When the Cold Wind Blows: Quilts and Projects to Keep You Warm [Paperback]

Barb Adams (Author), Alma Allen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 2008

Bundle up with Barb Adams and Alma Allen, best-selling authors from Blackbird Designs, as they warm your heart with beautiful quilts and many other fine projects inspired by the winter months.

"When the Cold Wind Blows" features one main quilt in two wonderfully creative versions - Barb's "Winter Garden" and Alma's "Love Letters" - plus five other quilts, a hooked rug, a cross-stitch pillow sham and two wool projects.

The book is beautifully photographed at the Christmastime home of friends Ginger and Ron Schrader. Ginger's treasured collections and fresh greenery will inspire you this holiday season.

Whether it's Barb's "Trick or Treat" quilt, perfect for the autumn months, or the comfy "Holly and Mistletoe" quilt, these projects will bring new warmth to the meaning of, "When the Cold Wind Blows."

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Kansas City Star Books (October 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933466782
• ISBN-13: 978-1933466781
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.2 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, April 18, 2009

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L. Weaver "Applique lover!" (Canmore, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews
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I recently found this book when looking for a project to incorporate my favourite William Morris fabrics. This book is beautiful! Great photos! The feature quilt shown in the front of the book has four full size photos of the same quilt in two different colour ways and block arrangement. Each block also has a full page size photo. There are no surprises as to the finished product. As you continue searching through the book there are other wonderful quilts. My favourites being "Holly and Mistletoe" and "Trick or Treat", after the feature quilt "Love Letters". I know I will not be making just one quilt from this book!!! There are so many period reproduction fabrics available now and they lend themselves perfectly to the patterns Barb and Alma have created. Thank you Barb and Alma for your beautiful creativity!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning and Loving Applique!, September 18, 2009

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K. Wilson (Texas) - See all my reviews
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A friend has this book, when I saw hers I fell in love with it! Had to have it. The appliques are on the large size so this book would be great for a beginner that wants to master the "A" word. This book has many projects to keep you motivated all winter long!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As The Cold Wind Blows - Takes your breath away!!, April 1, 2010

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liz quilts - See all my reviews

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Wow - each page has more beautiful appliques than the one before - I want to try each one in differnt colorways! The photographs invite you in, and the instructions are very clear. The blocks are large - not too complicated. This is an appliquer's delight! I would highly recommend this book if you enjoy applique (you do have to enlarge the patterns). I will certainly be looking for future books from these talented quilters!!