Shadow Quilts

Create easy-to-design multiple image quilts with a simple, single block.

“Shadow Quilts shows you how simple block designs can inspire dramatic quilts. Donna and Patricia present the steps for making these unique quilts in a fun, conversational, and easy-to-understand format. . . . A pure joy to read!” —Carol Doak, quiltmaker, teacher, and author

Explore dramatic new horizons for traditional quilt patterns. Look closely at a Shadow Quilt, and discover the multi-layer images of a simple block.

• nine inventive projects with complete instructions from design to binding. Start with an easy Shoo-Fly block and progress to quilts using more complex traditional blocks.

• Shadow Quilts begin with a basic block and repeat the image in small and large scale to create a layered shadow effect.

• The secret is in your fabric choices! Guidelines and hints from Donna and Patricia show how to choose the most visually effective blocks, determine a color scheme, and select fabric combinations that result in perfect value contrast.

“Hooray for Pat and Donna and their innovative approaches to quilt design and fabric choices! By showing how to use simple traditional blocks in various sizes and positioned at seemingly different layers within the quilt, Pat and Donna will have you singing a new song with traditional patterns in no time. Their clear and clever presentation will make it hard for you to read the whole book for beginning a “Shadow Quilt” of your own!” —Margaret J. Miller, quiltmaker, teacher, and author