Graphic Quilts From Everyday Images is by Heather Schrimsher. The subtitle is 15 Patterns Inspired by Urban Life, Architecture, and Beyond. I'm sorry the photos have a yellow cast to them. I took them when the sun was out and used a cool light bulb so I'm not sure what happened, and this is the best the photo editing software could do. This photo is cool grays and blues and the photo doesn't do it justice.
It is published by Martingale using That Patchwork Place imprint. This one is my favorite quilt in the book. The orange leaves float on a deep plum background.
The book is divided into three sections. Enlarged Detail recommends focusing on enlarging a certain detail of photographs the author has taken.
The next section, Blocks and Repeats, plays with the details taken out of a photo.
The last section, Lines and Strips, focuses on the main elements of a photo or subject. This requires simplification to distill the most important part of the subject.
Full size templates are provided right with the pattern, and everything is kept together so you don't have to flip through the back to find them.
There a variety of patterns with a variety of complexity. This one uses simple rectangles to create a great design.
There are also curved piecing. I like this one because it is so graphic and interesting with just a few curved seams. And they are big, so they shouldn't be too difficult to sew.
As I copied the Amazon link to the title at the top of the page, I see it is on sale for $14.99, and used copies are available for as little as $3.00.
