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In this practical and inspiring book, award-winning contemporary quilt artist Sandra Meech explains how to harness your own creativity to add innovation and depth to your quilt and embroidery work. It follows on from her bestselling first book, 'Contemporary Quilts'. In 'Creative Quilts', she shows you how to take inspiration from a wealth of sources, including art, textiles and architecture, and gives special emphasis to journals and sketchbooks. The book also contains full instructions for a range of exciting techniques including surface embellishment, mixed-media techniques, and taking quilt work into three dimensions, plus practical advice on exhibiting work. Special 'Creativity Plus' and 'Design Workshop' exercises help you to develop confidence in your own creativity. Illustrated with work from the world's leading quilt and textile artists, this book is both a practical workbook and a precious source of inspiration. Subjects covered include: Exploring Creativity * Finding a Theme * Design, Pattern and Composition * Texture and Dimension * A Professional Approach
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Award-winning quilt artist Sandra Meech is a teacher and lecturer who works with textile groups in the UK and abroad. She is a member of Quilt Art and exhibits widely around the world. She is the author of Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch and Creative Quilts: Inspiration, Texture and Stitch. She lives in Binfield, Berkshire.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I saw this book at the V&A quilts exhibition but decided to buy for less at Amazon - it's just gorgeous. Perhaps it should have a different title because I'm not a quilter but have bought it for reference for other mixed media work. It involves papers, plastics and all sorts and it also has a beautiful reference chapter on techniques to use in sketch books whether for your own enjoyment or for part of course work. Its not a book that explains step by step how to produce different effects. If you like looking at beautiful work or are looking for inspiration then I would definitely recommend it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the second book by Sandra Meech and as enjoyable as the first. Quite inspirational. If you get a chance to see her work in the flesh, do so. A practical workbook that has exactly the right balance between information, projects, techniques and an insight into how she explores her subjects. This is contemporary art quilting at it's best.
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80 of 80 people found the following review helpful
This is the book I've been waiting for!
15 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
Knowing where you want to go but not having a map to get there is a frustrating predicament. Fortunately, Sandra Meech has provided a detailed map for the new quilt artist striving to begin the creative journey. Her book Creative Quilts: Inspiration, Texture, & Stitch, is a thorough guide, lavishly enhanced with photos and drawings.
This second book of Meech's (the first being Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface, and Stitch, Batsford, 2003), seems to be more focused on the serious artist vs. quilt art in general. Although some of the same topics are discussed, she illustrates with new examples. The two books complement one another rather than repeat the content.
Ms. Meech serves as an experienced guide through the myriad paths of creativity, providing tools (mind mapping, creating a sketchbook); principles (design, composition, color theory); techniques (stitching, collage, photography) and plenty of ideas. She explores texture, including the technique called wireform, a method of stitching and manipulating fabric to render it in three dimensions.
The book is best digested in small bites because of the richness of its content. It would be difficult to absorb all the chapters at once, as the burst of creativity each topic evokes is enough to keep an artist busy for weeks.
This book should be in the library of anyone who is serious about working with cloth as art, if for no other reason than as a visual treat. Any artist struggling to get started or looking for a breakthrough would find ample stimulation here.
This second book of Meech's (the first being Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface, and Stitch, Batsford, 2003), seems to be more focused on the serious artist vs. quilt art in general. Although some of the same topics are discussed, she illustrates with new examples. The two books complement one another rather than repeat the content.
Ms. Meech serves as an experienced guide through the myriad paths of creativity, providing tools (mind mapping, creating a sketchbook); principles (design, composition, color theory); techniques (stitching, collage, photography) and plenty of ideas. She explores texture, including the technique called wireform, a method of stitching and manipulating fabric to render it in three dimensions.
The book is best digested in small bites because of the richness of its content. It would be difficult to absorb all the chapters at once, as the burst of creativity each topic evokes is enough to keep an artist busy for weeks.
This book should be in the library of anyone who is serious about working with cloth as art, if for no other reason than as a visual treat. Any artist struggling to get started or looking for a breakthrough would find ample stimulation here.
60 of 63 people found the following review helpful
Even Better!
5 Oct 2006
Format:Hardcover
Sandra Meech's new book is will take your quilting/textile art to a new level. Lots of design exercises, a comprehensive section on sketchbooks and inspiration, and gorgeous quilts from Meech and others. I didn't think her 2004 book "Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch" could be bettered, but if you loved that book - you NEED this one. All new info, so it's good value, too.
The best new quilting book of 2006, hands down.
The best new quilting book of 2006, hands down.
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Wow!
25 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I thought Sandra's first book was the best textile book in my library until I received Creative Quilts. This book is wonderful. It is full of gorgeous photos that illustrate the ideas so well. If you want to move forward in your creativity purchase this books. I am sold on this author and look forward to more publications from her.
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