Potting Shed Patchwork: 14 Quilted Projects Fresh from the Garden [Paperback]

Karen Costello Soltys (Author), Nancy J. Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2002

Inspired by the colors and textures of the garden, this color-splashed book features a collection of beautiful quilts alongside dozens of images of lush gardens, photographed on location in the Pacific Northwest.

· Fourteen quilt plans with new designs from Country Threads, Carol Doak, Little Quilts, and others

· Delightful projects include a "Tulip Garden" bed quilt, "Floral Trellis" table runner, and a stained-glass wall quilt depicting a potting-shed scene

· Easy techniques range from quick-pieced patchwork and paper piecing to hand appliqué and fast fusible appliqué

Bring an indoor garden to life with this spectacular variety of flower-filled designs!

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About the Author

The quilts in Potting Shed Patchwork are designed by several bestselling That Patchwork Place authors, including Nancy J. Martin (Time-Crunch Quilts), Joan Hanson and Mary Hickey (The Simple Joys of Quilting), and Amy Whalen Helmkamp (Stained Glass Quilts Made Easy).

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564774120
• ISBN-13: 978-1564774125
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,400,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Contempory country..., June 27, 2002

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"momma_in_ontario" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Potting Shed Patchwork: 14 Quilted Projects Fresh from the Garden (Paperback)

and yet some eclectic pieces. This is a compilation book with patterns contributed by the following designers: Sandy Bonsib, Carol Doak, Mary Etherington, Connie Tesene, Joan Hanson, Amy Whalen Helmkamp, Mary Hickey, Beth Merrill Kovich, Pam Lindquist, Little Quilts (aka Alice Berg, Mary Ellen Von Holt, and Sylvia Johnson), Nancy J. Martin, Jo Parrott, and Retta Warehime.

All of the pieces have a country garden appeal, with some being more of a 'charming country style' like the 'Tulip Garden' quilt illustrated on the front cover which I definitely intend to make, while others are more 'folkart-ish' like the 'Only One Crow In My Garden' quilt. Some patterns are done by applique while others are block.

There's a more contemporary 'heart' quilt, and a 'sunflower-like' quilt made in summertime blues, which I hope to make given time. There's a flower basket block wallquilt made in soft pastels that's quite lovely, and a beautiful 'Winter Lilies' quilt made in red, white and green. Another twosome I hope to make.

The patterns are I would say evenly divided between wallhangings, and fullsize quilts. Depending on who your favorite designers are, there's definitely a nice selection. This book exposed me to the work of some designers I had either not heard of or had not previously seen their work. Which in a way, may be the purpose of the publishers printing this type of book. Difficulty ranges from beginner to intermediate.