Cozy Modern Quilts

June 10

This collection of 23 easy, pieced contemporary quilts, table runners and placemats is designed to make a dent in your stash. The blocks, all squares and strips, feature quick rotary cutting and straight-line piecing, perfect for the beginning quilter. While the blocks are really simple, the results do look more complicated and have a wonderful visual impact. The color palettes used also would be great if you are looking for a project for a man. I plan to hit my stash and piece a couple of tops.

* Professional Quilter *

May 10

With 10 kids in various states of in-an-out-of-the-house, you'd never guess Kim could be so prolific. But, …this dynamo from Wisconsin keeps on cookin'. Her latest book is a slight departure from her previous, more countrified quilt books. The designs are simple and graphic - as in straight lines - and the instructions are written to take advantage of what you have lying around… We like how versatile the instructions are without specific color direction. It's like, hey, we can be trusted picking our own color! Or more likely, that it won't matter because these are scrap patterns. But whatever, it works…

* Quilter's Ho