JOHN SHIMP'S SO, MRS. SMITH, YOU SAY YOU'RE 35 AND YOU STILL LIKE TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS! BOOK REVIEW

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

It Stars Out So Simple
Positive-Negative
To Be continued
An Evolving Blocreation
Rules of Thumb on Fabric Requirements
Ribbons in the Quilt
Chickenwire
Triangulation
QUILTING PRIMERS:
- Stashes
- Strip Piecing
- Sewing Machines
- Quilting Guilds
- Quilt Market
PHOTOGRAPHS:
- Hearts Delight; Irish Chain Illusion
- Fun With the Four Patch; Theogene's Choice
- Not a Dear John Letter; Egyptian Fantasy
- Yin and Yang(two interpretations)
- Walter goes For the Gold
- Amish Ribbons; JuJuBees
- J-Team Blues; Red Licorice
- Floating Hearts
- BBQ; The Wedding Quilt
- Sawtooth; Circling Geese

Title: So, Mrs. Smith, You Say You're 35 and You Still Like to Play With Blocks! A Book of Quilting Blocks and Humor
Author/Designer: John W. Shimp
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1991
Publisher: Boyd Publishing, Wheeling, WV
Language: English
Page Count: 64
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 1879844044

SUMMARY- The humor is gentle, and he does some amazing tricks with geometric designs. My favorite is adding shadows so that elements of the blocks seem to float above the top. This may not be a long book, but it has some great designs.

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