Book Review: Sweet Treats- November 27, 2007 Sweet Treats: 12 Delectable Quilts from 2 Easy BlocksBy Sandy BonsibC&T Publishing, 2007Paperbound, 88 pagesRetail: $27.95 We all know quilters love food, though they may not always like to cook. It takes too much time away from the sewing machine! Sandy Bonsibs newest book is a clever combination of sweet treats 10 delicious dessert recipes and 12 quilts with scrumptious names and designs, such as Mud Pie, Apple Crisp, Blueberry Cobbler, and Caramel Sundae. The designs are...http://www.quiltchannel.com/2007/11/book-review-sweet-treats.html Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts- November 23, 2007 Book Review: Innovative Fabric Imagery for QuiltsBy Cyndy Lyle Rymer with Lynn KoolishC&T Publishing, 2007Paperbound, 96 pagesRetail: $27.95Technology has radically changed quilting, and no technology more than digital photography has the potential for revolutionizing both technique and content in the textile arts. Quilters started out modestly, printing family snaps on fabric and incorporating them into their work, but Cyndy Rymer in this book shows the way to far more ambitious...http://www.quiltchannel.com/2007/11/innovative-fabric-imagery-for-quilts.html Two Books by Kumiko Sudo- November 18, 2007 Book Review: Kake-Jiku: Images of Japan in Applique, Fabric Origami and Sashiko andWagashi: Handcrafted Fashion Art from Japan By Kumiko SudoBreckling Press: 2006-2007Paperbound: 140-150 pagesRetail $27.95 29.95 Kumiko Sudo has been one of the most prolific quilt artists and authors of recent years, producing book after book of exquisite Japanese designs and patterns for other quilters to savor and adapt to their own artistic purposes. Recently Sudo has been publishing with...http://www.quiltchannel.com/2007/11/two-books-by-kumiko-sudo.html The Uncommon Quilter by Jeanne Williamson- November 11, 2007 The Uncommon Quilter: Small Art Quilts Created with Paper, Plastic, Fiber, and Surface Design By Jeanne Williamson New York, Potter Craft, 2007 Paperbound, 160 pages Suggested retail: $25.00 Seed pods; dryer lint; plastic net bag; colored glass; coins; corrugated cardboard; ticket stubs; bar codes; -- about the only thing that Jeanne Williamson didnt use in making these provocative small art quilts is barbed wire, and if she had thought of it Im sure she would have used that, too. The.http://www.quiltchannel.com/2007/11/uncommon-quilter-by-jeanne-williamson.html Book Review: The 1776 Quilt- November 4, 2007 The 1776 Quilt, Heartache, Heritage, and HappinessBy Pam HollandBreckling Press, 2007Paperbound, 164 pagesRetail: $29.95 The formula for quilting books is well-established. There is discussion of the designs and the inspiration for them, there are lots of pretty photos, and there are instructions for replicating the work presented in the book. Quilting is one of the only art forms I know that insists upon this practical element the how-to part, the templates and diagrams. Yet it.http://www.quiltchannel.com/2007/11/book-review-1776-quilt.html |