Synopses & Reviews
This may be the biggest, and it's certainly the best, quilting book to come along. With more than 200 antique and contemporary quilts, nearly 100 classic patchwork patterns, 800 color illustrations, 200 more in black-and-white, 25 projects, and a library of 100 trace-off applique and quilting motifs, here is a book to stir the imagination, please the eye, and stock the pattern shelf for years to come! Magnificent and ageless designs for traditional patchwork include log cabin, tumbling blocks, grandmother's flower garden, eight point star, baskets, bird in the air, mariner's compass, and double wedding ring. Among the applique and other quilting styles are the rose of Sharon, tulips, bible quilts, Hawaiian applique, and Amish and Mennonite quilts. Instructions cover everything from designing, measuring, and cutting to using templates, handcutting, and assembly. Stitch by hand or by machine and put together a plaid crib, Irish chain, flying geese, center diamond, and Provenal quilts. "Bonus: a gallery of beautiful mats, coverlets, cushions, throws, and more!
Review
"Will satisfy any die-hard quilting fanatic. As astonishingly beautiful book at an astounding price...it's the biggest book bargain to appear in a long, long time."--
The Quilter "Compelling, often astonishing details about each quilt...Their simplicity motivates the reader."--Piecework
Synopsis
More than 200 antique and contemporary quilts, nearly 100 classic patchwork patterns, 800 color and 200 black-and-white illustrations, 25 projects, and a library of 100 trace-off appliqué and quilting motifs. “An astonishingly beautiful book at an astounding price. The biggest book bargain to appear in a long, long time.”—
The Quilter.