Yay for Boo! Local Quilter Writes Book, Makes the NYT Style Section

Boo hoo? Seattle's own Boo Davis has been making her heavy metal quilts for years now. Thanks to her tough but cutesy designs, Boo's quilts have been featured in everything from BUST to British Vogue to Ye Olde Boing Boing, as well as making the gallery rounds.

And now in anticipation of her upcoming quilting book, Dare to Be Square Quilting: A Block-by-Block Guide to Making Patchwork and Quilts, she's landed a piece in the Style section of today's New York Times. In it, the quiltress dishes about her Quiltsryche made-to-order studio, veganism, crafting, and, of course, metal. Plus there's a slide show!

Boo may have toned down the hard rawk overtones--in the book, there's no devil's horn quilts, nor one with the phrase "rock out with your cock out," but she's still kept her quirky, design-friendly aesthetic, while giving good tips on how to quilt, using simple shapes and patterns (as in only squares and rectangles), even if you're just a beginner. The book's available August 31.