A Fabric Journey: An Inside Look at the Quilts of Ruth B. McDowell [Paperback]

Ruth B. McDowell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2005

An insider's tour of 18 of Ruth's recent works. Learn her techniques and design your own artistic quilt. Winner of the Hobby/Crafts/How-To category of the USA Book News Best Book Awards contest for 2005.

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About the Author

Ruth B. McDowell creates intricately pieced quilts that amaze her fans. Her quilts are exhibited worldwide and have been featured in many magazines and books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157120279X
• ISBN-13: 978-1571202796
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #480,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Look with new eyes.., October 13, 2005

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Rosemary Martin "remanildra" (Melbourne Australia) - See all my reviews
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This book challenged my ideas of fabric pattern and colour use, and had me go out to the garden with a digital camera to capture flowers and then enlarge the result to examine them towards designing my own quilt. The ideas presented by Ruth appear to be adaptable towards any type of pictorial or emotional art quilt, a truly valuable acquisition.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The journey continues, September 7, 2005

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This review is from: A Fabric Journey: An Inside Look at the Quilts of Ruth B. McDowell (Paperback)

This latest work from Ruth B. McDowell continues where her book on piecing leaves off. It overviews many of her quilts with details on where the design started, how it was developed, why were the fabrics chosen and what do they do for the quilt. While this is not a formal text on creating an art quilt, she does use use many concepts one would expect in a good fine arts class. The difference is that the medium is fabric. No patterns are provided (her works are copyrighted and not intended for duplication), but the intent is to inspire the reader to design their own works. I hope that as her work develops further that she will be able to write more books of this kind.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabric Journey: An Inside Look At The Quilts of Ruth B. McDowell, July 28, 2005

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Dorothy Franchi (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews
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A great companion book to Barbara Olson's Journey of an Art Quilter as another inspirational journey from her initial emotive/creative spark to an enchanting collage of bold colors, incredible patterns, wonderful detail and contrasts-a rhythmic feast for the eyes!As a collage painter, this is what I am looking for, but would be a definite excellent resource for quilters as she generously shares her knowledge and experience learned along her own personal journey. Certainly a treasure at that price, especially when combined with the above book, for the inspiration alone!