Collaborative Quilting
Freddy Moran & Gwen Marston

256 pages
ISBN: 1-4027-3043-8
ISBN 13: 9781402730436
$19.95 US
$25.95 Canadian
Paper with flaps
8 1/2" x 11"

A bold and unconventional tribute to artistic collaboration by two internationally recognized, award-winning authors. Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston have made beautiful quilts together despite their physical distance from each other — the stunning photos of their many creations prove it. They reveal the secrets of their success, including how to bridge style differences and use each person’s strengths to best advantage. Freddy, an expert in color, discusses her specialty, while Gwen talks about design principles. In addition, each artist offers ten personal tips and structured and unstructured projects to try, as well as ideas for putting them all together. A gorgeous gallery of quilts is sure to inspire needleworkers to combine forces.

A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

 

Embellished Mini-Quilts
Creative Little Works of Art
Jamie Fingal

128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-104-3
ISBN 13: 9781600591044
$24.95 US
$29.95 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
8 1/2" x 10"

The quilts may be small, but the design innovations are BIG! Each one of these mini-quilts measures less than 36" long by 36" wide, and features the most creative, detailed, and beautiful embellishments you’ve ever seen. Created by top-name quilters, and with spectacular images by an acclaimed quilt photographer, they showcase both traditional and contemporary techniques for personalizing your work: the quilts are adorned with beads and buttons, sequins and jewels, metallic cording, foil stamping, wire, photo transfers, fabric painting, seashells, and Crackerjack prizes, as well as lovely ribbons, lace, and embroidery. Many of the projects have appeared in gallery collections, and the designers provide detailed instructions and materials lists so quilters can easily replicate the embellishments on their own pieces of art.

 

Photo Album Quilts
Wendy Butler Berns

128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-189-2
ISBN 13: 9781600591891
$24.95 US
$29.95 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
8 1/2" x 10"

What do quilting and photography have in common? Both are time-honored ways of preserving cherished memories — and they both come together in a very special one-of-a-kind volume. Written by popular quilt designer Wendy Butler Berns, it shows how to incorporate your most precious pictures, from beloved snapshots of ancestors to children’s artwork, into a unique quilt. Anyone, from beginners to confident, experienced quilters can master the creative techniques, which include creating a line-drawn template from the enlarged original image, breaking down the dark and light tones, choosing the fabrics for each piece of the design, then reassembling and appliquéing the image onto a backing. The 25 quilts are all perfect for hangings, and each is shown with the photo that inspired it.

Color Your Cloth
A Quilter’s Guide to Dyeing and Patterning Fabric
Malka Dubrawsky

Take your quilting and sewing projects to another creative level by personalizing fabric with hand-dyed colors and patterns. In Color Your Cloth, fiber artist Malka Dubrawsky teaches wax-resist, discharge, and overdyeing techniques that give fabric a one-of-a-kind, custom look. One dozen projects-from quilts to a camera strap-serve as inspiration for the techniques presented. More >

Pieced Symbols
Quilt Blocks From the Global Village
Myrah Brown Green

Part global travelogue, part cultural history, this beautifully illustrated book present patterns and assembly instructions for 22 quilt blocks based on characteristic symbols fro six continents. Discover the origins of these diverse symbols, and then learn the basics of foundation piecing. You now have the tools to design and crate your own quilts incorporating the symbols that are most relevant to you.