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This image was scanned from the Dianna May Martin personal library collection
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Classic Quilts: Patchwork
- Patchwork Traditions
- Strips and Squares
- Triangles and Diamonds
- Representational Blocks
- 1,000-piece Geometrics
- Curved Patterns
- Crazy Patchwork
- Classic Quilts: Applique and Quilting
- Traditional Applique
- Traditional Quilting
- Patchwork:
- Basic Techniques
- Patchwork Patterns and Projects
- Quilting and Applique:
- Quilting and Applique Techniques
- Applique Projects
- Quilting Projects
- Quilting Motifs
- Project Templates
- Index
- Acknowledgments and Picture Credits
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 10:
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Title: The Ultimate Quilting Book: Over 1,000 Inspirational Ideas and Practical Tips
Author/Designer: Maggi McCormick Gordon
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1999
Publisher: Collins & Brown, Ltd., London, UK
Language: English
Page Count: 448
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 1855857553
SUMMARY- This book isn't quite a cockroach killer(that's a book that if you happened to drop it on a cockroach, is heavy enough to kill it), but it would definitely limp away crying for its mama. I am notoriously hard on any book that uses "bible," "encyclopedia," "compendium," or "ultimate" in their title. I hold those books up to a higher standard because I believe there should be truth in advertising. So I came up with a list of types of quilt - nothing ridiculous, just different genres of quilt, and found references to every single one. I then spot read chapters - and got so engaged I ended up reading several chapters in a row without realizing I'd run over. The eye candy quotient is through the roof - so much so I got overwhelmed and had to go do something else for a bit to let my brain catch up. She wasn't a slacker in any given area - you get a wealth of information on every aspect of quiltmaking - so at this point I'm at a solid A++ for this book, then I look for a bibliography, which is my last test. That was the only fail. I like to see what influences the author had in writing their own book. I think that's actually a pretty important piece, so the grade gets dropped to an A-. If you're not a major book nerd, a missing bib likely won't matter one whit to you. If you are looking for something really solid to use for reference that gives plenty of visual examples to go with the text, this is what you're looking for.
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