Embrace creativity with books aimed at teaching new skills,
playing with fabric, and exploring deeper meaning in quilts.01 |DRESDEN QUILT
BLOCKS REIMAGINED
Create both traditional and
nontraditional Dresden Plate blocks
with this book from author Candyce
Copp Grisham. She starts with
instructions for a basic block, then
customizes it with 25 design twists,
including a variety of edge treatments.
$24.95; ctpub.com
02 | FARM GIRL VINTAGE 2
Piece 45 quilt blocks inspired by
author Lori Holt’s rural roots. The
6"- and 12"-square blocks can be
assembled into 13 projects ranging
in size from pincushions to quilts or
mixed and matched into your own
designs.
$29.98; fatquartershop.com
03 | MACHINE-QUILTING
IDEA BOOK
Author Vicki Ruebel off ers
suggestions for machine-quilting 12
classic quilt blocks. For each block
she provides up to six machine-
quilting designs that vary in diffi culty.
Easy-to-understand illustrations make
achieving the designs possible.
$27.99; shopmartingale.com
04 | WHY WE QUILT
Author Thomas Knauer showcases
a collection of quilts from a variety
of contemporary artists who share
stories of what inspires their work.
From temperance quilts to the AIDS
quilt, Knauer looks at how fabric and
thread have been used as a form of
activism and creativity.
$29.95; storey.comShelf-Worthy BooksFROM THE CRAFTS LAB
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