing (foundation and English). I understand the basics of color theory but the author goes into the psychology behind certain color uses. She also mentions that using rainbow hues naturally achieves that goal, as she says our eye naturally follows the ROYGBIV color order. Neutrals also have their role, as they give the eye a place to rest.

The author discusses the color wheel and how to use it for color selection and placement. And for every pattern shown, she offers an alternative view of it in a less-rainbow-centric color palette as well as, often, two layout options of the rainbow blocks. (The rainbow projects are all solids and tone-on-tone; the alternatives may be large prints, geometrics, etc. Less pure color.). Some also offer a second pattern (layout) which may be made with the same units as those constructed for the original pattern. I really enjoyed having multiple layout and coloration options presented for each pattern. I particularly enjoyed her use of layer cakes, not only strips.

The Twinkle quilt shown is particularly creative. I also appreciated the photo of the finished quilt blocks for this pattern – I love quilting but I find geometry very challenging so it was extra-helpful to have a clear pic of some completed blocks, so I could compare my progress along the way. I also appreciated the “medallion quilt pattern, Sweet Tooth, as the borders progressively increased in saturation and value.

The photography in the book is gorgeous and makes me want to make all the quilts! I’m having trouble deciding which to do first. (A great “problem” to have.)

Happy rainbow quilting!

I enjoyed reading Rainbow Quilt Color Method by Sarah Thomas. You will fall in love with all the beautiful photos of the quilts. I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely. Happy Reading!

This book is amazing! It is so detailed and colorful. This is the perfect quilting book for someone, like me, who needs all the steps and visuals to be able to fully understand and grasp what needs to be done! Rainbow Quilt is the perfect quilting book for someone who wants to move past simple square quilt patterns.

Great book full of helpful tips and multiple patterns! I love when quilts are colorful and this is a super helpful way to achieve that. The intro to color theory and multiple examples give a great place to start off and make your own rainbow quilt. Looking forward to making one soon!

So many stunning patterns in this book if you like your blankets bright and colourful! I have made a few of the pattern and they were easy to follow and enjoyable to make!

If you love quilts with bright colours, this book will be right up your alley, but even if not, alternative colourways in more muted fabrics are given as well. The patterns in this book use a variety of techniques including traditional piecing, curved piecing, foundation paper piecing, English paper piecing, and applique. An introduction chapter provides instructions and tips for each technique. The patterns are the highlight of the book, however. Each pattern uses a rainbow of colours to its maximum effect combined with a variety of techniques to expand your skills and keep things interesting. The final pattern is a spectacular medley of motifs from the rest of the patterns in the book.

I received this DRC from NetGalley.

This had an overview of color theory and mostly patterns for beginner quilters (and a couple for intermediate ones). I did appreciate that each quilt was shown with an alternate color palette (with a few patriotic/American options, if you're into that). I think some of the quilts utilized rainbows better than others. But this could be useful for a beginner who doesn't know where to start.

As a long time quilter and follower of Sarah Thomas, I enjoyed reading this inspiring take on quilting and color theory. The photography is absolutely beautiful and the patterns are well planned and easy to follow. I'd love to have a copy on my shelf permanently to refer back to in the future!

This quilt is gorgeous!! This book "Rainbow Quilt Color Method" is so useful and provides great tips to create a stunning rainbow quilt. I am looking forward to trying this myself.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

Rainbow Quilt Color Method is a well written colorful illustrated tutorial guide with patterns by Sarah Thomas. Due out 8th July 2024 from Fox Chapel on their Landauer imprint, it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

This book is upbeat and accessible and contains a really good introduction to the fundamentals of color theory and how to arrange/categorize the quilter's stash into usable/choosable palettes. The author also includes a good overview of tools and supplies she uses in her process, what the items do, and how to use them effectively.

The patterns are all modern and really gorgeous. There's a reinterpreted fan, an Amish style single panel, lattice, broken dish, some simpler churn dash type blocks (but all are original in some ways) and all bring something fresh and new.

