Impressionist Appliqué Exploring Value & Design to Create Artistic Quilts by Grace Errea and Meridith Osterfeld. Begin with a study of value, then move on to create realistic, detailed pictorial quilts following step-by-step instructions. Five patterns with full-size pattern sheets feature three appliqué styles: turned-edge, raw-edge, and free-edge. Discover how value creates a focal point, develops dimensionality, and lends a painterly effect. Learn how to choose fabrics with value in mind to achieve different effects. Hundreds of step-by-step photos help with the how to and provide project inspiration. Published by C&T Publishing, 96 pages, soft cover, $29.95 USD. www.ctpub.com. You can study with Grace Errea and learn her techniques first hand! Grace will return to Quilting in the Desert, Phoenix, January 2013. Registration is open at www.quiltcamp.com