Quilt Designs from the Thirties (Dover Needlework) [Paperback] Review

Sara Nephew has focused on the craft of the American woman and explained what our grandmothers were doing.This helped me identify old quilt designs that I had inherited.She also gave great directions on saving aquilt, identifying fabrics, and basic problems with some unfinished quilts.I will keep this book handy for future reference.

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Combines the nostalgic fun of a family album with an exciting full-color display of dozens of beautiful quilt designs. Includes a brief history of 1930's quilting designs; reliable information on how to identify, authenticate, clean and repair them; a special section highlighting 13 quilt makers of the 1930's, with examples of their work; and patterns for thirteen quilt blocks.


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Round Robin Quilts: Friendship Quilts of the 90s and Beyond [Paperback] Review

This is a great book for anyone who wishes to participate in or host a Round Robin swap.It explains the different types in great detail with concise easy to understand explanations.Great photos of Round Robinquilts as well as detailed instructions for many borders.Includes step bystep guidelines for hosting a round robin including the pitfalls. Recommend it highly.

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Log Cabin Quilts With Attitude: A New Twist on an Old Favorite [Bargain Price] [Paperback] Review

The projects lend themselves to lots of interpretations, from baby quilts to whatever. A great way to use up all those small pieces of fabric you just had to buy too much of!

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-Unique and hassle-free approach to creating log cabin quilts
-75 percent of quilts displayed at recent Quilt Market shows were traditional quilt patterns
-Log cabin quilts are among the top five most popular traditional quilt patterns
This quilting book is all about creating beautiful quilt blocks with more creativity. Author Sharon Rotz's clever "freedom block" approach is a skewed log cabin variation that gives quilters leeway to sew log cabin blocks however they choose to.
Freedom blocks are created from straight-grain strips that use various colors and widths, giving quilters license to showcase their individual character in quilts. More than 15 step-by-step projects prompt readers to be free:
-To construct various-size blocks
-To skip matching corner points or cutting blocks at specific angles
-To combine many colors and fabrics into one project
-To use countless fabric combinations

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