Esprit Nomade

(Nomadic Spirit)

Odile Bailloeul

Nomadic influences have been inspiring Odile’s designer work for a long time: the gypsy route, starting from India, crossing the Slavic countries, touching the Nordic lands, and settling in Camargue and Andalusia, sparks her imagination…

Some creations in this book will prompt you to go outside: bags, nomadic covers, travel blankets, a picnic set… Others will transform a corner of your home or terrace into a place for dreaming, with the deckchair, the quilts, and the cushions. The key thing is that this universe provides you with joy and well-being! Motifs originating from the folklore and folk art from around the world, an abundant and inspiring Nature, colours that sing together, an accumulation of small hand-made treasures fill this colourful book, which offers 23 projects to create.

Odile is a French artist who was tutored in the Applied Arts. She lives is a cosy place, tucked away in Western France with her husband, her cat, and a lovely caravan in their garden. This colourful character, with fiery red hair and flower-covered clothes, who loves tinkering, writing books, and painting, has created numerous textile creations for companies such as Free Spirit, ribbons for Renaissance Ribbons, and decorative objects and jewels in a splendid bohemian style.

Making Happy Quilts  - Mieke Duyck

Collected in her first book are the latest, original and charming quilts created by Mieke Duyck! Endowed with a keen colour sense, Mieke likes to revisit traditional blocks in an original way, mixing genres. Fabric choice determines the style, conventional or more modern, and the result is always appealing and surprising! She is as skilled working by hand as by machine, and also loves to play with today’s tools such as rulers for specific cuts, for example, to simplify the task. Mieke is definitely a quilter of her time, drawing her inspiration from the source to stimulate her exuberant imagination. Eighteen small and large projects are on offer in this refreshing book! 

A critics review of Playful Precut Quilts from British Patchwork and Quilting

 About the Author

Amanda Niederhauser learned to sew at a young age, and fell for quilting after graduating college. Always inspired by fabric, she designs quilt patterns for her blog, magazines, and Etsy. Amanda lives in Southern California, USA with her husband, three children, and her cat Mufasa.

Embrace the ease of quilting with precuts! Mix and match 15 blocks for endless precut quilts Modern precuts meet classic quilt blocks! Stimulate your creativity with 15 pretty patterns that show off 12" blocks in an engaging variety of settings and sizes. Make a sweet sampler quilt with all 15 blocks or repeat motifs for endless variations. Wherever you are on your quilt journey, these precut-friendly patterns make it a breeze to mix colors and prints. With designs that will appeal to every quilter, this book will quickly become your "go to" when you want to make a table runner for your friend's birthday, a baby quilt for your newborn niece, or a throw for your parents' anniversary. Pinwheels, stars, cats, and hearts! Sew 15 fabulous precut quilts for all seasons Sample 15 traditional blocks in layouts you'll come back to again and again * Easily piece dozens of projects--runners, baby quilts, bed covers, and more.

Millefiori Quilts 5 by Willyne Hammerstein

The description of this month's book comes from Quiltmania Inc.

"Willyne conquered the hearts of quilters everywhere. Just look at the amount of the famous Passacaglia, from Millefiori Quilts 1, which appear every year and at every contest! Her speed in creating all of the blocks and putting them all together in outstanding compositions, is matched only by her passion for vivid colours, and her excitement in creating new quilts with thousands of small pieced fabrics. This fifth entry in the Millefiori series is like a beacon, standing proudly to mark our dear Willyne’s 80th birthday!

17 splendid quilts await you.
And be prepared: she is already working on the 6th book…"

What Once Was Old...features a wonderful collection of vintage-inspired projects. Ms. Sullivan makes use of vintage linens, buttons, and other items to make pincushions, pillows, wall hangings, and quilts.

Choose from a variety of hand- and machine-sewn styles including stitch-and-flip, envelope-style, lined circles, Suffolk puffs and cathedral windows. Each technique is photographed step by step, and then each completed, discrete block can be transformed into a stunning quilt project, which comes complete with full instructions.