By Dana C Lewis
All in a Row
24 Row-by-Row Quilt Designs
By Moda All-Stars
Published by That Patchwork Place 2015
Have you noticed the increasing popularity of Row-by-Row quilts in the quilt world this last couple of years? I think almost every quilt shop in the country has one for the nationwide shop hop. Even if you don’t travel around the state or the nation; check out this book and have yourself some fun.
The style is kind of ‘modern folksy’, and each row is designed and written by a different Moda quilt designer. You can see the variety of writing styles in the instructions. They present pieced and applique designs, and even a little embroidery. I love the variety offered in this book; it’s like getting the best of the best.
I’m in the middle of my second row (The Garland Knot). My first row was Bloom, which is red Dresden flowers on black and white prints. Next I’ll start Wash day, which is an appliqued laundry line – too cute. These rows are irresistible.
Now we have good and bad news… the bad news is that there are a LOT of corrections for the first two editions of this book. Lots. The good news is not only have they published the corrections,( including full pages you can print), they will send you a new book, if you have either the 1st or 2nd edition. So if you are ordering, get the 3rd edition or higher. For the corrections, go to ThatPatchWorkplace.com, search for this book and go to the corrections link. They show you how to submit for your new book, and they provide the corrections for your reference and printing. Fortunately for me, neither of the rows I’ve made have corrections, whew!
Even with these issues, I still recommend this book. Let me know what you think.
