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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Sources for Quilt Patterns
  • The Use of Fabrics
  • Categorizing Designs
  • Four-Patch Designs
  • Nine-Patch Designs
  • Five-Patch Designs
  • Seven-Patch Designs
  • Eight-Pointed Star Designs
  • Hexagon Designs
  • Curved Designs
  • Isolated Square Designs
  • Borders
  • Bibliography
  • INDEX

Title: Quilter's Album of Blocks & Borders
Author/Designer: Jinny Beyer
Format/Publication Date: HC:1980
Publisher: EPM Publications, Inc., McLean VA
Language: English
Page Count: 198
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 0914440322;

SUMMARY- In 1988, my mom plunked down a stack of books in front of Ms. Beyer, and Ms. Beyer signed each one personally to my mother, with a little note. Clearly my mom loved this designer and her books, and just as clearly, the designer loved her fans. There is a LOT packed into this book. It amazes me how much variety can be created within the bounds of a simple square. I can see why my mom loved this designer so much. I found a separate transparency and paper copy of grids tucked in the back that look like they came with the book...