Now that the United States has celebrated it's 229th birthday, there is nothing left to do but relax at the beach or the lake. At our family camp on a lake with eleven of us swimming, kayaking and eating, there was still time to read.

This week I reviewed another quilting novel by Emilie Richards that's hard to put down to do anything else. Sophie reviews Gwen Marston's new book on applique and a book about Folk Art quilts and hooked rugs. Either of these books will inspire projects that are easy to take along for doing in a beach chair by the water.

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'Til then, have fun quilting.