darlene zimmerman

My Favorite Quilt Book

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When I was teaching myself quilting, I took many books out of the library,

read magazines and then discovered the wonderful world of quilters on the internet.

There was one book that I bought and kept by my sewing machine.

It was this book:

Quilting, The Complete Guide

by Darlene Zimmerman

I love how this book has a hard cover and a spiral binding inside so it lays flat.

It covers everything, from cutting setting triangles, with an easy chart ...

... a how-to on mitered borders ...

... to the basics of machine quilting.

It has diagrams, charts ...

added by Scrapatches 3 years, 1 month ago. under #igquiltfest2021 , darlene zimmerman , favorite quilt books , quilting complete guide

It’s Cindy reporting in today with a yellow dilemma. I’m getting ready to join my Grandmother’s Flower Garden Blocks and I have two yellow prints to choose from.

In keeping with my 30’s inspired blocks, both prints are designed by Darlene Zimmerman. The print below is called “Sunshine Garden” and it has triangles surrounded by tiny dots in a random pattern. It’s a gold/yellow print on a white background.

My next print is called “Southern Belles” and it has teeny, tiny x’s and o’s in structured rows and columns. It’s also ...

added by Gray Barn Designs 3 years, 1 month ago. under 30's inspired , darlene zimmerman , grandmother's flower garden , gray barn designs , hexagons , miscellaneous , quilt (Comments)

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