Book Description
Now you can create Cathedral Windows completely by machine! If you're short on time or a novice at handwork, you've probably passed this classic quilt pattern by. This exciting, all-new approach to Cathedral Windows uses a simple grid system to make the design faster to complete and more versatile than ever before. Discover how to:
• Create 12 beautiful Cathedral Window quilts with step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and full-size templates
• Use a special foundation-grid system to make unique, innovative designs not possible with traditional hand-sewing methods
• Vary your fabric choices on three different levels--the window frames, window panes, and background--for intricate-looking results
Book Description
As much about motivation as it is about teaching techniques, this bold and vibrant quilting resource guides readers through the stages of the quilting process while offering encouragement and advice. Leading readers on a personal journey, the projects detail the joy of pursuing a passion for quilts through the creative exercises designed to help others tap into their own individual style and free their artistic spirit. With hints and tips on everything from fabric selection to choosing the right tools, this inspirational and instructive guide is a must for anyone interested in quilting.
Customer Reviews:
Ms Olson has made a quilt admirer out of me.......2007-08-29
I'll just say it. I always thought quilting was a LOT of work for something that was pretty ho-hum when you finished. But this book is simply dazzling in the approach to quilting. Her works are innovative and beautifully executed, and her methods are clearly explained. I bought the book Art Quilts a Celebration (might have the title slightly off - but it is a collection of hundreds of art quilts from the 80's to present day. PBS offered it as a "thank you" in a membership drive) THIS book was far more inspiring to me. I am now ready to dip into the world of quilts, and I believe I'm going to love it, thanks to Ms. Olson.
Colour explosion plus black and white.......2007-08-23
This book is really two books. First Barbara gives a history
of her journey into quilting, leading up to the moment she
found her own inimitable style. That is interesting, but of course
you are only going to read it once. The second, and major, part
of the book is a detailed look at the design and construction of
her particular flamboyant quilts. She uses a mass of colourful
petal or wave like pieces to make an abstract but organic shape.
Then she adds geometric elements in black and white, like checks
or spirals. The effect is an explosion of energy. Not for every
home!
There are details of the construction, using drawings on freezer
paper or Totally Stable, and then templates. She illustrates in
meticulous detail how to construct both geometric and organic
spirals. It's unlikely that anyone would try to imitate her quilts
as they look like a life's worth of work in each. The quilting
itself is amazing, and I should think she must have access to a lot
of batiks and jewel shades of fabric. I don't know why, but the
images in her quilts say 'acid trip', 'Woodstock' and similar!
It's a very clearly laid out book, with a lot of excellent colour
photos.
Wow!.......2007-02-15
She does a great job of showing and explaining things for those of us wanting to express ourselves in an artistic way with fabric. Go for it and try some new things.
Stunning fabric art.......2007-02-03
In trying to separate a rating for the book itself as opposed to the content/context of it, initially I can say this book is not really a how-to as much as a "how I discovered the artist within." Except, of course, for the brilliant description of the angled spirals that so often find their way to Barbara Olson's quilts. That said, there is good information on construction here but it is not for the beginner or the faint of heart. The book is more an example of what's ultimately possible when we quit hampering our creative muse and give full rein to the medium in which we work.
Olson's quilted art is not the homely homespun blanket you'd cuddle under by a fire. These pieces are a fire unto themselves. The book is worth owning just to have a glimpse of her work. As a beginning quilter, the photos and close up construction information stir my own creative needs to aspire to step outsite the box. (Also makes me long for a high-tech quilting machine, but that's another story.)
Book showcases Unbelieveable talent and creativity.......2007-01-22
The book starts at the beginning, and you can travel with Barbara as she discovers and develops her own inner creativity and as a busy and practical Mom with several kids, made a great studio in her home, and shows how she turned Art Quilts into a self-sustaining career.
