It's Book Review Day once again! Today I am sharing Allie Aller's Crazy Quilting (C&T Publishing, 2011).
I love this book! Before I read it, I was always on the fence about crazy quilting. My impression was that it was too dark, and too random for my taste. But the work in this book changed my mind. Aller (I gather that her friends call her Allison rather than Allie) is largely inspired by gardens and flowers, which is something that really resonates with me too. The colours are vibrant and beautiful throughout the book, and there are many gorgeous photos:
Crazy quilting is definitely one of those "more is more" techniques. This book gives you everything you need to finish a project. Aller provides four different methods for constructing a block, dozens of ideas for embellishing it, and complete instructions for finishing the quilt. I am about to embark on a Top Secret crazy quilt project, and I feel very comfortable with the instructions for getting started.
But even if you don't have a crazy quilt project in mind (yet), this book is great eye candy, and provides lots of good ideas for embellishment and silk ribbon embroidery that you could use on other projects:
She does amazing things with Angelina as well! So, another book that I highly recommend. It is certainly a nice book to have on the shelf, when you are missing your garden in the middle of winter!
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