Abundantly illustrated index to traditional quilting patterns, with designs organized according to most prominent geometric configuration — star (Blazing Sun), triangle (Birds in Air), circle (Pickle Dish), square (Stained Glass), many combinations. Includes 139 new quilt patterns. Indispensable to quilters, collectors, folk art lovers.
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Excellent for Beginners and Advances Quilters,
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This review is from: 849 Traditional Patchwork Patterns: A Pictorial Handbook (Quilting) (Paperback)
Susan Mills has collected 849 splendid quilt designs and organized them according to their most prominent geometric configuration (stars, triangles, circles, squares, etc.). She has included both traditional and more recent patterns, and freely admits that there are probably many she hasn't managed to include.The patterns are named using the most typical or most popular traditional name, but alternate names and, in some cases, alternate versions of designs are included as well. This is a good pattern reference for beginners as well as advanced quilters. Advanced quilters may find a block they forgot about! The only drawback is that the designs are all in black/white and grey tones. This allows advanced quilters to pick their own colors (using the grey scale as a clue to color value), but for beginners it would have been helpful to include some designs in color.
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Invaluable design resource,
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This review is from: 849 Traditional Patchwork Patterns: A Pictorial Handbook (Quilting) (Paperback)
This book is wonderful for its wealth of designs without instruction, and is therefore best as inspiration for those who are comfortable with quilting and adapting a block design for an overall quilt. Every time I go through it for ideas I am struck by a new pattern I didn't "see" before. Excellent collection in one place.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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a good reference for "theme" block (No instructions),
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LOVED this book! though only illustrated in BLACK and WHITE. Used its INDEX to find something "themed". ie. several wedding related blocks for a wedding block sampler quilt. Then went on the web, to find instructions on that pattern, now that it had a name.Also, since it is drafted 5 squares to the inch graph paper as the book recommends. It is easy to trace and color, made my own blocks 12" square. Also it is a good place to start if you're looking for some inspirational design. The great thing about this book is that it is black and white, so there is no judgment on personal choice of color. My goal is to make one block from every illustration. So far I made 8.
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