Cotton Candy Quilts: Using Feedsacks, Vintage and Reproduction Fabrics [Paperback]

Mary Mashuta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2010

Five irresistible quilt projects based on the fabrics and cheerful cotton-candy colors of the "near past" -- the 1920s to the 1970s. Demonstrates easy ways to collect and use vintage fabrics as well as today's popular reproductions. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

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About the Author

Mary Mashuta's love of fabric and color led her to two degrees in home economics. She has been teaching quiltmaking since 1985. Cotton Candy Quilts is her fourth book on quilting for C&T Publishing. Mary lives in Berkeley, California, with her twin sister and fellow quilter Roberta Horton.

Product Details

• Paperback: 114 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (April 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157120153X
• ISBN-13: 978-1571201539
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cotton Candy Quilts, August 23, 2001

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karalynn freeman (Herriman, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cotton Candy Quilts: Using Feedsacks, Vintage and Reproduction Fabrics (Paperback)

I have really enjoyed reading this book. I found it very informative and enjoyable and plan to use several of the patterns. I have purchased an additional copy to be part of a table decoration that I am making for the annual fall meeting of the Utah Quilt Guild. I've purchased about 15 books in the last 6 months and have enjoyed this one the most. I think it will sell very well. Our Guild has over 1000 members, and hopefully the book will get exposure at the meeting from vendors that are there. One problem I had was that I would have liked to have the Indian hatchet pattern printed in the book and it was not. If anyone knows where I could get a copy of it I would appreciate them letting me know.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mary is a Color Genius!, August 6, 2003

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"krispriss" (Marysville, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cotton Candy Quilts: Using Feedsacks, Vintage and Reproduction Fabrics (Paperback)

I really love this book. I keep going back to it again and again, just to enjoy the colorful quilts! There is much to inspire here, and don't think that it is geared only towards the 30's reproduction fabrics. You can use the quilts featured in this book as inspiration for using any fabrics you may have in your stash. And Mary's no-fuss approach to machine quilting will help you finish all those un-quilted tops you may have. A must-have for any passionate quilter!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For any involved in the fine art of quilting, July 5, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cotton Candy Quilts: Using Feedsacks, Vintage and Reproduction Fabrics (Paperback)

Mary Mashuta's Cotton Candy Quilts provides 7 quilt projects based on traditional designs and feed sacks, showing how to locate sacks and vintage fabrics to produce unusual designs of the past. Recommended for any involved in the fine art of quilting.