Customer Reviews

Fabric Art Journals: Making, Sewing, and Embellishing Journals from Cloth and Fibers (Quarry Book)

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This book has instructions for actually constructing books from fabric, which is exactly what I wanted. I have made quilts and altered books, but have not done any book construction. This book has the detailed instructions and plenty of inspiration for making personalized fabric art! I ordered the book from Amazon, got it in two days, and the next day had made a basic little fabric book ready for embellishment!!! Easy enough for a beginner, or a great start for someone familar with fabric! This craft is one that is destined to be customized according to the skills and views of the artist!

This is a beautiful book covering a wide range of topics, including various ways to bind fabric books. The photographs are clear and appealing (but the book offers much more than just "eye candy"). The extensive diagrams and patterns for the binding techniques described make this book well worth the price. The sections discussing the differences between paper and fabric books are quite useful. This is a top notch book if you're interested in making books and journals from fabric. Highly recommended!

I have ordered and read tons of books from both Amazon and my local library and I've never been inclined to write a review on any of them before this one. This book is terrific - the photographs are clear & sharp and the detailed stepped out instructions are easy to follow and understand and give the artist plenty of "jumping off" room. Pam had a nice easy writing style and the book offers a lot of visual eye candy with tons of color and inspiration to be found. Buy this book, you won't be dissapointed.

I read this book cover-to-cover and was so enthralled by the illustrations and color photos of finished products that I had to start over again and try to focus on one project at a time. The How-Tos are presented in enough detail to help beginners through a myriad of strange and wonderful terms and tricks.

This is an exceptionally well written and designed book. I'm impressed with the detailed instructions and accompanying illustrations, the photographs, and the layout. The author even anticipates questions that could come up for the reader/crafter during fabric book construction. I really appreciate this helpful style of writing. The fantastic photographs make it possible to see exactly what is being described. Even the order in which the chapters and sections are presented is well thought out.

This is destined to be one of my most treasured AND used books! In fact, I was inspired to get started as soon as I opened the book for the first time and saw the writer's/artist's work!

I almost didn't purchase this book because I have several others on fabric books. Boy, would I have missed out! This books not only has beautiful photography but the examples are unique and the instructions flawless. One of my favorite sections is CHAPTER FOUR: THE GALLERY which shows so many examples of fabric books created by other artists for inspiration. In fact, I was so inspired that I couldn't wait to make a book for a dear friend's birthday using a combination of several different designs. This is not one of those books that you read and then put away. It stays on my studio table and I am already starting my next book. My fabric art library is pretty extensive but this book is by far the best when it comes to creating and embellishing fabric journals and books. I love it!

I really expected to get some great ideas and instruction from this book. Instead it had pictures (Teesha Moores journal instructions were NOT included, but are FREE on YouTube) for many but instructions for only a few. The instructions are outlined and the diagrams are so poor you cannot make heads or tails of what they are telling you to do. Don't let the cover fool you, its not worth the money. I will be dumping the one I bought as soon as I can find someone as gullible as I was to buy it!

I borrowed this book from our library, and renewed it as many times as they would let me! I wanted to make everything in the book, but ran out of time, so I had to get my own copy. The photos of each project just beg you to make them, and the instructions are very detailed.

I purchased several art journal books (at the same time) wanting to immerse myself in the paper aspects of it. Saw this book listed and decided to check it out...having the large stash of fabric that I do. Did not expect much. Was I wrong! It is loaded with so much information that I wanted to jump back into my fabric stash only 1/4 way through the book. Chapter 4..at the end of the book... will really energize your creative thoughts. It seems to be all here. All the information to not only get you going but to keep you going.
Highly recommend to anyone that especially loves textile arts.

I have to admit, I love books. But I also love fabric, quilting and journal making. This book involves all three. I purchased this particular book based on other reviews and was not disappointed. I haven't made a journal yet, but am planning to as soon as some of my other sewing projects are caught up. My biggest problem? Deciding which book to make and how big it should be!