A New Look at Log Cabin Quilts: Design a Scene Block by Block Plus 9 Easy-To-Follow Projects

I was unable to find a "look inside" option for this book, so bought it only because I really liked the log cabin quilt pattern shown on the front cover. After I ordered it, I finally found a website that showed the patterns that were included in the book. I was disappointed at the choices of what the patterns covered. There was nothing wrong with those patterns. They just weren't scenes that I would have chosen as wall hangings in my home. You may love them. So I was no longer looking so forward to the arrival of that book. But when I got it, I had the wonderful surprise that yes, it had finished patterns that weren't exactly for me, but half the book is devoted to how to make any kind of landscape scenes of any kind for yourself! I was thrilled. So yes, I got more than I expected from this book, and am very happy I got it!

As a quiltmaker, the log cabin block has long been my favorite. This books takes the block to new and creative appllications, that will astound you. Not exactly for beginners, but for the experienced quiltmaker, the instructions are easy to follow, and allows for personal creativity in your quilt. Buy it and create a WORK OF ART!

This is a wonderful book for the quilters out there that love the log cabin square. You can make so many unique quilts using this book. You'll love them all!

Log Cabin blocks are so versatile. This book introduces the reader to exciting ways of thinking outside the square. Production of animals, scenes and paletes of colour are examined and open the mind to so many possibilities. The block does not constrict you to sqaures, rather explores the sizes and shapes of the block, and the fabric strips along with the internal arrangement of colour to produce amazing effects. The magic of illusion and secondary patterns is evoked by the careful placement of blocks.

When my copy of this book became due again at the library, I had to go out and buy it. This book is beautiful and inspiring -- Glover takes a traditional quilting style and completely transforms it. The pictures are great, the background text is interesting, and the patterns are definitely executable (though they're low on details and expect quilting experience). One word of caution -- this is not an intro to quilting or to piecing Log Cabin squares or to color theory, though she is obviously masterful in all three. Use it as inspiration, not as a project blueprint, especially if you are new to quilting.