2015 Quilt Calendars from Martingale

2015 Quilt Calendars from That Patchwork Place
Gifted By: Martingale
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Reviewed by Mollyhall Seeley, Editor for FaveQuilts

Every year, Martingale/That Patchwork Place releases a new collection of yearlong calendars filled with some of that year's most breathtaking quilt patterns. From clean, modern designs to complicated, traditional masterpieces, these calendars represent the best of the best in quilting. Quilt Calendar, A Year of Quilts, and Award Winning Quilts are absolute musts for any quilter to hang in their sewing room for inspiration.

Quilt Calendar 2015 approaches each month from a seasonal perspective, with changing color palettes and motifs for every time of the year. January's design, for example, is as clean and straightforward as a year's fresh start should be; May blossoms with pastel blooms and fun fabrics; and September's deceptively bright fall palette brings with it the scents of pumpkin spice and crisp breezes. Each design reflects the season ... but also brings a new perspective.

On the other hand, Award Winning Quilts represents 12 of this year's most stunning patterns regardless of season. From incredible art quilts to new twists on traditional patterns, this calendar is meant to inspire and wow you. Let each new month offer a challenge for you to raise the stakes in your own quilting! Dare to be as bold and creative as some of these patterns, and use the inspiration as a jumping off point for new avenues and risks.

Finally, A Year of Quilts reminds even the most ambitious designers that quilts are, fundamentally, meant to be of and for the home. The images in A Year of Quilts features not just the designs, but quilts themselves, each placed in context of a home or garden. For quilters who sleep beneath their own handiwork - or who have friends and family who do - this calendar is a monthly reminder of the importance of quilting not only as a work of art, but as a work of love.