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Library

- Janet Hodges
BOOK REVIEWS 
by Karen Dimercurio 
BOOK REPORT

Karen Dimercurio

 1. The Thrill of Chenille by Fran Morgan - There are 2 ways to get Chenille:  Buy it by the inch or make it yourself.  Fran tells you how.  It sounds like a lot of work, to me, but you can use it to make cute quilts, especially baby ones.

2. 3-D Folded Blocks by Geeje Baron and Esther Vermier - You fold and layer material to form your blocks.  There are 10 different folds to make the 71 different blocks in this book.  I think the blocks will make a nice quilt for my wall; the only problem I see is which of the 71 blocks I want to use.  They are only 4½” x 4½" square, so maybe I'll make one of each.

3. Perfect Piecing by Rodale's Library is back in the library.  This is the book I referred to for my classes.

4. Bold and Beautiful  Artful Quilts from Just One Fabric by Judi Davins - Judi teaches you how to make an art quilt by sewing things on a piece of fabric usually Batiks.  She uses dark thread to make outlines and shapes on the fabric then enhances them with paint and threads to create a design.  Judi does wall quilts, clothes, and purses.  There are beautiful quilts in her book.

5. Beautiful Quilts Amish and Mennonite - Making Classic Quilts and Modern Variations by Katharine Guerrier - This book shows you how to make the classic quilts of the Amish and Mennonite into Modern quilts.  She shows you an easy way to make a bowtie, so the knot square isn’t square but is diamond-shaped.  I really liked the Railroad Crossing, it's like the Amish Sunshine and Shadow.  I hadn’t thought of using "all" my different stitches on my machine to quilt the Bars on the Bar quilt.


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Mailing Address:
Ocean Waves Chapter 296, NQA, 
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