It lightly brushes over how she also uses it in some Interior Designs for her husband's Architectural firm (but alas, no pictures...), which I wish she elaborated on a bit more.[I would love to see how she incorporates her bold style of Textile Arts into homes and offices- but maybe that is being saved for another book?]
Art Quilting has brought out the creative side of herself and has totally changed her life around. She shows you how she did it, and almost step-by-step (short of smokin' a lot of weed-LOL) how artistic exercises, certain tapes and books helped develop her abilities from ho-hum to WOW! with extremely original and bold creative work. There are also a lot of advanced quilting techniques that are not covered anywhere else, such as multi-colored spirals.
For anyone getting into the Textile Arts, the book is worth buying just for the excellent creativity exercises. It is truly inspiring!
Product Description
Offers a whole year of patterns in various skill levels and quilt sizes. Some patterns are designed to be quick and easy while others offer a challenge as skills develop. Autumn is harvest time with cool, crisp air offering welcome relief from hot summer days. Winter brings to mind a time of gathering with family and friends to celebrate the holidays. Spring is a rebirth of barren trees and frozen ground . Summer delivers warm sunshine and dreams of lazy afternoons.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent quilting instructions.......2007-09-03
The instructions of this book are so good that I made the quarter log cabin quilt in just a few days. The illustrations are very helpful.
Fast and Easy Quilting a la Eleanor Burns.......2007-07-17
As usual, Eleanor Burns has taken complex piecework and made it something that even a beginning quilter can do. I have used some of Ms. Burns' techniques in other quilt designs, and I am always pleased with the results. In particular, applique was always my least favorite "chore" in the past, and I avoided it like a migraine. Now, with Eleanor's method using fusible interfacing, it's a snap! Another great success for Eleanor Burns and Quilt in a Day!
Can't wait.......2007-07-08
It is one of the best of Quitl in a day books. She has the best instructions of all the quilters.
Best yet from the best quilting instructor!.......2007-06-13
This is going to be one of my favorites from our friendly laid-back quilting instructor. If you've been longing for something a bit more meaty and advanced from Eleanor, this is the book for you. She will show you how to make things look more advanced than they really are by implementing her clever techniques.
Although I have always learned something new from her prior books (in her elegantly simple manner), I found the older patterns to be too elemental and chunky. There were not enough color changes or pattern varieties, and the blocks always seemed too large and too few; everything had that "very first quilt" look to it. Hence I shied away from her most recent publications and even sold or gave away a few of the old ones.
THIS book, however, is a very pleasant surprise. There are 13 designs, presented in order of the four seasons. You will find blocks based on crazy hearts, "log cabin" pine trees with appliqued cardinals, stars intermingled with 4-patch blocks, fish, flower baskets, and a Twin Sisters block based on a pattern from 1845. I'll save the rest so you can be (pleasantly) surprised!!
In typical fashion, Eleanor uses a range of simple-to-clever techniques: foundations, embellishments, folded borders, curved seams, fusible applique, equilateral finished triangles, and fussy cutting. She also includes her clever method for Flying Geese/Star Points which guarantees a perfect piece, and her fusible applique technique replaces the usual paper-piecing to create a fabulous Lady Liberty circular crown block.
As I mentioned earlier, Eleanor breaks away from her usual huge/chunky block size; most of the blocks are under 9 inches with one as small as 5 inches. She just had to include a block that measures 17 by 22 inches (in a cute fish pattern), but I'll allow her that!
As in her prior books, most projects feature her own fabric lines, but there is a wee bit less emphasis on floral here. And some projects are shown done up in batiks and tone-on-tones, demonstrating how you can personally tailor her simple patterns to your own fabric preferences. Directions are provided for a variety of quilt-top sizes, plus table runners and pillow cases.
