Are you lost in a sea of scraps or interested in antique quilts?
These books will bring ideas to life and inspire you.01 |STEP BACK IN TIME
Use your collection of
reproduction fabrics to make 13
vintage-inspired designs. Authors
Paula Barnes and Mary Ellen
Robison share a true story from
the 1800s with each pattern.
$27.99 shopmartingale.com
02 | STRING FRENZY
Turn scraps of all sizes into
beautiful string-quilt projects.
Author Bonnie K. Hunter shares
12 patterns, some of which
foundation-piece fabrics as narrow
as ¾” wide into one-of-a-kind
quilts. $27.95 ctpub.com
03 | HIDDEN TREASURES,
QUILTS FROM 1600 TO 1860
Browse through a collection of
photos and essays by authors Lori
Lee Triplett and Kay Triplett about
100 antique quilts and textiles
from the famous Poos Collection.
The photographed projects, which
predate the 1860s, include wool,
wholecloth, chintz, and album
quilts. $39.95; ctpub.com
04 | MAKE YOUR OWN
MEDALLION
Build a medallion quilt by mixing
and matching designs from author
Erin Burke Harris. Start with one
of six center blocks, then add your
choice of 30 borders, each in three
diff erent lengths so they easily fi t
your design with no math required.
$28.95; luckyspool.comShelf-Worthy BooksFROM THE CRAFTS LAB
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