I've been looking forward to this book for a long time...
Don't you just love the title...
A quick flick of the hefty 243 pages, shows quilts of all types. applique, clever piecing, traditional with modern twists, modern with tradional twists... you get the picture...
Each quilt has a LOT of information. From the concept behind the quilt, fabric tips, handy technique tips, instructions and LOTS of wonderful photos and clear diagrams.
Talk about eye candy, hooly dooly!! All the combinations of colourful fabrics are a feast for the eyes. I feel as though the more I look the more I see. I've been drooling over this book since I got it on Monday and each time I look again I see something I hadn't seen before. A clever border, wonderful fussy cutting, desirable fabrics...
Making Quilts...The Promise of Joy has been published by
Quiltmania, a French publishing group who also creates the fabulous Quiltmania magazine. It means the text is in French as well as English, which I really like, it makes it feel so...worldly. And yet there is a real Australian feel to this book with the wonderful use of strong colours and beautiful photos set in the Australian landscape. I should add the majority of the fabulous photos of the quilts have been taken by John Doughty, Kathy's husband and a renowned photographer in his own right.
Towards the back you'll find lots of big, clear patterns.
Finally the photo on the back cover.. How beautiful is that quilt blowing in the wind, it makes you want to open up the book and start gazing at photos and planning quilts again.
Yep!!
Making Quilts...The Promise of Joy has been worth the wait and is better than I hoped for.
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