It's a Stitch: 21 Patchwork Quilt Projects with an Eye on Tradition

By: Karen Bolesta

Even though today's quilters can have their pick of fashionable hand-dyed fabrics, vibrant colors, and bold, dramatic, contemporary prints, it's easy to understand why beloved old patterns such as Log... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579549144
• ISBN13: 9781579549145
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Sports for Quilters; humorous lessons for the addict

It's a stitch 21 Fresh and vibrant, occasionally odd and exciting quilt projects, perfectly presented instructions and a light hearted tone. While all the quilts have at lease some connection with traditional patterns, they have been reworked in quirky ways, and much effor invested in each. An excellent beginners bork, because of the concise and easy to follow instructions - the whole book is a joy to read, terribly easy to flick through and delightful to follow. Well worth the modest price. The authors amuse & educate with many pages of quilters tips, obviously concocted by true quilting enthusiasts. With a humorous '12 step program for Stash Reduction' & 'gifts for a quilter', dinner suggestions (`Quick Suppers'), `A Quilting We Will Go' (where to vacation to inspire your next quilt), (Quilting) `Classroom Etiquette', `Organizing a Raffle Quilt', and many other delicious and entertaining tips I confess I found these inserts -which are layered through the book like chapters- just as pleasing as the quilts showcased. The quilts themselves are not to be sniffed at of course, whilst not all were great favorites with me, there was enough to satisfy. I found the quilt makers had done interesting things in terms of fabric selection, and improving upon old designs. There is a special Wedding Ring quilt which has been appliquéd with origami roses and vines - beautiful! (if you look close, this is featured on the cover in the upper right corner) A little snippet from the end of the book: Sports for Quilters: RUNNING to the quilt shop HURDLING over piles of books LIFTING large quantities of fabric RACING to finish a project deadline SWIMMING through pages of quilt magazines KICKING around new ideas SPINNING new yarns about quilting adventures CYCLING through decades of quilting designs. There you have it. Scrap the gym and start scraping! A true quilting addict's (dare I say nerd's?) manual - Great. Kotori 2005