‘Buyers Beware’ should be stamped on every copy of every book on quilting, world wide. It is a known fact that the acquisition of even just one quilting book can lead to severe health problems. These books on quilting will not just cause a hobby or a passion. No, they will become the originators of an obsession. One of the true signs of this can be seen when a quilter walks passed the quilt pattern books at the local Chapters book store. The affected quilter’s peripheral vision blurs and the only relief comes from picking up and buying a new edition of ‘The Big Book of Best Loved Quilt Patterns’ or such.

Proof #2 that these books can and will cause mental distress. Let me set the scene: The poor affected quilter (me) is standing with a twitching cutting hand in line eyeing the bank tellers blouse and contemplating how to just get a sleeve or two without her noticing. It is just the right shade for my new quilt and would give quite a few 3.5x3.5 inch squares. The mental problem has set in and the unfortunate soul (me, the quilter) was suckered in by one of the fabulous copies of Eleanor Burns’s quilt books, of which she has plenty, each better then the last. It is beyond hope of ever looking at any type of fabric again without getting this mad calculating ‘yardage needed’ glint slowly rising into my eyes.

The final proof that I would like to offer that these-these… quilt books cause mayhem in the home comes from my children. It matters not whether the edition is called ‘The Book of 1001 New Machine Quilting Methods’ or ‘The World of Quilting Appliqués’ they’re all guilty as charged. In times when a particular hard core bout of, I call it, ‘quilticytis’ hit me, they, my poor innocent kids were left to their own devices.

They were neglected by me. They had to fend for themselves, make their own meals or starve. They had to learn how to use the washer and dryer or else do without clean clothes. It was not a pretty sight for them to see their mother hunched over the car’s steering wheel. Appliquéing frantically while waiting for them to finish swimming lessons, football practice or soccer. Woops I also forgot to mention the hockey and baseball try-outs too. It turns out that ‘quilticytis’ is a catchy form of addiction that you get from exposure to too many quilt arts books. Unfortunately, both my girls have been infected.

This is also where I should point out the warning of my bumper sticker “This car U-turns for any Quilting Shop”.

I was told that the cure to an addiction is to admit having it.

Well here it goes “I’m the proud owner of many, many quilting books and magazines”.

We are not discussing the stashes of quilting fabric as that will need a story all of its own.

This is a true facts report by a quilts books obsessed quilter.

May I never recover.

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You may actually want to take a look at Eleanor Burns quilt books for some good reads!

Also, I you must get the Big Book of Best Loved Quilt Patterns. It is an excellent quilting arts book.

I'm just starting a new collection of quilt books to include machine quilting books and applique quilting books. So far, so good!

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And for those of you that have children that play zombie shooting games, like my children... quilting tends to calms my nerves while hearing those bang-bang, slash-slash sounds coming from their rooms.

I also like to fill my scrapbooking albums with pictures of my quilts. I used lots (and I do mean lots) of scrapbooking paper... any donations?

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