Book Reviews

NEW BOOKS

Triangles have long been a basic design element in traditional quilt patterns. Nancy Smith and Linda Milligan of Possibilities have taken triangles to the next level in Super Simple Triangles. This fabulous book offers various triangle piecing methods plus detailed instructions. You will be delighted at how quick and easy it is to make these 16 unique quilts that appeal to both contemporary and traditional tastes.

Super Simple Triangles by Nancy Smith and Linda Milligan
$19.95

Have you ever walked into a quilt shop and been so overwhelmed by all the choices that you didn’t know where to start? Atkinson Design’s new book, Take Two and Add A Few, takes the worry out of fabric selection. Just pick a favorite fabric and their directions make your color journey an enjoyable one. This book has so many wonderful quick and easy quilts that now your only problem will be which one to start first.

Take Two and Add A Few by Atkinson Design
$13.00

In Fat Quarter Small Quilts Darlene Zimmerman presents 25 small projects in a variety of styles. Use this book, your imagination, and your collection of fat quarters to create wall hangings, doll quilts, place mats ... Next time you’re in the shop, take a look at the darling samples Rhonda and Karen made from this book.

Fat Quarter Small Quilts by Darlene Zimmerman
$21.99

The quilts in Alex Anderson’s Baby Quilts with Love are so appealing you’ll find yourself offering to make quilts for the babies and grandbabies of casual acquaintances if you have none of your own. The 12 designs presented range from beginner-easy to intermediate, and encompass a variety of styles to suit individual tastes.

Baby Quilts with Love by Alex Anderson
$16.95

Whether you are a native New Yorker or a transplant from elsewhere, you've probably contemplated making a New York Beauty quilt. Radiant New York Beauties by Valori Wells will give you all the inspiration and instructions you need to be successful. The book is filled with excellent photographs that demonstrate every step of the process. The traditional New York Beauty block along with clever variations are presented in 15 different full color quilts. Between the contemporary design interpretations and the innovative machine quilting patterns, this is a book all New Yorkers, past and present, will want to take home.

Radiant New York Beauties by Valori Wells
$24.95

Every day, at least one person who visits Quilters Corner is making a baby quilt. P.S. I Love You Three by Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith is just what they're looking for. The 21 quilt projects span the range of traditional to wacky, pieced to applique, speedy to a bit involved. With ducks, sheep, stars, smiling fish, hearts and the alphabet, there is a perfect baby quilt for every child within its pages. The authors suggest baby shower themes, share a few recipes and include directions for making a dust ruffle, bumper pads, and crib sheet for a coordinated baby ensemble. The projects are so much fun, you might have to go in search of extra babies to give all the quilts you'll sew from this book. Be sure to see our version of the cover quilt, ABCs and 123s, hanging in the shop.

P.S. I Love You Three! by Lynda Milligan & Nancy Smith
$22.95.