Thinking About Tile Quilts

Have you heard of the book, Tile Quilt Revival?

This book has been on my wish list for a while and I finally acquired it the other day. I love the idea of tile quilts. I'm just starting to learn applique and I like that all of the shapes feel more free form than your typical applique. I could draw up a block and plan my pieces or just start with a piece and work out from the middle--completely unplanned. The piecing is like crazy quilting, in a sense. That's how it's described, as a cross between applique and crazy quilting. You can read a bit more about it on Barbara Brackman's blog, Material Culture.

Some inspiration from Flickr:

1. New pillow with mates
2. Tile quilt
3. Lotus
4. Tile Quilts Class with Diane Rode Schneck
5. tile quilt

I've got my first piece of fabric with a beautiful floral design on it. I'm ready to give it a try! My goal for September with this project is to get started on a tile block.