Modern Roots--Today's Quilts from Yesterday's Inspiration

July 1, 2016

Volckening shares some of the highlights of his vintage-quilt collection in this book, which includes brief historical essays about each of the quilts, as well as a "modern-made" adaptation. Volckening and his collaborators have updated the techniques to reflect current quilting fabrics, tools, and practices, and the construction ranges from straightforward patchwork to complex curved piecing or foundation paper piecing. Each pattern also includes a small-scale adaptation, such as a mini quilt or a table runner, perfect for quilters who are drawn to a design but don't want a full-size quilt. VERDICT The glimpses at Volckening's quilt collection are engaging, and his writings about the original quilts are fascinating, but the patterns are the star--and they may inspire modern quilters to look to the past for further inspiration.

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