Customer Reviews

Art Quilts: A Celebration: 400 Stunning Contemporary Designs

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This book has a wonderful introductory section, followed by the exhibit catalogs for Quilt National for 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003. It's wonderful to have them in one volume. But if you already OWN all the catalogs, you should know that this book is just the same, except the individual books' introductory sections (jurors' statements, etc) are omitted. If you don't own all the aforementioned exhibit catalogs, you'll abosolutely love having this book in your collection! It would make a stunning gift for upcoming holidays, as well.

My jaw dropped when I saw this book. Big hefty 500 pages of glorious colorful quilts. You cannot imagine what a fabulous collection of quilts this book contains. And all in one book!
You will not be disappointed! 5 stars isn't enough!

This 4.5 lb. book is worth every penny. May I please offer 6 stars or more. The artwork created a lasting smile and roused my muses.

I have visited the websites created by some of the artists as well as purchased some of their books via Amazon. If you are at all interested in art of any kind, I suspect you will be delighted.

A gift that keeps on pleasing. 10 years of glorious quilts - beautifully presented and printed. I think this book is an incredible value as well as a feast for your eyes and spirit.

I loved it and so does everyone I show it to! It gives you so many ideas for your own projects and is visually simulating no matter what type of artist you are.

This is the companion book to the PBS dvd, The Art of Quilting. If you do traditional quilting, this is not for you. For you who crazy quilt or art quilt, this is eye candy over the top. Many of the quilts were featured in the PBS dvd. But there is so much more in the book. This is the book to pick up when you are feeling "quilter's block". The beautiful pictures will inspire your creative side. The pictures are well done, in color and beautiful. This book will get worn since you will looking at it again and again.

This is a large book, and page after page shows absolutely stunning quilts. I gave a copy to my friend for her birthday, and although it wasn't expensive, she kept commenting on the pleasure it gave her.

Amazing inspirational book for quilters. This is one you'll turn to again and again before you reach for the fat quarters! Well worth the money.

I would have to agree with the reviewer who wrote that the quilts in this book look more like paintings than like quilts. What I love about the fiber arts and especially quilting is the texture and soft dimension created in the pieces. And I'm always interested in the workmanship, the stitching and piecing and all the intricacies of a quilt, how the artists put everything together. I understand that these quilts are big and you couldn't capture the very small details in a book but I've seen better quality pictures.
While many of these quilts are truly beautiful and inspiring, I found myself not giving as much attention to them as I typically would, or being disappointed when I tried to closely examine those quilts that really piqued my interest.
I think this book is worth puchasing to see the wonderful creativity of these artists, but if you really want to get a sense of a quilt and see the work in it you might want to make another choice.

Great book for the contemporary artist, although I am disappointed in the quality of the photographs.....the quilts look like "prints"...the stitching is not evident in a lot of the photos, making them look as if they are painted....