Granny Quilt Decor: Vintage Quilts of the '30s inspire projects for today's home

by Darlene Zimmerman

The dreamy floral appliqu? designs of the 1930s, featured in author Darlene Zimmerman?s Granny Quilts, remind readers how the Depression era was enlivened with revived optimism through the design and construction of quilts. Granny Quilt D?cor, a follow-up to Granny Quilts?with modernized patterns?introduces fresh new possibilities in home d?cor encompassing a wider range of projects from bed-sized quilts to small wall hangings, pillows, and kitchen novelties. Nearly 30 designs, modified from bed-sized quilt patterns, and suitable for the bedroom as well as the front porch, kitchen, child?s room, and nursery, fit easily into the lighter, brighter decorating schemes adopted in the twenty-first century. Lovely stylized photography and patterns display methods for both appliqu? and piecework with the added option of implementing quick-fusing or an updated method for hand-appliqu?.

Genres: Quilting

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Historical, unique and creative

[Lois · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of '30s designs for quilts and home dec projects. appliqued colonial ladies on swings = "Swingin' Babes"