Wild Wool & Colorful Cotton Quilts by Erica Kaprow

I could not resist looking into a book with such a fun and colorful quilt on the cover! I love the wonky houses, how every space is filled with applique details, but most of all, the pure joy this quilt exudes!

Erica Kaprow combines textiles in Wild Wool & Cotton Quilts, which I know is very popular in my weekly quilt group. Quilters love the ease of wool applique and the texture and visual interest added by wool.

Three quilt projects are included, all in a medallion style with exuberant layers of vines, flowers, and circles.

The cover quilt is House on the Hill, 43" x 43" with a central block of 17" x 171/4". The patterns employs prairie points, beading, and tiny circles made with a hole punch.

Birds of a Feather, below, is a whimsical birdhouse and mating pair. The 42" x 42" quilt has a 16" square central block. Embroidery and beading are used. That sinuous vine around the house is divine.

Birds of a Feather

House in the Middle, 46 1/2" square with a 14" square middle block, includes seed beads, paper piecing, and embroidery. Don't you just love the cat sleeping on the rooftop?

Kaprow's order of operations explains how to create the patterns and applique the pieces and is fully illustrated, and photographs give an up-close look at the quilts.

 

Kaprow is the author of Everything's Blooming and Summertime Sampler. A lifelong sewer, crafter, and wool dyer, Kaprow found that quilting brought together her love of color, fabrics, hand stitching, and creativity.

I was given access to a free ebook from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.

Wild Wool & Colorful Cotton Quilts: Patchwork & Appliqué Houses, Flowers, Vines & More
Erica Kaprow
32 pages, plus pullout
ISBN: 978-1-61745-846-0
UPC: 734817-113546
(eISBN: 978-1-61745-847-7)
 Book ( $19.95  )
 eBook ( $15.99 )

An English Cottage Applique Block

The June 1976 issue of Quilt World included the appliqué pattern English Cottage from 1937.

I love house quilts. One of my early quilts was a house quilt using the block Madison House from Quilts, Quilts, Quilts by McClun and Nownes. I made twelve houses, one for each month of the year.

When I made my album quilt I included a block based on my childhood home in Tonawanda, NY.

I still want to make a house quilt based on all the homes I have lived in. Some day...