Quilt Blocks Go WIld
Eleanor Levie and Celebrity Quilters
Leisure Arts; $19.95

I always enjoy books with a variety of techniques that stretch your skills and this is no exception. Eleanor along with five celebrity quilters (Karla Anderson, Pam Dinndorf, Malka Dubrawsky, Tonya Ricucci and Elizabeth Rosenberg) challenged themselves to take the classic quilt block and twist, tweak, slice and skew them. In other words start traditional and go wild. You’ll find the classic Drunkard’s Path with inset, random strips; an unorderly Rail Fence; a Log Cabin block split into a boomerang shape; and a wonky, winking traditional Star block. In all you have nine projects, and each can set you off on an adventure to try something new with a different traditional block. Elly also includes playbooks – hand-on exercises – for each block designed to jump start your creativity.

Look for the book at your favorite book retailer. Here’s a link to Amazon if you would like to learn more about the book.

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