Little Lady Patchwork: MODA'S BOOK LOVER'S DAY { WHAT IS CURRENTLY ON MY BEDSIDE TABLE}

Friday, August 9, 2013

MODA'S BOOK LOVER'S DAY { WHAT IS CURRENTLY ON MY BEDSIDE TABLE}

Happy Book Lover's Day!

I LOVE

a good book!

I happen to have a pretty good

library of actual,

no kidding,

real life books.

(not just the 100s that are on my Kindle)

I must admit

that the

quilting section of my book collection

is quite hefty

(like my fabric stash).

Every time that I move,

the movers (AKA my Hubby)

always comments on backaches that he gets from hauling

all of my books/archive magazines.

Since it is Book Lover's Day,

I thought that I would

show you my favorite books-past & present:

First, let me start by telling you that in order for me to purchase a book,

it must have 1 or more of the following:

1. Have at least 4-5 projects/quilts that I want to make.

2. Have clear diagrams/photographs.

3. If it the book is by one of my favorite authors, then it is a given

that I am going to buy the book.

So Back THEN {as in when I started quilting}

these were some of the first books that I purchased:

Material Obsession- Modern Quilts with Traditional Roots
by Kathy Doughty & Sarah Fielke
has always been one of my all-time favorite quilt books!

It is my go to pick me up/happy quilt book!

I periodically pull out the book
and drool over all of the quilts in the books.
I mean the cover quilt alone
screams "MAKE ONE LIKE ME!"
and HELLO it's a RED quilt.

Some of my favorite quilts are book marked by the tabs:

Like I said,
diagrams & pictures are everything to me.

I love the hand drawn/sketched diagrams in the book:

Favorite Quilts From Anka's Treasures
by Heather Mulder Peterson
was another one of my go to books when I first started quilting.

Her Scrappy Stars Quilt is still on my
"to make someday" list:

These are the books that are currently on my bedside table:

Little Stitches by Aneela Hoey
is my current favorite embroidery book.

I love that she has included lots of projects for those of us
who have little boys:

Beginner's Guide To Free Motion Quilting
by Natalia Bonner
inspires to me to jump out and try the big, bad world of free motion quilting:

Large Block Quilts
by Vickie Eapen
is FULL of fun & inspiring quilts!

I have seen & touched each on the quilts in the book
and I wanted to take them all home with me...
literally...and I had the chance to!

What are you favorite Quilt Book?

Don't forget to stop by
Moda...the Cutting Table
because they will be giving away 6 new books on the blog!
You can all find other links
to Book Lover's Day!