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by: Jeana Kimball  List Price: $26.95 Price: $24.98 You Save: $1.97 ( 7%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.97 EAN: 9780943574684 ISBN: 0943574684 Label: Martingale and Company Manufacturer: Martingale and Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: 2000-01 Publisher: Martingale and Company Studio: Martingale and Company Related Items:
Editorial Review: Book Description: The time-honored tradition of red-and-green appliquéd quilts has been celebrated by quiltmakers for generations. Now today's quilters can learn about the origins of these distinctive quilts, and then stitch their own dramatic works of art with directions for 24 beautiful block patterns and one magnificent quilt. Includes: • Stunning blocks featuring flowers, fruits, berries, and more, plus sources for 176 variations • Photos of 30 gorgeous antique quilts from the 18th and 19th centuries, offering a wealth of inspiration for today's quilters • Fascinating personal stories about five 19th-century American quilt artists and their masterpieces • Full-size templates, a glossary of techniques, and a detailed bibliography Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Absolutely Awesome! A+After seeing and being totally impressed with the quilt on the front cover of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine's March 2004 issue I had to purchase this book! The quilt on the cover of QNM is designed based off of the patterns in this book, only it is not red and green--it is pink, magenta, teal, purple, and blue (beautiful!). One of the most important things that I look for in a pattern is versitality. This book has many patterns in it and though the book is about red and green quilts, these patterns ... Read More Rating: - EXTRAORDINARY!Packed for the price, this book has easy to follow directions and fabulous applique designs typical of the red and green antique quilts from the 1800's. If you have a passion for antique quilts, applique, or red and green, this book is for you or any quilter - beginner or seasoned. ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY aspects about this book is that Ms. Kimball has taken the time to not only provide a large pattern for a particular block, but provides SCORES of drawings of particular blocks with changes to ... Read More Rating:  - red & green a delightAs a beginner in the art of applique, I found this book clear and easy to follow. This have also sent my senses into overdrive thinking of the quilts I can do in the future. Rating: - And to think I almost didn't pick up this bookAlthough I appreciate applique, I didn't used to be a huge fan of doing it myself. I had always appreciated the instant gratification of rotary-cut strip-pieced quilts. Kimball's "Red and Green: An Applique Tradition" has helped change that. "R&G" focuses on red-and-green applique quilts from the mid-19th century, but also includes photographs of earlier whole-cloth and medallion, to show the progression of quilt-making styles, and several modern quilts that beautifully reproduce this traditional ... Read More Rating: - For Lovers of Tradition, This One Has it All!Once in a while I pick up a book and actually feel afterward that I got every penny's worth. This is one of those. Jeana has combined the best features of great books on traditional applique forms - history, numerous quality photos of antique quilts, modern tradition-based creations, and patterns. If you haven't caught the traditional, red and green bug - fasten your seat belt because this book will leave you hungry to learn more. Thanks to Jeana for a really USEFUL contribution. 
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