The great people over at C&T Publishing set me some ebooks that I have been looking through and reading at night before I go to bed.  One of my favorites in the bunch is Growing Up Modern: 16 Quilt Projects for Babies & Kids by Allison Harris. You might know Allison from her great blog, Cluck Cluck Sew.  She has awesome quilt ideas that lean towards the modern side of quilting.  I have loved her patterns and designs so I was hoping her book would be good too….and let me tell you, it is.
I love the photography and layout of the book. Â It’s really very eye pleasing as it is uncluttered and colors are crisp.
One thing that I found very interesting and encouraging to mom’s with young kids is a section with suggestions on how to squeeze sewing time into your life. Â All the projects are kid friendly.
I would have definitely made this quilt for my son Karl when he was growing up.
As a Lego freak, he would have loved it!!
As a mom who was a big reader, I loved this idea too.
Isn’t it cute?? Â By the way, that’s my favorite book version of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” too. Â I’ve read it over and over and over to childcare kids.
Here is a simple quilt that I liked for it’s easy/quick construction.
There are 16 projects in the book. Â Seven of the quilts have directions so the quilts can be made in several sizes. Â That gives more bang for the buck.
I love that there are boy friendly and girl friendly quilts. Â Sometimes books and fabrics lean a little too girly for my taste. Â Not this one.
Can’t you see all of these quilts made for either gender?? Â Of all the quilts, this next one is my favorite.
I just love the red square intermingled in there. Â All of the projects can be made by beginners or experienced quilters alike.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to make quilts for kids. Â In fact, it’s my favorite kid friendly quilt book of all I’ve seen. Â Easy construction, yet very appealing.
Sadly, I don’t have a copy to give away. Â I sure wish I did, as I know many of you would love it! Â Congrats to you Allison…great book.
I ordered the book saturday because I thought it looked interresting. Now I know I will love it! Cant wait for it to arrive. Thanks ever so much for sharing this. Take care.
I think the book is great also. I already have plans to make 2 of the quilts.
Thanks for the book review. My library has it – yeah!!