New in the library this month:

981 Pieced Symbols: Quilt Blocks from the Global Village
Block designs for non-Western cultural symbols with descriptions of the symbol origin

982 Shots and Stripes: Kaffe Fassett Quilts
24 new projects using solid-coloured shot cottons and woven striped cotton fabrics

983 Scrap-Basket Beauties
18 quilt projects using 21/2” wide strips you make yourself from scraps or jelly rolls

984 Sliver Quilts
11 projects using a sliver piecing technique – creating creases or folds in which to insert slivers of folded fabric

985 Skinny Quilts
Designs for 15 bed runners, table toppers and wall hangings

986 In the Studio With Angela Walters
Machine quilting design concepts for adding movement, contrast, depth, colour, scale, texture, etc.

The April-May issue of “Quilting Arts” has also arrived.

Looking for ideas on using those Japanese fabrics in your stash? One of these books might inspire:

117 Sashiko & Beyond
166 Changing Seasons
242 Fabled Flowers
326 Fantasies & Flowers
337 Quilting with Japanese Fabrics
359 Japanese Inspirations
362 Sashiko
514 Omiyage
733 Japanese Country Quilting 
739 Designer’s Guide to Japanese Patterns