Best Selling book "Fibreart Montage - Combining Quilting, Embroidery & Photography with Embellishments" has recently won the "Ben Franklin Award" for Best Craft Book of the Year from the Independent Book Publishers Association, USA. We congratulate the author, Judith Baker Montano and the publishers on producing such an amazing mixed media technique masterpiece. See our extensive Blog review from November 2009.
Another winner was "Color Mastery: 10 Principles for Creating Stunning Quilts". Award winning quilter, Maria Peagler, teaches how to develop your own imaginative colour combinations. Both traditonal and art quilters alike will gain a deeper understanding of colour. The ten principles she teaches in this book will take you from "matching to the focus fabric" to your own unique style.
2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze: "Artistic Photo Quilts: Create Stunning Quilts with Your Camera, Computer, & Cloth", by Charlotte Ziebarth (C&T Publishing). Transform Your Digital Photos into Luminous Fabric Art. Enjoy altering photos and use them to create beautiful, original works of fabric art. Work through 11 exercises:
2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze: "Artistic Photo Quilts: Create Stunning Quilts with Your Camera, Computer, & Cloth", by Charlotte Ziebarth (C&T Publishing). Transform Your Digital Photos into Luminous Fabric Art. Enjoy altering photos and use them to create beautiful, original works of fabric art. Work through 11 exercises: • Learn to alter images with Photoshop Elements®
• Use photos that really enhance your work (Hint: it's not always the best-looking shots!)
• Find inspiration in your own albums, from other artists, and in nature
• Make large-scale quilts with a standard-size inkjet printer
This accessible guide to creating fine fabric art with digital photos covers everything from the tools and equipment you'll need, to designing, finishing, and assembling your quilt.
Enjoy!
Sandra.
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