Each quilt tutorial includes a skill level estimate (none are outside the abilities of a careful beginner with a goodly amount of patience), fabric estimates, tools and supplies, tips and suggestions, full color layouts, and templates. The included photographs are clear, in color, and unobstructed. The author makes use of bundles and jelly-rolls, but also includes fabric yardages for readers who cut their own fabric. Layout and cutting diagrams are included (and very useful).

Five stars. This would be an excellent choice for public or secondary school library acquisition, home use, maker's groups, fibrearts guilds and similar uses. Excellent for quilters and crafters who need to freshen up their color theory.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

There are so many delightful quilts I want to make in this book. They are colourful, fun and even a little bit whimsical. each quilt is unique and has well-written and visual instructions and templates.

The creator of this book makes it clear how terms will be abbreviated so there is no mistaking the next step.

It's a wonderful treat of colour and many hours of fun sewing to be had ahead.

Rainbow Quilt Color Method includes a short introduction to color theory, a tools and materials section, and 15 quilt patterns ranging in skill from beginner to advanced intermediate.

Although the color theory section is called The Rainbow Method, it covers basic color theory. The book covers multiple quilting techniques: basic piecing, curved piecing, English Paper Piecing, Foundation Paper Piecing, and applique. Each technique is introduced with tips included in the pattern instructions using that method. At first, I found the amount of information overwhelming, but as I went through the patterns, I found it helpful to have those sections to refer back to.

The tools and materials section is thorough and includes both essential items and a few nice-to-haves. The quilts featured in the book are beautiful, and each pattern is well-written with instructions that should be read through before starting. I am usually a jump-right-in kind of gal, but I recommend taking your time. Each pattern includes easy-to-read diagrams and an example of the pattern using an alternate color method. The last pattern, Sweet Tooth Medallion, is a culminating project that includes all of the techniques used in other patterns. Additionally, templates for each pattern are included at the end of the book.

I would not recommend this book for beginners. It's more suitable for intermediate beginners who want to explore various techniques. However, even advanced-level quilters will find challenges in each pattern. Overall, I think this book would be a great addition to any quilting library.

Rainbow Quilt Color Method : Learn the Art of Creating Multicolor and Monotone Quilts with 15 Modern Patterns. This is a bright and colour book full of creative and up to date projects. The information is so clear that even a beginner could do them. There is information on how to choose fabrics and designs, and any of the projects could be adapted to your own style. I loved the quilt names and the vibrant colours. Perfect as a gift book for a crafter.

This book has a lovely collection of 15 quilts to make, all with a combinations of rainbow colors, which make light and fresh style quilts. More modern than the traditional dark and floral, the patterns are similar, but make a lovely change.
The information and instruction are really easy to follow and making some of the blocks are detailed. The quilts are not hard to make and would suit a beginner to an experienced quilt maker.. Photos are great as are the patterns and templates. . Thanks you NetGalley and the publishers for the DR

A nice book on layout and design of getting a rainbow effect for your quilts. Would be useful for a beginner, and would recommend.

This book gave excellent information on color theory for quilt composition. I learned a lot about how to manage color throughout my quilts. The patterns ranged in skill level nicely. The instructions were clear and concise, they seemed very thorough. I would highly recommend especially to beginners who are learning to utilize a stash of fabrics rather than already curated collections.

Fifteen stunning, colorful quilts will inspire every quilter.

Sarah Thomas offers sure fire techniques to create amazing quits, starting with basic color theory. Her tools include items I was unfamiliar with in quiltmaking: tailor’s clappers and pressing blocks, adhesive thimbles, Washi tapes, and Add-A-Quarter Rulers. Thomas uses English Paper Piecing, curved piecing, applique, and foundation piecing, every technique well illustrated.

The quilts include beginning to advanced patterns. Thomas offers fully illustrated layouts in color for no fail results.

The easiest patterns use half square triangles, squares, rectangles, and strips. The color placement turns simple into dynamic and stunning. For the confident beginning, the quilts include curved piecing and combining techniques. Intermediate and advanced patterns include a medallions style quilt.

