March 2015 Looking at things from another view point or perspective is a good thing to do. Sujata invites us to join her on a quilt journey of cultural fusion. From the colourful streets of India, to the grey skies of the West, Sujata fuses two cultures into her fabulous quilts. She free forms blocks with style, interpreting tradition with a contemporary twist. I love her quilts. I love the possibilities sections, when she gives you alternate ideas. You also get a look at her design inspiration. If I was going to make just one, I'd choose Winter - its subtle tones appeal and it is perhaps the most contemporary quilt in the book, but you know I want to make them all. There are 15 free-form block projects and two or three more design ideas for using a similar block. What's more I love this easy to use book with clear instructions. Other publishers could take a leaf from C&T's layout and learn to create modern looking books that readers are dying to use. This book is sheer pleasure.
Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts
May 2015 Sujuta has a unique perspective on the craft, being born in Mumbai and moving to the USA later. She describes in her introduction how as an adolescent she would love fabrics but found sewing crushingly dull, telling her mother she would 'rather die than hold a needle'! Later in life, after moving to the States and getting married, she discovered a love of quilting, luckily for us, and took much inspiration from fusing the styles of her native India and American folk art and Amish quilting. The resulting projects are a sight to see! The 15 free form block projects featured in this book are a celebration of this 'melting pot', and brim with ideas. The book is accompanied, refreshingly, with photographs illustrating some of the inspirations and stories behind the projects, and it's a pleasure to see how Sujata has translated them into works of quilted excellence.
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