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Summary: Get Your Inspiration Up With A Good Dose Of Art Quilts
Review: Here are some excerpts from my review of this book. You can see the complete review on the Quilter's Review website."Most of the quilting books released each year are how-to books. But occasionally you find a book that digs deeper and inspires the quilt artist in each of us. "Quilting Masterclass is just such a book. Katherine Guerrier includes inspirational work from 50 quilt artists she selected for their innovation, their dedication to the advancement of quilting, and their ability to influence other quilters' work. "[This] collection of art quilts is like a gallery exhibit in that it fits representative works of each artist into a cohesive theme. But this book also goes beyond a gallery exhibit in several ways.... "...Quilting Masterclass is perfect nighttime reading -- food for your subconscious. If you are looking for something to give you the push you need to try art quilting, look to this book for inspiration."
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Summary: A smorgasbord of beautiful quilts
Review: I bought this book as my husband's birthday gift to me based on the Amazon.com reviews, and have not been disappointed! Some of these quilts make my mouth fall open at the skill and time it took to make them. What vision! What fabulous ideas! This one book alone could inspire a quilter to sew for the rest of her life.
Although not a how-to book per se, some of the most interesting techniques are explained in adequate detail to replicate. The quilts have been divided into sections called Traditional and Beyond, Illusion: Two Dimensions into Three, Pictorial and Story, Contemporary Abstract, and Textured and Embellished. I admired quilts in every section, but my particular favorites are Open Gate (a reverse applique of black fabric gate over a watercolor garden that is 5 X 7 feet), Glass Carafes (I've always loved watercolor paintings of glass items, but it never occurred to me to attempt something so delicate and luminous in fabric), The Greek Quilt (the earth-toned applique reminded me of the painting on a tribal piece of pottery), and Quilt for a Hot Night (five brightly colored strips of piece work connected by narrow cloth strips reminescent of bead weaving and Africa).
An incredible book for any quilter, and great fun to share. This is the type of book I like to show people who are unfamiliar with quilting and ask them to pick out their favorites. My family had fun doing this when we got together Christmas Eve (fun to do with strangers, too!)
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Summary: Recommended by the accidental quilter
Review: I keep this book by my bedside so I can look at the quilts before sleep. Fifty memorable quilts with discussion on inspiration and technique. This collection has quilts that could propell you toward a lifetime of quilting. Every quilter represented is not only an exceptional fiber artist, but she/he knows how to tell a story. (something that is often missing in the quilts of many traditional quilters.) There are many European quilters represented whose work I had never seen before in other collections.
The color plates are lovely and the slightly oversized volume allows the gazer to take in the small details often missed in smaller photos.
My favorite quilts are: Mom's Bread by Sandy Bonsib. (If you are interested in photo transfer quilting--she offers a wonderful example of how it can be used to tell a quilt story instead of being a collage of unrelated photographs.),My Heart's Delight by Mary Mayne. (I keep seeing this quilt in my dreams as a red and white quilt combined with redwork.), Bristol Stars by Judy Mathieson. (I made one Mariner's Compass block and I can't even imagine making a whole quilt of them--let alone in a circular arrangement--but I love to gaze at this color plate because it is
so wonderful to behold.) Also wonderful to behold are: Ginkgo Biloba by Ruth B. McDowell, Umbrella Thorn Tree by Maurine Nobel,
and The Greek Quilt by Sheena Norquay.(Study this quilt if you are interested in designing any type of quilt based on American Indian pottery or early cave drawings.)
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Summary: Recommended by the accidental quilter
Review: I keep this book by my bedside so I can look at the quilts before sleep. Fifty memorable quilts with discussion on inspiration and technique. This collection has quilts that could propell you toward a lifetime of quilting. Every quilter represented is not only an exceptional fiber artist, but she/he knows how to tell a story. (something that is often missing in the quilts of many traditional quilters.) There are many European quilters represented whose work I had never seen before in other collections.
The color plates are lovely and the slightly oversized volume allows the gazer to take in the small details often missed in smaller photos.
My favorite quilts are: Mom's Bread by Sandy Bonsib. (If you are interested in photo transfer quilting--she offers a wonderful example of how it can be used to tell a quilt story instead of being a collage of unrelated photographs.),My Heart's Delight by Mary Mayne. (I keep seeing this quilt in my dreams as a red and white quilt combined with redwork.), Bristol Stars by Judy Mathieson. (I made one Mariner's Compass block and I can't even imagine making a whole quilt of them--let alone in a circular arrangement--but I love to gaze at this color plate because it is
so wonderful to behold.) Also wonderful to behold are: Ginkgo Biloba by Ruth B. McDowell, Umbrella Thorn Tree by Maurine Nobel,
and The Greek Quilt by Sheena Norquay.(Study this quilt if you are interested in designing any type of quilt based on American Indian pottery or early cave drawings.)
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Summary: A Caffine Boost of Inspiration.
Review: I recived this book as a Christmas present and wonder how Christmas dinner got cooked! The examples of quilts examined and explained are very wide, from twists on a basic nine patch to contempory "wall art". I live in Trinidad so have no chance to drop into a quiltshop or guild to strech my ideas - this book really shows you a lot of possibilities as the quilters explain where they got their inspiration for their work. It has really encouraged me to strech my design process. I would recommend it to the beginner who wants to see that quilting isn't only Sunbonnet Sue and to the established quilter who wants to strech her/his work. It is still my favororite bedtime read! (Written in May)
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Summary: A must-have book
Review: If you have any interest in contemporary or art quilts, this is one of the best books to come out in years, and well worth the price. It has dozens of gorgeous quilts by some of the best quilt artists in the world, beautifully photographed in full color. But what makes this book so special and so different is that each quilt is also accompanied by tips and techniques, giving pointers on exactly how it was made. There are a number of very nice art quilt books out there that showcase the quilts themselves, and a few technique books that focus on a single artist's methods, but this is the first book to combine those two approaches into one treasure-trove. Read this book with notebook and colored pencils in hand--practically every page will give you a new idea for a quilt.
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Summary: Pushing the envelope - right off the table!
Review: It was pretty hard to read this book since I kept drooling all over the pages. Guerrier has gathered 50 contemporary quilts and their makers. We get a close look, not only at each quilt, but at the reasons why the quilt was made, and some insights into the process. This is not a how-to book. There are no projects with complete directions. Many of the artists do share individual tricks and techniques, some with step by step directions and photos. The quilters were chosen from all over the globe, giving us a chance to expand our horizons culturally as well. One of the best things about the biographies in the back is that they include contact information for each artist. If you are moving away from totally traditional quilting, you will put this book on top of your must-have list.
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Summary: Pushing the envelope - right off the table!
Review: It was pretty hard to read this book since I kept drooling all over the pages. Guerrier has gathered 50 contemporary quilts and their makers. We get a close look, not only at each quilt, but at the reasons why the quilt was made, and some insights into the process. This is not a how-to book. There are no projects with complete directions. Many of the artists do share individual tricks and techniques, some with step by step directions and photos. The quilters were chosen from all over the globe, giving us a chance to expand our horizons culturally as well. One of the best things about the biographies in the back is that they include contact information for each artist. If you are moving away from totally traditional quilting, you will put this book on top of your must-have list.
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