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Pattern recognition
By Marni Elyse Katz
Globe Correspondent

It’s not quite time to pack your quilted Vera Bradley weekender for a Vineyard jaunt, but while you wait, busy yourself with a coloring book. “Paisley Patterns’’ and “Floral Patterns’’ are the newest editions featuring the company’s iconic patterns -- and two more compilations are due out this summer. In these adult coloring books, gorgeous Vera Bradley designs are transformed into line art awaiting your own color combos. If inspiration fails, there’s a gallery of colored thumbnails up front. In back you’ll find removable, ready-to-color note cards and gift tags. And when summer finally arrives, slip one of the books into your duffel as a hostess gift, or to entertain yourself on the beach. Four-piece coloring book boxed set, $40, at verabradley.com. MARNI ELYSE KATZ

Marni Elyse Katz blogs at stylecarrot.com