Beautiful Quilts: Amish and Mennonite : Making Classic Quilts & Modern Variations [Hardcover]

Katharine Guerrier (Author), Penny Brown (Illustrator)

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From Library Journal

There are so many quilting books available today that one wonders what subjects there are left to cover. How about a British artist and quiltmaking teacher who uses classic Amish and Mennonite quilts as a springboard for her own original variations? New fabrics, different colors, or a change in settings or scale create a different look depending on how receptive the reader is to unusual color combinations. Unfortunately, instead of providing full-color photographs of her variations, Guerrier relies on drawings, so the reader cannot see the actual fabric and quilting patterns that bring a work to life. Still, this can be recommended for contemporary quilting collections.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 127 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080691324X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806913247
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,945,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars museum quilts, April 26, 2000

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Inga - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beautiful Quilts: Amish & Mennonite : Making Classic Quilts and Modern Variations (Paperback)

Nine well-balanced, beautiful museum quilts from Amish and Mennonite origin are used as a backbone for the book. They are mostly examples of block patterns, favored by American patchwork-quilt makers. This due to the format, easy to handle and store, of the patchwork blocks that were assembled and quilted only at the end of the project. After explaining and examining the way the old quilt is composed an instruction is included how to duplicate them. Each piece is also followed by suggestions how to alter the original block by using different fabrics, colors, lay-out...

The last chapter explains the basic techniques used, but don't expect elaborate instructions. The main strength of the book is to inspire you, to stimulate you to develop your own quilts by starting from ancient examples.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Quilts, September 17, 2000

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CHELVIE SOMASUNDARAM (Colombo Sri Lanka) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beautiful Quilts: Amish and Mennonite : Making Classic Quilts & Modern Variations (Hardcover)

I am a beginner in learning the art of quilting and found this book exciting, inspiring and easy to follow with simple instructions. The patterns were inspiring and made me start on a project at once. The patterns are exciting in their beauty and limitless options and inspiring as they make you want to start immediately.

You will enjoy and treasure this book whether you are a beginner or an expert in the art of quilt making

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Exciting and Inspiring, September 24, 2000

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CHELVIE SOMASUNDARAM (Colombo Sri Lanka) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beautiful Quilts: Amish and Mennonite : Making Classic Quilts & Modern Variations (Hardcover)

A must for all lovers of quilting, this book by Katharine Guerrier has a number of beautiful designs which offer limitless possibilities of variations. The suggestions by the authour for interesting variations is both exciting and inspiring. The many possibilities presented based on the orginal Amish & Mennonite designs are beautiful to the eye in their presentation of colour and patterns, exciting for the quilter in the many possibilities presented and inspiring as the designs are with clear and easy guidelines. This book is sure to be of much value to any person interested in the art of quilting. It definetly is to me !