Category: book review

  • Double Wedding Ring Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

    Double Wedding Ring Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, hot off the press and out this month. I have seen double wedding ring quilts and appreciated their beauty, but thought them fiendishly difficult.  Victoria encourages us to not worry about making mistakes and to use them to learn from and even turn a mistake into a…

  • Book Review: Urban and Amish

    URBAN and AMISH Classic Quilts and Modern Updates MYRA HARDER Review by Kat Cottington I am an avid reader (and purchaser) of books to feed my passion which is patchwork and quilting. I am experienced and usually like to do my own thing but a few months ago I joined the LMQG as I liked…

  • Scrappy Bits Applique by Shannon

    © c & t publishing Every quilter, sewer has scraps left over from projects and what to do with the smaller pieces can be tricky. Shannon Brinkley has been creating things with her hands since she was a very young girl and fell madly in love with modern quilting in college.  Shannon is a modern quilter…

  • “Sew a Modern Home” review

    Many of the quilters I know find that they gain inspiration from a range of sources beyond the usual ‘craft’ world. Art, architecture, graphic design and interior design are a few of the disciplines studied by modern quilters who looking for fresh design ideas. It is not uncommon to stumble across modern quilting blogs where the…

  • “Imagine Quilts” book review from Martingale Books.

    Imagine Quilts is a bright and colourful book that I dived straight into and read from cover to cover, despite wanting get up and sew as soon as I saw the very first pattern. I’m totally in love with Elephant Parade, the first quilt in the book and I am already mentally wandering through my stash to work…

  • Martingale Books “Modern Basics” by Amy Ellis

      I’ve been making quilts for several years now but still consider myself to be a beginner. Like many twenty first century quilters I have very limited space and money to pursue this pleasurable pastime. This is why I was drawn to the title of Amy Ellis’ book Modern Basics – Easy Quilts to Fit Your Budget, Space,…

  • Skip the borders – Easy patterns for modern quilts

    I was really happy when this book came up on the LMQG review list as it had been on my Amazon wish list for ages and the week before, I had purchased my very own copy! Julie says in the introduction that she drew on her love of teaching to work out how to put…

  • Modern Bee – 13 Quilts to make with friends

    When I volunteered to review a book for the LMQG I was overjoyed when “Modern Bee” turned up in my inbox! I am an avid reader of Lindsay’s blogs “Lindsay Sews” and “Craft Buds” plus it was a happy coincidence having last year taken over as Bee Mama for my own quilting Bee – Bee…

  • Modern One-Block Quilts by Natalia Bonner & Kathleen Whiting.  Published by Stash Books.     A beautifully laid out book, all 22 quilt designs are based on a single block design.  So each quilt design could be made with printed or solids and give a new look to each pattern.  The blocks range from simple,…

  • Quilt Improv by Lucie Summers

    Lucie’s fabulous new book, Quilt Improv landed in my Library last week and I have been pouring over it ever since!  I love Lucie’s fabrics and very much enjoyed her porthole quilting class at the Fat Quarterly retreat, as did everyone who took the class. The book starts with an introduction into  what improv quilting…

  • A modern quilting bee, Block Party

    Written by Alissa Haight Carlton (a founding member of The Modern Quilt Guild) and Kristen Lejnieks and published by Stash books.  The book contains 12 project chapters for a year long bee.  January starts with a wonky log cabin, well explained and with lots of tips on holding a bee.  I havent ever been in…

  • Happy Home by Jennifer Paganelli

    This year Jennifer Paganelli second book was published, called Happy Home.  It is a beautiful compendium of crafts, all made in her wonderful bright fabrics – a real feast for the eye.  A few quilts and smaller projects, like the lovely hexy cushion. The book is made up of 4 main chapters called Decorate, Accessorise,…

  • Seaside Home

    C & T publishing Seaside Home is a compilation of quilts, softies, embroidery, appliqué and decorative crafts – perfect for a nautical look in any home. A splash of summer cheer, especially with all the wet wintry wet weather we are having at the moment. C & T publishing An adorable Sea Turtle fresh soft…

  • Hexa go-go

    C & T Publishing I love hexagons, always have and when I saw the front cover of Tacha Bruecher’s book Hexa Go-Go I just had to see inside!  This book is based around English paper piecing, Tacha says that hexagons are quilting’s answer to knitting.  The book starts off with an outline of what English…

  • Modern Patchwork – book review

    Modern Patchwork by Elizabeth Hartman reviewed by Ruth. I would love to share Modern Patchwork by Elizabeth Hartman, published by Stash Books. As you may know I am a member of The London Modern Quilt Guild and love the modern approach to quilting as well as some more traditional approaches.  Elizabeth has designed 12 quilts…

  • Modern Minimal – Book Review

    Modern Minimal by Alissa Haight Carlton reviewed by Ruth. As Alissa is a member of the Modern Quilt Guild I thought for a first review her new book Modern Minimal would be perfect! Her ʻoverall approach and philosophy to quilting is that it can be done in a relaxed and fun way. She doesnʼt agree…

  • Modern Quilting – magazine review

    REVIEW of Modern Quilting – Inspiring Quilters Worldwide, by Dianna Modern Quilting Magazine At the March meeting of the London Modern Quilt Guild (LMQG) I offered to review this very new and exciting magazine all about Modern Quilting.  Some of the guild’s members were able to attend the launch of this magazine at Ray-Stitch in Islington…