We have some great books arriving soon through Ascot Lane
The Border Workshop by Janet Kime and published by That Patchwork Place is a book that will allow you to sew perfect borders for your quilts. The book includes step-by-step instructions for 27 border designs.
This book would be great is you want to make a quilt like this (make sure you click on product views and details to see the full quilt on the bed). Use to Border Workshop book to design your own quilt. To make a quilt like that - Shadow Play by Maywood Studio or plains would be the perfect fabric to use. If you are not aware of Shadow Play then you are missing out!! It is the most beautiful "tonal" print around. It feels so gorgeous that I could spend ages just stroking it! It somehow has a soft suede look and feel. I just love it!!!
Some of my favourite borders are the "Eeek Mice", "Speed Pieced Braid", "Vertical Hearts" and "Shaded Squares".
Great for beginners or advanced quilters.
Another book that is arriving soon is by Possibilities. It's called P.S. I Love You Four and is the fourth book in the popular P.S. I Love You series. It contains 13 quilt projects and twenty-one unique small projects include crib sheet, pleated crib skirt, bumper pads, diaper bag, changing mat, nursing pillow cover, customized onesies, sling, blankets, bibs, hats, and more! I can't wait for this book to arrive - I have the perfect baby in mind!
Below are some photos I took at Quilt Market of projects out of the book.
What baby wouldn't want this quilt? Our range of Island Batiks would be perfect for this quilt. The new range is arriving in March 07 and they are just divine!
Wonderful ideas to celebrate baby's first year.
Have you ever thought of using Asian fabrics for a baby? Doesn't it look fantastic? The fabric used in the main panel of the quilt is a Kona Bay Fabric. Kona Bay produces the most stunning Asian inspired designs. (if you go to the site, make sure you page down and visit the New Collections that will be arriving in Australia early next year).
The 1776 Quilt: Heartache, Heritage and Happiness by Pam Holland and published by Breckling Press will be arriving in Australia early January. Pam tells the amazing story of how she found a quilt that had been made by Sorbian soldiers on the battlefield as Prussian troops marched into Bohemiare. She decided to replicate the quilt using faster methods of machine applique. This unique book recounts the story of the original quilt and describes Pam Holland's personal odyssey from despair to celebration, as her remake of 1776 sweeps "Best in Show" at quilt shows across the United States. The book provides six complete patterns inspired by the 1776, as well as directions for re-creating the original quilt.
I was fortunate to see a Mock Up of this book in Houston. It is truely an inspiring story. To order your copy in Australia - contact your local quilt store.