Christmas Patchwork Projects

Seward ( Patchwork Quilts for Kids You Love provides an excellent, comprehensive and easy-to-use how-to guide. She offers instructions on the fundamental techniques of patchwork, quilting and embroidery; full-size patterns to make accurate templates; and quilting designs. Temptingly displayed in the book's color photographs and graded according to difficulty, the ornaments are bright with holiday spirit and can grace Christmas trees, walls, tables and mantels as well as front doors to welcome guests. Seward's inventive touch lends strong appeal to the projects' traditional themes (stars, chimneys, wreaths, Santas, stockings, etc.). Most of all, readers may appreciate the author's encouragement to create original decorations and not merely copy the book's presentations. (November 1)