When I say just like me--- I'm not talking about just the common interest of applique versus patchwork, or even primary colors versus pastel. It's about learning about someone that has a 'connection' with fabric. It doesn't mean they have do have a solomn oath to Jo Morton or Creme fabric has to be the main color of the project.
It does mean they appreciate that art of sewing fabric pieces together with needle and thread. And whether the pieces are on beds, tables, or walls... they create a warmth of heart...at least for me.
That's why the two above books are on my nightstand right now. More than pattern books - they've taught me about tints and tones. They've taught me about color combinations and why some colors work together and some don't.
But the parts of the books that I love and truthfully have read several times are how quilting enters all avenues if of their lives. It's almost like they were quilters before they ever quilted.
Proving once again that being a quilter and quilting is more than just doing something with cloth -- it's something inside you -- like being left-handed or right-handed... It's something you just are....
Read the books -- there's even a recipe or two in them. Whether you love Modern quilts or gravitate to the traditional ones...I think you'd love these books.
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I'm going to check the library to see if these books are available. I love how you described and recommended them!
Wonderful post, Melanie! "...like they were quilters before they ever quilted." I think that statement speaks about many of us who have an appreciation for expressive creativity that quilting allows us!
I don't think I have heard of wooden screen doors. They have always been plastic wherever I've been.
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