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Country Living Country Quilts

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For lovers of traditional quilts and how to make them, care for them, and show them off, you can't find more inspiration. Quilts are photographed in homes, on porches, on tables, on the walls of houses of all styles and tastes. If you are just starting to quilt or have rooms full of fabric waiting to stitch, this book will give you new ideas. A great gift and a wonderful book to curl up and read under your favorite quilt.

Printed in 1992, this thick tome (207 pages long) contains a huge variety of quilt patterns, traditional and funky. Unfortunately like most interior decoration or themed books from that still 80's influenced era, it has not dated well.

Interesting for reference without containing too much inspirational material, the book includes 20 quilt projects illustrated with high detail and good instructions.

It also photographs myriad pages of quilts separated into different themed sections - "amish" "Log Cabin" "Caring for Quilts" & many more subcategories.

Whilst being an excellent compendium of quilts of the past, photographing them in such dated settings detracts from the charm of the quilts themselves.

Understandably this book was created from a collection of "Country Living" photographic shoots therefore the approach is a reasonable one.

Not recommended as anything more than a library borrow, unless purchaseable for under $5.

kotori

This book features traditional quilt patterns, a variety of pictures of quilts in country home settings, and some historical information. Nothing earth-shattering here. The quilts are beautiful in their own way, but if, like me, you are looking for fresh new ideas and exciting fabrics and colors, this is not the book for you. If you love traditional or antique quilts, then you might like this book. It would make a nice coffee table book.