Happy Monday everyone! As I type this, I'm sitting in a very quiet house. Last week, for the first time in almost 8 years, both kids went to school at the same time. Although I obviously knew it was coming, it's so weird. So now I'm plotting and cleaning and stitching and beginning to think about this new chapter. (And the kids area absolutely loving school and their new teachers.)

Today I'm excited to share with you a new quilting book, sent to me by Dana Bolyard of Old Red Barn, Co. ~ Imagine Quilts : 11 Patterns from Everyday Inspirations. Dana is a hugely talented quilter and as soon as I saw the beautiful quilt on the cover of her new book, I knew I needed to get my hands on it.

Imagine Quilts is 64 pages and contains 11 quilt patterns. The patterns are sorted into 4 sections: "be inspired by your stash", "use techniques in new ways", "look around", and "break the rules". There is a 1 page introduction and then Dana jumps into the patterns.

I love the idea of being inspired by your stash. Many of us are a bit of fabric collectors...sometimes even forgetting what we have buried under the piles. Dana talks about pulling fabric, making piles, and seeing where that leads you.

Imagine Quilts not only has very in depth patterns...

But also even shows alternative layouts with one of the blocks.

The "Zip It!" quilt is one of my favorites. I just look at it and think "how did she do that??"

I also love the "Princess Crowns" quilt and Dana's ideas on working with Dresden Plates. This quilt would be fun in a huge range of colors.

Each pattern that requires templates has them printed in the book, to scale. All you need to do is make copies - I don't believe I saw any that required enlarging (which is always nice!). The end of the book contains 6 pages of terms, tools and tips and tricks.

I hope you will check out Imagine Quilts and also be inspired by the patterns inside!

Imagine Quilts

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