Pink Ribbon Quilts "Print on Demand Edition" [Paperback]

Mimi Dietrich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

When you create a quilt to brighten the day in the life of a breast-cancer patient,, survivor or caregiver, you join Mimi and thousands of other women in enduring the fight to find a cure. Includes 11 step-by-step quilt projects that use a pink ribbon theme or pink fabric. Projects include small friendship quilts, large raffle quilts and a comfort pillow.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

It is amazing how many quilters have been touched by breast cancer, whether it's as a patient, a caregiver, or a survivor. As a breast-cancer survivor, quilting has played a very important part in my recovery, and it continues to foster my ongoing positive attitude. Quilting can spark our creativity, give us goals, focus our attention on positive projects, and bring us together with other quilters. If you know a friend of loved one who has had an experience with breast cancer, pick up some fabric and make a quilt block from Pink Ribbon Quilts. When your friend receives your gift, it will brighten her day. Or try gathering several friends together to make a quilt to raise money for breast-cancer research. All of us can make a contribution in the fight against breast cancer.

About the Author

Mimi Dietrich is the author of several popular That Patchwork Place books, including Happy Endings, Baltimore Bouquets, The Easy Art of Appliqu (with Roxi Eppler), Quilts: An American Legacy, and Basic Quiltmaking Techniques for Hand Appliqu. She is the "founding mother" of the Village Quilters in Cantonsville, Maryland, and of the Baltimore Appliqu Society. A prominent appliqu expert, Mimi also teaches appliqu classes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: Martingale & Company; First Edition edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564772799
• ISBN-13: 978-1564772794
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #629,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a unique addition to the plethora of quilting books, November 17, 1999

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Mary Lyons (Akron, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pink Ribbon Quilts "Print on Demand Edition" (Paperback)

I highly recommend this Mimi Dietrich book for the following reasons: 1.The 11 step-by-step projects range in size and difficulty, but most are small and personal and the kind of items one can make and give as gifts. These are not involved projects that take years to complete! 2.The pages of tips that accompany the quilts are full of sound advice for friends and caregivers as well as for cancer patients themselves. 3.Two percent of the net sales benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (one of the largest private funders of research in the U.S. dedicated soley to breast cancer). The book is a gift to quilters and patients alike! We buy the book; they get more funds for research!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come for the Cause, Stay for the Designs, April 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Pink Ribbon Quilts "Print on Demand Edition" (Paperback)

The title attracted my attention because one of my stitching friends had recently lost her battle with breast cancer. But after leafing through the book I realized I had to add it to my growing collection of quilt books because it had so many wonderful designs, all made easy by speed cutting techniques and easy-to-read diagrams. The designs are a combination of traditional patches (with fresh colorways) and some original designs. All skill levels are represented, so the projects can challenge the experienced or provide quick yet exquisite results for the beginner.

The fact that a portion of the proceeds of this book go to breast cancer research should mitigate any guilt you might feel about adding yet ANOTHER book to your collection. But this book will not duplicate any other you own -- it stands on its own merits both as a quilting book and as a dispenser of helpful advice to those who are affected by breast cancer (either their own or that of a friend or loved one).

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real touching!, October 14, 1999

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[e-mail] ([e-mail]) (Ontario, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pink Ribbon Quilts "Print on Demand Edition" (Paperback)

I made a quilt from this book, with a loan from a friend, now I want my own. Very heart warming book! Mary