Modern Blocks by Susanne Woods is a book from the Boulder MQG guild library. Our librarian, Kim Fischer wrote a review of the book as part of our “From the Library” book reviews. Modern Blocks and many other great books are available for members to check out. You can request a book online using the form on the right side of this page, or you can check one out at most evening meetings or open sews. If the library will not be at that meeting but you have requested a book online, we will try to arrange to get the book to you.

What made you purchase this book/what were you most interested in?

This book is part of the BMQG library. When I started looking at blocks to choose the one I wanted for the 2019 BOM color challenge I looked to the library. There I found this book that is filled with Modern Blocks designed to be 12X12 block when sewn in a quilt. 12 1/2 X 12 1/2 finished block. There are 99 blocks in this book from gnomes and robots to clean lines and bold colors which are distinctly modern. When choosing a block for the challenge one of the features I looked for was how much of the block was background material or are the block colors through out the block with little or no background fabric. The other feature that was important to me was how many pieces and fabrics are in the block.

What did you learn from the book that you didn’t know before?

This book has an excellent selection of blocks for not only this BOM challenge, but for many projects you might have in mind. It is a project based book.

What really stood out to you about this book?

The wide selection of blocks.

Did you make any projects from it? If so, were the instructions clear and easy to follow?

I chose the block titled Stuck in the Middle from this book for the BOM. The instructions for making the block are clear and easy to follow.

Why would you recommend this book?

If you are looking for examples of blocks, this book is for you.

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