Garden Club Quilts [Paperback] Review

This book is superb.Mary and Connie combine elements of the main quilt to create other great wall quilts.Plenty of material to come up with your own ideas also!Patterns for a tea cozy and set of placemats are included.
The Sun Block would be sweet made into an "over the door" quilt.The dog block would make a nice throw pillow for the little one in your life.Each block could stand alone as a little quilt.Great for that small area that needs just a little something extra.
These quilts will satisfy the experienced quilter, yet are easy enough for a beginning quilter to enjoy working on them!
If you like Folk/Primitive, you should love this book...

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Quilters will go crazy for this new collection of beautiful folk art-style quilt patterns and projects featuring country garden themes. Garden Club Quilts gives complete instructions for a magnificent full-size quilt and 13 smaller creations. From Country Threads, the world renowned, Iowa-based quilt pattern company.

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Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad [Paperback] Review

I agree with most of the reviews of this book that the material is indeed fascinating.It just doesn't happen to be true.Sadly, the "quilt code" myth has been invented by a couple of vendors who sell quilts, and now also sell books, speaking engagements, memorabilia, etc.
This isn't the place for a "debunking", however.If you're interested in seriously evaluating the facts of the issue, and comparing this book's unfounded (indeed unique) claims against real scholarship on the Underground Railroad and the history of quilting, a good place to start is the research of Leigh Fellner, which appears in the March 2003 issue of Traditional Quiltworks magazine as well as the Hart Cottage Quilts website.

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The Civil War Diary Quilt: 121 Stories and The Quilt Blocks They Inspired [Paperback] Review

A few of the diary entries were interesting to read (I especially liked the story of the china doll), but the quilt blocks were a major disappointment. Each block was named after an entry in the corresponding diary entry rather than by its commonly used name. No patterns given for the blocks, only a line diagram and a small picture of an actual fabric block. Civil War Women by Barbara Brackman is a much better choice for historical background, diary entries and actual patterns.

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The Civil War era was a time of great tragedy and triumph, and for a diverse group of women it was a distinctive thread in their lives and their quilting. Quilters and historians alike will appreciate the timeless lessons shared through actual diary entries and 121 related quilt blocks featured in The Civil War Diary Quilt, from Rosemary Youngs, author of the innovative book, The Amish Circle Quilt.
This reference incorporates instructions, list of supplies, a photo gallery, and 121 quilt blocks inspired by actual diary entries from 10 women living during the Civil War. Readers meet a variety of women including Mary Austin Wallace through her stories about running a 160-acre farm in Michigan, while her husband is away at war; 17-year-old Emma Florence LeConte as she recounts the day the Union army set a path of destruction through Columbia, SC; and Rachel Young King Anderson who moved away from Tennessee with her husband and children to start a new life. In addition to the 121 blocks that make a full quilt, this must-have reference includes smaller projects that use the same blocks.
-Actual diary entries of 10 women living during the Civil War create a unique historical reference
-Includes 121 full-size quilt block patterns that can also be used to make smaller additional projects

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