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1000 Quilt Inspirations: Colorful and Creative Designs for Traditional, Modern, and Art Quilts
As one of the core, traditional crafts, quilting is enjoyed by countless enthusiasts around the world - and its popularity is only growing. This collection of one thousand quilt DETAILS builds upon this interest, showcasing some of today's most innovative and beautiful WORK. See how others utilize color and design elements to craft creative pieces. Gain inspiration from their variations and intricate techniques. Maybe even CONSTRUCT your own original quilts. Whether YOU ARE a quilter or a collector, a craft-lover or an art enthusiast, 1000 Quilt Inspirations is sure to inspire your admiration and appreciation of the art of quilting. It's also likely to get you itching for some fabrics of your own!
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2015
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October 9, 2019
This is a nice "coffee table book". It contains a beautiful gallery of quilts, nicely organized.
Served me well when I was looking for an inspiration for my own art.
Served me well when I was looking for an inspiration for my own art.
June 20, 2019
kitapta fazla yazı yok, 1000 kadar fotoğraf var, fotoğraflar çalışmaların tamamını göstermiyor. yer yer aynı calismanin birden fazla farklı detayı konmuş. enteresan bir çalışma olabilirmiş belki ama kendi adıma fazla ufuk açıcı bulduğumu söyleyemem..
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August 7, 2019I wanted to like this book more than I did. The promise of it is high, but the actual execution didn't live up to its promise. There is very little text in this book. It is mostly images. They do provide inspiration, but there was a vague dissatisfaction running through my experience reading this book. Part of it had to do with the selection process. Part of it had to do with the details vs. full works.
The book starts with a table of contents. The table of contents shows how the book is arranged: "traditional designs", "modern designs", "pictorial designs", and "abstract and conceptual art quilt designs". The images start right away with a whole page of quilts opposite the table of contents.
The text is primarily located in the Introduction (pg.8-9), which gives an overview of quiltmaking history, groups and fads from the mid-19th century to the present. The Introduction is short and I found some gross generalizations. There were also some things that I did not understand. Either they were too vague or the words were put together in a way that came across as meaningless or incomprehensible. For example, Sider writes "Modern quilters, such as members of the Modern Quilt Guild, design mainly with solid colors and often adapt traditional patterns in innovative ways, finding their inspiration in every aspect of today's quilts" (pg.8). Some of that sentence is true, but it leaves me with a lot of questions. Are members of the Modern Quilt Guild the only modern quilters? I know people making quilts. Are they modern quilters? Also, I have no idea what "...finding their inspiration in every aspect of today's quilts" (pg.8) means. Aren't modern quilters making today's quilts? These examples might be semantics, but demonstrates the possible lack of editing. I think this introduction, being the only significant text in the book could have been fleshed out a little more. The book would have benefited from a less generalized view of the quiltmaking to introduce the quilts.
200+ quilts in the traditional designs section follow. The format for the rest of the book varies slightly, but is mostly 4 quilts per page. In a lot of respects it is difficult to determine whether the reader is looking at a detail for a full quilt. There is very little information about the quilts in the book except a little in the introduction. Each image lists a maker, but no quilt name, size or any other information.
The images are stellar. The quilting is clearly visible as are the fabrics and construction.
Modern Designs begin on page 69 with no additional fanfare or introduction. Most artists have more than one design included (or perhaps details of one quilt?). I recognized very few names from those listed and was surprised to see postcards (pg.73) included in the Modern Designs section. I would have classified a lot of the quilts included in the Modern Designs section as art quilts, especially given the description of what modern quilters are making.
The book ends with an image directory (pg.300-311). Names of quilts, techniques and sizes are included as well as some information on who took the photo. There is also an artist directory (pg.312-319), which provides a list of all the images attributed to an artist as well as their website, if available.
There is no doubt that the imagery in this book is beautiful. The author and publisher worked hard to make the images high quality. For the variety of images alone, this book is worth buying. If you are looking for an overview of 100+ years of quiltmaking with inspiration and explanation, this book falls short.
The book starts with a table of contents. The table of contents shows how the book is arranged: "traditional designs", "modern designs", "pictorial designs", and "abstract and conceptual art quilt designs". The images start right away with a whole page of quilts opposite the table of contents.
The text is primarily located in the Introduction (pg.8-9), which gives an overview of quiltmaking history, groups and fads from the mid-19th century to the present. The Introduction is short and I found some gross generalizations. There were also some things that I did not understand. Either they were too vague or the words were put together in a way that came across as meaningless or incomprehensible. For example, Sider writes "Modern quilters, such as members of the Modern Quilt Guild, design mainly with solid colors and often adapt traditional patterns in innovative ways, finding their inspiration in every aspect of today's quilts" (pg.8). Some of that sentence is true, but it leaves me with a lot of questions. Are members of the Modern Quilt Guild the only modern quilters? I know people making quilts. Are they modern quilters? Also, I have no idea what "...finding their inspiration in every aspect of today's quilts" (pg.8) means. Aren't modern quilters making today's quilts? These examples might be semantics, but demonstrates the possible lack of editing. I think this introduction, being the only significant text in the book could have been fleshed out a little more. The book would have benefited from a less generalized view of the quiltmaking to introduce the quilts.
200+ quilts in the traditional designs section follow. The format for the rest of the book varies slightly, but is mostly 4 quilts per page. In a lot of respects it is difficult to determine whether the reader is looking at a detail for a full quilt. There is very little information about the quilts in the book except a little in the introduction. Each image lists a maker, but no quilt name, size or any other information.
The images are stellar. The quilting is clearly visible as are the fabrics and construction.
Modern Designs begin on page 69 with no additional fanfare or introduction. Most artists have more than one design included (or perhaps details of one quilt?). I recognized very few names from those listed and was surprised to see postcards (pg.73) included in the Modern Designs section. I would have classified a lot of the quilts included in the Modern Designs section as art quilts, especially given the description of what modern quilters are making.
The book ends with an image directory (pg.300-311). Names of quilts, techniques and sizes are included as well as some information on who took the photo. There is also an artist directory (pg.312-319), which provides a list of all the images attributed to an artist as well as their website, if available.
There is no doubt that the imagery in this book is beautiful. The author and publisher worked hard to make the images high quality. For the variety of images alone, this book is worth buying. If you are looking for an overview of 100+ years of quiltmaking with inspiration and explanation, this book falls short.
September 24, 2015
Photo studies of all kinds of quilts from modern to traditional, a book to inspire to create!
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