Blended Quilts From In The Beginning

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Summary: Gorgeous Quilts
Review: This book is for anyone in love with turn of the century quilts, and turn of the century fabric. McClosky and Yenter have great patterns, but also give tips on what types of blocks and what types of fabric make beautiful blended quilts, and that is what really is important to those of us who like to be inspiried and then design our own quilts. This book is great for beginners (easy patterns, and the fabric choices help hide seams that don't match perfectly) and experienced quilters alike.

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Summary: Beauty in a Book
Review: This is a sumptuous book. I would buy it just for the photographs and quality of printing. I would categorize it as both a quilt history lover's book and a how to book. The patterns and projects included relate to English frame quilting, and American quilting of the late 18th century and early 19th. But the book is also very liberating in that it shows how to break away from what we have learned about color and contrast to achieve a very different look which can be traditional or very modern indeed. The introduction is well worth rereading and the entire book will evoke a great deal of thought. If you love fabric, buy the book soon as some of the fabrics shown are still in the shops.