- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle; New edition edition (Aug 28 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1402740662
- ISBN-13: 978-1402740664
- Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 21.6 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #523,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Scrapbooking and quilting are each two-billion-dollar industries: combine them and you have a collection that will fly off the shelves!
A scrapbook gets put away; a quilt goes on display—perhaps framed and hung, or draped over the couch. These 24 original quilts incorporate the same treasured photos and memorabilia that normally go into a scrapbook, but in a unique format. They’re fun to make, too, thanks to the many innovative techniques that are easy for a beginner and refreshingly new to the experienced quilter. Direct-print favorite pictures onto fabric with an ink-jet printer. Tea-dye material to make it look antique, creating a perfect background for vintage photos. Extensive opening sections on art and design basics provide a plethora of invaluable tips.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (21 customer reviews)
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Guaranteed to jumpstart your creativity, July 26 2005
By sarahbellum - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Quilted Memories: Journaling, Scrapbooking & Creating Keepsakes with Fabric (Hardcover)
This is one of those books that you may want to buy two copies of just in case something happens to one of them. It is absolutely full of Lesley's ideas and instructions for making truly remarkable mixed-media quilts that combine the best of art quilting, scrapbooking, and altered books. She gives permission to ignore all the traditional rules about making quilts (like using only 100% cotton and making sure all edges are perfectly even). Her quilts are quirky and yet lovely. And she shows readers how to make their own.The book is jammed with useful information about finding and/or painting great fabrics, making all kinds of image transfers, coloring and bleaching, using design principles, how to add instant age, and finishing. Then there are detailed looks at memory quilts by various artists, not so much telling how to reproduce them exactly, but explaining the artists' techniques. (I really appreciate that a lot. Too many books tell you how to reproduce their examples exactly, but don't go into general techniques that you can adapt to your own needs. The worst is when they insist you use a certain brand name and don't tell you why!) The showcased quilts cover a range of styles, from sentimental to edgy. It will have you haunting thrift shops and estate sales, hoarding old laces and teatowels, and eyeing the buttons on your children's clothes.
What a joy of a book.
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't delay! Order it today! You won't be sorry., May 29 2005
By Rosie M. Chapman "Miz Rosie" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Quilted Memories: Journaling, Scrapbooking & Creating Keepsakes with Fabric (Hardcover)
I started out being a doll artist and I have moved on to mixed media. Whether you are a scrapbooker, altered book artist or a dollmaker, you will find something in Leslie's book that will help you to become more creative in your art form. Leslie not only writes from her heart, she writes from her experiences. Out of all the books I have on quilting, dollmaking and other forms of fiber art, I will treasure Quilted Memories over and above them all.Leslie allows the reader to experiment safely and without fear of doing something wrong in their quests to be unique. The beginning of the book describes in great detail how an artist creates and then an in depth study of color follows.
The instructions are easy to understand and the pictures help tremendously. I spend many precious moments reading this book and am excited about trying to incorporate these techniques in my dolls, altered books and wallhangings.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Even if you can't sew - you'll love it!, July 30 2005
By Claudine Hellmuth "Author of Collage Discover... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Quilted Memories: Journaling, Scrapbooking & Creating Keepsakes with Fabric (Hardcover)
I do not even own a sewing machine, but this book still jump started my creativity in ways I never expected. Lesley offers guidance for creativity blocks and how to get around "never having enough time for art" tips that really work!The instructions are clear and the photographs are beautiful! This book has a permanent place on my night stand so I can look at it again and again!
- claudine hellmuth
author, Collage Discovery Workshop and Collage Discovery Workshop:Beyond the Unexpected
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