In a Patchwork Garden: Garden Designs in Applique

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Summary: Striking Fabric Art
Review: Janet Bolton's needleskills are showcased in this lovely book. She has a unique style and generously shares advice on technique and sources of inspiration for creating your own images. Her choice of fabrics and beautiful composition takes this medium to a sophisticated level. Bolton shows pictorial as well as more abstract work. I find myself coming back to this book again and again.

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Summary: Fun country designs, but...
Review: This is one of the few recent quilt books that have disappointed me. The photos might have been a delightful feature in a magazine, but they don't adapt well as a how-to book with patterns. The designs have such a strong voice, that you'll have the author's personality in the quilt, and not yours, if you make one of these designs.