Templates are included for each pattern.

Thanks to the publisher for a free book through NetGalley.

I received an ARC of “Rainbow Quilt Color Method: Learn the Art of Creating Multicolor and Monotone Quilts with 15 Modern Patterns” by Sarah Thomas from NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing/Landauer Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

Show me a book with a beautiful multicolor quilt on the cover and I can’t resist reading it. Thomas provided beautiful color photographs and full color line drawings so that readers can see not just the beautiful quilts she designed, but also can see various color variations for those same quilts. The author divided this book into various sections, including the Rainbow Method, Tools and Materials, Techniques, and direction to make fifteen (15!!) different quilts.

In addition to listing a variety of different pre-cut fabrics (e.g., layer cakes, jelly rolls, fat quarter bundles, and fat eighth bundles) for the quilts, Thomas also incorporates the yardage needed in the event a quilter prefers to cut her/his own material. I really appreciate how the author included cutting diagrams for both the fat eighth and quarter fabrics so that sewers could utilize it to save fabric scraps. The author also wisely incorporated directions and patterns for quilts that use both English Paper Piecing (EPP) and foundation paper piecing. In doing so, this book will likely appeal to many different types of quilters, including traditional piecers, hand sewers, EPP sewers, and those who prefer to foundation piece. It seems as if there are quilts to represent every type of quilter around!

With fifteen full quilt patterns, readers have a lot of options with this book. To make matters even better, Thomas includes not just the English system of measurements, but also the metric system. This makes the book extremely valuable, particularly for quilters not living within the United States. The inclusion of all of these extras will ensure that this book can be used globally.

The author’s section on the Rainbow Quilt Color Method primarily used the color wheel to explain the method. Thomas discussed in detail all about warm and cool colors; primary, secondary, and tertiary colors; monochromatic, complementary, and analogous colors. She also included numerous visuals so that readers could see what she was discussing.

Thomas paid great attention to details. But this, at least in my own opinion, could be the reason why the directions seemed a little convoluted. In the author’s defense, Thomas photographed quilts made by other quilters. Although I don’t know if she gave them the written patterns beforehand, I can only presume that other quilters were able to use the directions perfectly. But while this may be so, the directions might not appeal to a beginning quilter, even though Thomas has provided beginner and intermediate quilting patterns.

I really like how the author utilized the eight-at-a-time half-square triangle method. Thomas also provided templates, and cutting instructions with others. As a quilter myself, I would have liked to see the author include so easier cutting methods. For example, in her Sweet Tooth Medallion quilt (page 99), she provided instructions to make a triangle with two half-triangles on each side. Then, she instructions the reader to piece these two together to make a diamond in a square. Although this is the more traditional way, it might have been helpful if Thomas had included a sidebar on Deb Tucker’s Diamond Rects template which in my opinion is much less tedious way to make this particular block (and saves fabric!).

The author made a special section where she included photocopies of all the templates with directions to photocopy them at 100%, 110%, and 125%. Thomas also listed the names of all of the fabric collections that were used in the quilt photographs so that readers can reproduce the quilts seen in the book, but she encourages readers to pick their own fabric and colors.

Overall, this is an excellent book and one that I would recommend to all intermediate level quilters and above. While this book is geared towards beginner quilters as well, the intense directions and some of the “hard way to do it” cutting and sewing techniques might easily scare beginners away. But that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t at the very least read this book and study the author’s chapter on colors—Thomas uses color beautifully and her quilts are absolutely dream worthy!

Pros: I am beginner quilter and am always looking to learn more. I am mesmerized by how quilts can be works of art, especially with the right pattern and fabric combinations. I was inspired by the quilts in this book and loved the bright colors of fabrics used in the featured quilts. (Fan Dancer and Star Blossom are my favorites!) This book shares so much practical information and incredibly detailed patterns, and it seems to be very accessible to novices like me.

Cons: None that I can think of!

Thank you to NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing | Landauer Publishing for the opportunity to read this book.