In the post this week I received my copy of
'The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting' by Linda Seward , which features in the quilting section my quilt 'Tideline - after the storm', one of my favourites as it summons up a particular place and time. I'm in very good company, sharing the page with Annette Morgan and Pia Welch.
Linda did her usual meticulous research with incredible attention to detail and besides being a lovely book to look at , with nearly 140 artists featured, the instructions for every art quilt technique you can think of (and more!) are clear and succinct. The deceptively simple illustrations are by
Tom Messenger and the overall design of the book by
Jane Glennie (TVCT)
Looking at the spread on indigo dyeing, which I know something about but which I wasn't involved in contributing to, I can see that it gives you enough just information to give it a go and then follow up further in the extensive bibliography. I looked with interest at the section on rust dyeing, especially now I've heard I've got a place on CQ Winter School with
Alice Fox! It even has useful sections on sewing machine tips and exercises.
Linda and her team have done a really thorough job - I thoroughly recommend the book, and not just because I'm in it! I'm sure it will become the art quilt equivalent of what many consider the
Q&P bible. Other reviews from
Gillian Cooper,
Margaret Cooter, and
Sandy Snowden
Linda will be the Festival Of Quilts launching the book with a display of quilts from the book (including 'Tideline') on stand B30 and is giving a couple of lectures on the artists and the process of putting the book together.
2 comments:
I'm just catching upon blog reading hence the late comment. Thank you for the review of Linda's book, you've decided me on the purchase. I'm on Alice Fox's class at CQ Winter School too :) Great minds think alike!
I only just saw your post today! Thanks so much for the wonderful comments, Margaret!
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