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A Black and White Tale (tail!)

I have a treat for you today:

Oreo in the garden graces the cover and gives you an idea of the fun within the covers of this book.

This little gem of a book features Ann Fahl‘s Oreo quilts (Oreo being her cat whose colors are, you guessed it, the same as the favorite cookie) and a poem written by my friend Jacquie Scuitto to accompany the quilts. There is also a visual “index” at the back with smaller shots of the quilts that includes their size, date, blurb about each quilt, and the page on which that quilt can be found.

Those of us on the QuiltArt and Janome6500 lists are familiar with Jacquie’s wonderful poems (one of which about thread –thank you Jacquie!– graces the dedication page of my book) which are heartwarming and wise.  This little book is a chance for many more to get to know her.

The book begins with a peek at Oreo.

The poem and the quilts take you through Oreo’s days and things to do (bathe, eat, nap, be curious) and visit some of Ann’s other quilts (like the coneflower and iris where Oreo pokes about).

This book is perfect if you love quilts, love cats, love ditties, or all of the above!  The modest price also means that it makes a great gift for anyone who might enjoy cats, quilts or both!  You can purchase the book from Jacquie via an e-mail from her blog www.quiltmuse.blogspot.com (this method uses PayPal—you don’t need a PayPal account, just a credit card for secure online purchasing–scroll to the post dated April 1, 2011) or from Ann via her website .

Sample pages from A Black and White Tale

Just sitting with this little gem makes my stress levels go down—sort of like patting a cat but with less shedding hair!  It’s a wonderful poem to pick up and read and enjoy the quilts again and again!
I’m SO PROUD of Jacquie (and of course I’m biased, she’s my friend!)—congrats to both Jacquie and Ann on a well-conceived, well-done book!

3 Responses to “A Black and White Tale (tail!)”

  1. Sally Says:

    Just wanted to say how much I loved seeing the quilt of your son in the SAQA exhibit in Cincinnati this week! It was wonderful to see it up close. The quilting is beautiful which is hard to appreciate in a photograph or online.

  2. Cornelia Gauger Says:

    Oh, this is wonderful! I’m going to go and order a copy right now. Our oreo kitty (Sadie) was hit by a car and killed a couple of weeks ago. This is a perfect memento of her! Thanks for posting this, Sarah.

  3. Art and Quilting in Camden » Blog Archive » The QuiltMuse comes to Hope (and Camden) Says:

    […] aka the Quiltmuse and author of the lovely poesy in A Black and White Tale (see my blogpost here and order from Jacquie here or Ann here), came to visit a couple weeks ago with her daughter, […]