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Material Obsession: Modern Quilts With Traditional Roots (2009)

by Sarah Fielke(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1584797525 (ISBN13: 9781584797524)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Stewart, Tabori and Chang

review 1: What I really liked about this book is the authors' approach to quilts, and that there isn't a right or a wrong. They have really great ideas, and my favorite 2 patterns are very, very simple, but I love they way they just let the fabric speak for itself. As someone who has favorites I can't bear to cut up, they seem to get it, and say, well, then, showcase it!My biggest complaint is that you had to go through several pages of instruction to get a full-on look at the completed quilt. When I am browsing, I want to see right away what the completed quilt looks like, not just a corner of it folder over a ladder in an attractive style. But at least the photos of the complete quilts are there. I found almost all the quilts to be too reliant on applique for my personal tast... morees. They were pretty to look at it, but reality is, I'm not going to do much, if any, applique. But I liked looking.
review 2: I didn't necessarily find a quilt pattern in this book that I loved, and I didn't love all the combinations of quilts, but I love the author's philosophy on fabric-—that you choose something you love and you create a masterpiece that reflects you and your life, not be bound by rules about what types of fabric should be used. I read the author's blog, and I enjoy looking at her quilts and the quilts of those who come to her shop. She has a passion for what she does, and her quilts reflect that. Her taste is not my taste, but her vision has given me a different idea of what my taste can include. less

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