Seaside Home is a compilation of quilts, softies, embroidery, applique and decorative crafts, perfect for a nautical look for any home. There are several great quilt designs including Deep water, pebble stack quilted wall hanging and my favourite Porthole Baby Quilt. The book also has a whale embroidered cushion, sailboat cushion, crab napkin wraps and some nautical bunting, a perfect summer project to make with children. There are lots of applique projects, quite a few seaside softies, all perfect smaller projects. The book covers all abilities, beautifully laid out with full size patterns. So no trips to enlarge patterns perfect for a spur of the moment make! So if you are looking for a book with a mixture of craft projects not just quilts this is a great place to start. --Ruth Al-Mushadani; 7/11/2012

Susanne Woods is an avid quilter and the acquisitions editor for C&T Publishing.