Holiday Quilts by Barbara Campbell and Yolanda Fundora - a book review by Patricia Cummings

Holiday Quilts

25 Designs for Holidays and Every Day

by Barbara Campbell and Yolanda Fundora

A Book Review by Patricia L. Cummings

One has to only briefly open the covers of this book, Holiday Quilts, to experience a little of the enthusiasm and joy that the authors put into its creation. Barbara Campbell has made sewing projects for as far back as she can recall. Her friend and partner, Yolanda Fundora, an artist who was born in Cuba. With Yolanda's fabric and Barbara's quilt designs, the team came up with an array of fun projects including quilts, holiday mantel covers, tablecloths, napkins, pillow cases, table runners, hot pads, roll-up fabric shades, and other items, such as a "Jumping Santa"!

Wondering what to do with that Timtex you purchased? This book has just the right projects that would make a quick holiday gift, yet be functional and pretty, at the same time. One of the nicest features of this book is that the designs could be utilized with any fabric, at any time of the year, to color coordinate and customize your living spaces.

Tannenbaum Fabric published by Windham Fabrics

One portion of a print in the Tannebaum Fabric Collection designed by Yolanda Fundora and produced by Windham Fabrics. fabric scan by James Cummings

Three Colorways of Coordinating Fabrics

Yolanda Fundora designed coordinated fabrics that has been printed in three different colorways, blue, green, and red. Windham Fabrics produced the Tannenbaum fabrics line with its motifs of silhouetted children at play in the snow, amid snowflakes, prancing reindeer, and Christmas trees.

Tannebaum Fabric from the Windham Fabrics Co.

A portion of the same line of fabric as noted above.

As former editor of Quilts & Coordinates and Fabric Trends, Barbara Campbell has experience in editing written pattern instructions. One can see that every caution is taken to explain carefully how to proceed. In addition, clear photo illustrations are presented.

A huge packet of designs are held in a large envelope on the inside of the last page of the 128 page book. This book would make a nice gift for any quilter on your gift list, or a quality present to yourself. No one who loves Christmas should be without this book!

Availability

The book, Holiday Quilts, is available from major bookstores, Krause Publications (800-258-0929), or www.krausebooks.com). Retailers can order the book at (800-289-0963).

The book's ISBN is: 13: 978-0-89689-482-2