Just a few less than positive things to note: The very first design is for a crazy Valentine, and she instructs you to use foundation piecing!! To me, it seems somewhat oxymoronic to call this "crazy" when the exact same foundation is used for every block. When I make this one, I will skip the paper-piecing and do it up in true "crazy quilt" fashion. Also, the publication is in a spiral ring binder; great idea but bad execution for clutzes like me. Once you have spiraled the front or back cover it never seems to go back into place correctly without you having to re-leaf all the pages. Small thing, but a possible minor pain for folks with MS or arthritis. And you will probably find yourself buying yet another rotary ruler (don't we have enough??!!) to take the best advantage of her technique. Finally, I would love to have seen the publisher put a photo of each project on the table of contents page. I've seen this done before and it really saves you from constantly flipping through the pages to find that one design you thought you saw but can't remember where. This would have been especially helpful given that there are 13 different projects here.
Now, so that I can leave on a positive note, let me end by saying there truely is something here for every one, regardless of you preference for fabrics, pattern styles, or block sizes. If you want to add a publication that is sure to become a classic, this is the one to buy!
QUILTS THROUGH THE SEASNOS.......2007-06-08
I will be making many of the quilts featured in this book!
Book Description
Part quiltmaking workbook, part business guide, Art Quilt Workbook shows how to take quilting in a creative new direction through art--then sell the quilts at craft fairs and other venues. Lessons and homework teach the basics of good design with simple step-by-step exercises, then encourage the reader to add personal touches with fabric collage, thread painting, innovative piecing, and photo imagery. A bonus guide to exhibiting and selling quilts reveals how to join arts and crafts exhibits and how to market handmade quilts. Develop the inner artist (and the inner business tycoon) with Art Quilt Workbook!
Customer Reviews:
MyShelf.com Book Reviewer.......2003-02-09
Joan Schulze's talent is breathtaking. She seems to magically transform simple textile materials into breathing, talking works of art.
She takes her love for the time-honored tradition of quilting to new, modern-day heights and creates priceless masterpieces. In The Art of Joan Shulze, readers will have the opportunity to view some of her most spectacular works which project such rich, vibrant colors that they seem to leap off the pages.
As an added bonus, the author has included some original stories to enhance her memorable work and essays by well-known artists, celebrating Ms. Schulze's achievements. Fans world-wide should put this book on their to-buy list. It will become a treasured keepsake, worthy of being passed down to future generations.
Book Description
*You're in good company - 33 percent of quilters say landscape is their favorite quilt design, according to the latest "Quilting in America" survey
The Art of Landscape Quilting covers all aspects of designing and quilting landscape quilts through detailed instructions and concepts you will benefit from, regardless of your skill level. This one-stop resource for landscape quilting features 16 upscale step-by-step projects, and 20 partial projects; plus, tips, tricks and techniques from the authors - including foremost sewing expert Nancy Zieman. With prints and supplies available at chains and independent shops, all you need is this book and your own creative spirit.
Customer Reviews:
The Art of Landscape Quilting .......2007-09-25
Nice, inspirational book. Much more informative with the companion TV series or video, which provides much more technical information. However, with some quilting experience, the book is adequate to do some nice landscape quilts.
Good information...but.......2007-09-15
the book assumed some previous landscaping knowledge, which I had none of. Also, it recommends painting and using markers to alter the appearance of your fabrics. I am not artistic and would just end up ruining it. Yes, I will use this book for some good ideas, but I will look for another book meant for absolute beginners like myself.
Trees and more trees.......2007-08-23
This book is a sideways format book, because the majority of landscape quilts are wider than they are tall. I can see their point, but I found it made the subject covered on any one page rather brief and 'sound-bite'ish. Most of the book uses extensive illustrations of individual quilts made by one or other of both of the authors. About 80% of them are of groups of trees in different seasons, some with water. They show you how they chose their subject, and various stages duing construction. Each has some special little tip to produce an effect, such as using felt tips to change the colour of petals, or make tree trunk markings.
