Heritage In Quilts

Use traditional piecing skills to create tomorrow's heirloom quilts. You'll discover how to give your favorite blocks a scrappy, modern look with elegant and up-to-date versions of time-tested quilt designs from popular designer Amy Ellis. Learn a bit about the history behind each block as Amy reimagines them as new classics. Build your confidence to "go modern" with Amy's bright and appealing designs that begin with traditional blocks Tips for using color and negative space ensure a modern look with the fabric from your stash Get handy hints, from Amy and other top designers, that will help you better understand what makes a scrap quilt successful

"20 colourful quilts created by the designers Kaffe Fassett, Liza Prior Lucy, Pauline Smith, Brandon Mably, Judy Baldwin and Corienne Kramer using the popular Kaffe Fassett fabrics. The quilts are inspired by antique quilts from the 19th and 20th century which are reinterpreted in this book."--Amazon.com

A well illustration celebration of the quilt: Textile historian and fabric artist Marilyn Walker examines the patterns, fabrics and techniques used by Ontario's quilters through a fascinating discussion of individual quilts and their makers.

Looks at the history of American quilts, shows and describes traditional patterns, and offers advice on planning and making a quilt.

"Each of the quilt patterns in this book is rated by skill level -- easy, beginner, or intermediate -- based on the degree of piecing difficulty. Once you've used our easy unit-construction methods to make your first nickel quilt, you'll be ready to move on to one of the more challenging projects." From inside book.

"Our goal would be to collect pictures and stories about the quilts and coverlets owned by members of the TSDAR."--p.3.