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Four is more, with this glorious collection of big, bold, beautiful quilt blocks. Best of 4 Blocks and More has original and historic designs, along with an interesting analysis of this grand style, are presented in Linda's creative approach to four-block quilts.

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Best of 4 Blocks and More

Author: Linda Giesler Carlson
Pages: 143
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: American Quilter's Society

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Four is more, with this glorious collection of big, bold, beautiful quilt blocks

Original and historic designs, along with an interesting analysis of this grand style, are presented in Linda's creative approach to four-block quilts.
Favorite designs from her two previous four-block books, now out-of-print, are reintroduced with new flair.
Three new spectacular quilts are featured. Each project represents a wide range of designs, including piecing and appliqué techniques.
Full-sized patterns are provided for a dozen projects, ranging from 15 to 42 inches in size.

Introduction	6	Amy's Wedding Quilt	79
Chapter 1, Four- Block Quilt Design Origins	9	Amish Rose of Sharon Wreath An Ode to Sara Miller	95
Tulip Designs	9	Philadelphia Centennial Four-Block Eagle	101
Princess Feather Designs	11	Gordian Knot	110
Rose Designs	12	North, East, South & West, My Captain is the Best	114
Other Flower Designs	13	Chapter 5, Findings of State Quilt Documentation Projects	125
Tree of Life Designs	13	Research Procedures	125
Pieced Designs	14	Findings	125
Chapter 2, Gallery of Four-Block Quilts	15	American Four-Block Quiltmakers	127
Chapter 3, General Supplies and Directions	21	Dispersal/Growth of Four-Block Seeds	127
Basic Sewing Kit	21	Chapter 6, States with Several Four-Block Quilts	129
Fabric	21	Pennsylvania	129
Template Patterns	21	Ohio	130
Sawtooth Squares	21	Illinois	132
Flying Geese Squares	22	South Carolina	132
Machine-Applied Binding	23	Georgia and the Southern Coastal States	133
Chapter 4, Four-Block Quilt Projects	24	Tennessee	134
Butterfly Scherenschnite	25	Missouri	135
Birds on a Vine	35	North Carolina	137
Poinsettia Feathered Star	43	Kentucky	139
Prince of Wales Feathers and Crown	48	Notes	141
Coxcomb Crossing	54	Bibliography	142
Whig-Harrison Rose	66	About the Author	143
Princess Feather	72

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