The value of this book comes from the development of each idea. The reader will have to analyse why each project works (or doesn't) and then adapt those ideas to their own landscapes. There is very little about quilting, and no textural embellishments or thread painting. It is definitely a resource book rather than a manual.
Very instructive.......2007-08-23
This is the type of book you would keep in the how-to-do section of your bookcase. The instructions are clear and there are many examples to come up with your own designs or use the ones in the book. I am so greatful to find artists who are willing to share their knowledge with others instead of guarding it jealously. This is a book you will refer to over and over.
Make it easy to produce notable polished results.......2007-07-07
Landscape quilting techniques have their own demands and special tricks, and here to bring them all to light is The Art of Landscape Quilting, a guide to choosing fabrics, designing, cutting, and painting fabric. Over fifty quilts from the authors' own collections are used to provide directions on producing landscape designs, from ten simple scenes to get started to how-to directions on adding structural elements and customizing results. Color photos throughout make it easy to produce notable polished results with this book as a guideline.
Book Description
A MUST HAVE for every machine quilter. At last, a detailed road map to skilled machine quilting, written by one of the top quilters in the field. Distinguished quilter Diane Gaudynski serves up a practical new approach to quilting by machine. Based on her popular machine quilting series in American Quilter magazine, this book gives readers the ins and outs of creating a design that instantly improves accuracy and fluidity of line.This international prize-winning quilter, author, lecturer, and teacher debunks six common myths about machine quilting. Holding nothing back, Diane includes techniques for several charming unmarked free-hand, free-motion designs, such as headbands, bananas, Dianeshiko, spirals, leaves, fronds, and clamshells. Quilters will especially enjoy the authors detailed description of echo quilting and echo-quilted feathers. Diane states her goal is to add to the quilters knowledge of machine-quilting skills and solve some common problems. She says, Dispelling some myths, learning some simple aids and techniques, and tackling the job in an organized and informed way will allow you to master this most basic of machine tasks.
Customer Reviews:
Great Little Guide Book.......2007-09-09
The designs that Diane presents in the book are certainly worth trying and practicing until they're perfect. This book is for the machine quilter who uses a domestic sewing machine.
Great Quilt Instruction Book.......2007-08-05
This book was everything I expected. It had been highly rated by several readers as a great book to teach free motion quilting. Would recommend it to any serious free motion quilter
Quilt savvy.......2007-07-05
Great pictures, some good tips but all over more for home sewers, I have a long arm which some could be adapted to but not what I was expecting.
The ULTIMATE!!!.......2007-05-15
Ms Gaudynski freely shares her ideas in a way that makes you feel you have been doing this forever. She shows step by step how to do each style of quilting - and then allows you to make it your own. Beautifully illustrated, consise, and easy to follow.
This book takes the novice and turns them into an expert and an expert into a master! DO NOT MISS THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!
Machine Quilting .......2007-02-04
This book takes you far beyond the basics. I've been machine quilting for a number of years and I learned a lot from this book. Well worth while! Lots of photos clearly showing each topic.
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- Amazing Visuals, Informative Text!
- Another Gee's Bend book
- An exciting look at quilts as modern art
- Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt by Paul Arnett, William Arnett
- A great book on a legendary art
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Book Description
In 2002, Gee’s Bend burst into international prominence through the success of Tinwood’s Quilts of Gee’s Bend exhibition and book, which revealed an important and previously invisible art tradition from the African American South. Critics and popular audiences alike marveled at these quilts that combined the best of contemporary design with a deeply rooted ethnic heritage and compelling human stories about the women. Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a major book and museum exhibition that will premiere at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), in June 2006 before traveling to seven American museums through 2008. The book's 330 color illustrations and insightful text bring home the exciting experience to readers while displaying all the cultural heritage and craftsmanship that have gone into these remarkable quilts.
