Fast, Fusible Flower Quilts
Nancy Mahoney is one of the quilt industry's very prolific designers. You may associate her name with 1930's fabrics and quilts, because much of her work is focused there. Her most recent fabric line is Nellie's Garden for P&B; Textiles. Nancy has a new book out with That Patchwork Place calledFast, Fusible Flower Quilts. I really like this book and here's why:* Simple shapes to applique--easy enough for a beginner* Clear instructions on the special techniques needed for these quilts* Piecing and applique are combined in interesting ways* 11 patterns for $24.99 means a great value: just $2.27 each* Designs are easy to visualize in different fabricsMy favorite quilts inFast, Fusible Flower Quiltsare Night Blooms (batiks in amazing blues and oranges) and Amaryllis (see the front cover) but there are half a dozen that could easily go on my "must make" list. I'm so excited about Amaryllis that I made a sample block in the fabrics I m considering.I believe one indicator of a great pattern is when a quilter can see the design and easily visualize it in fabrics different from those shown. In fact, I can think of so many possibilities for Amaryllis, I might need to make this quilt several times. --Diane Harris, Quiltmaker Magazine