Customer Reviews:
Amazing Visuals, Informative Text!.......2007-09-17
This book is gorgeous!!! It includes large photographs of tons of quilts, in a size that allows you to see the smallest details, such as topstitching. It also includes inspirational photos of details of the town. However, it's not your typical coffe table book, because it has probably equal parts very informative text and visuals. Since it's not small enough to carry with me on the train, it's been hard separating myself from this book-- it is beautiful!
Another Gee's Bend book.......2007-05-13
I like this book because it is full of information about the construction of the quilts and alot of trivia about the makers of the quilts. Very beautiful pictures! A great book for learning.
An exciting look at quilts as modern art.......2007-02-08
This book illustrates the link between the incredibly beautiful quilts produced by five generations of African American women in the South to the architecture they saw around them and to their own artistic vision. Their personal stories, contained in chapters toward the end of the book, are very moving and inspirational.
Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt by Paul Arnett, William Arnett .......2007-01-12
Wonderful book full of pictures and inspiration, and the story of the Gees Bend Quilts.
A great book on a legendary art.......2007-01-04
This book shows the Gees Bend quilts in all their gorgeous and unself-conscious art, as well as telling the story of these women, descended from slaves in an isolated community, who created this amazing abstract art. A wonderful book, with many color photos of the quilts.
Book Description
In this pioneering publication, Winterthur's renowned quilt collection is presented through dazzling color photographs that showcase rich fabrics and skillful needlework techniques. The letters of twenty-three-year-old Mary Remington, a dedicated quilt maker, and the extraordinary whitework quilt she made in 1815—the only known example of an American quilted coat of arms—provide themes for the book, which looks at the quilts through the lives of their makers. Among the reproductions included—many are being seen here for the first time—are quilts that express religious faith or commemorate marriages and other family connections; quilts in support of political candidates, made by women who could not vote; quilted bedspreads with matching quilted valances and dressing-table covers pictured in room settings; and much more.
This exquisite presentation provides a rare opportunity to view the strengths of the Winterthur quilt collection—highlighting examples from the period of the early American republic—and to understand how the economics and politics of the time affected quilt materials and design in the early nineteenth century.
Customer Reviews:
Historical perspective on quilting focusing on the collection of H. F. DuPont @ Winterthur.......2007-06-05
My wife is a "quilter". While I was on the East Coast attending a family reunion, one of my cousins, with whom I was staying, asked if I wanted to join her in a tour of Winterthur, close to where she lives. I accepted the invitation and totally enjoyed it especially the quilt collection there. I am not a quilter myself - there are some males interested in and "artists" in this art form, but I have become acquainted with it through my wife's interest in it. When I saw this book, examined it and checked out other's reviews of it, I decided it would make a nice birthday gift for my wife. I liked the fact that it dealt with the history of this art form here in the US, the quilt makers of particular quilts, and the progression of technique in "constructing" them. To me it would appeal to my wife's knowledge of this art form through the collection of the H. F. DuPont family.
A Chance to See Magnificent Quilts from the Winterthur Collection.......2007-03-17
"Quilts from a material world" is a long-awaited opportunity to view some of the finest quilts in Winterthur's collections, but also to have them expertly placed in social, economic, mercantile, and political context by Linda Eaton's well-researched and readable narrative. This book is a must for quilt and fabric historians, American history buffs, and members of the general reading public who are interested in knowing more about American material culture (in both senses of the word "material"). It is an excellent contribution to the study of fabrics and quilts.
beautiful and fascinating.......2007-01-26
i have barely had time to savour this book. there is so much to interest quilters and non-quilters that it is hard to know where to start to review.
the photographs of the quilts are wonderful, with lots of details. the textile history is thorough and accurate, including a fascinating section on the different techniques of putting pattern on cloth. the history of the quilters is, yes, fascinating, including letters written by one quilter to her fiance and later husband in the early part of the 19th century.
anyone interested in early america, early manufacturing, and the lives of our forebears will enjoy this book as much as any quilter.
Book Description
Since the 19th century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee’s Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making tradition. This book is being·released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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