Nature's Studio: A Quilter's Guide to Playing with Fabrics & Techniques [Paperback]

Joan Colvin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005

Learn easy, painterly techniques to bring an image to life in fabric.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571202927
• ISBN-13: 978-1571202925
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to think like a great fabric artist and develop your own style, September 22, 2005

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Suzy W (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nature's Studio: A Quilter's Guide to Playing with Fabrics & Techniques (Paperback)

Joan Colvin acts as a gentle yet strong guide for anyone who wishes to find their style and understand elements of the design process in making a quilt. She generously offers some of her techniques and methods which work for her (and maybe you) and gives you great insight in how to express yourself creatively through fabric. However, as any good creative teacher will tell you, this is only the beginning of your personal creative process, and this book is not a project based one but instead will jump start you in other ways as you feast your eyes over her quilts (with details of some shown also). I just wish she included photos showing some alternative choices and decisions she inevitably had to make whilst she was making the quilts to illustrate this further because she does mention the value of photographing your options- but maybe I just can't get enough of her unique work.

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Book!, September 10, 2005

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tsmithp (Santa Cruz, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nature's Studio: A Quilter's Guide to Playing with Fabrics & Techniques (Paperback)

This a must-have for folks who make or want to make landscape/art quilts. Joan Colvin is one of the best at this, and is able to really get her techniques across to her readers. I've been waiting for another book from her.

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE, February 15, 2006

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SusanP "SusanP" (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nature's Studio: A Quilter's Guide to Playing with Fabrics & Techniques (Paperback)

I love books and tend to buy a lot on whatever subject I am interested in. This has to be my favorite pick of the fiber art books I have read. My dream is to someday take a class from Joan Colvin. She is an incredible artist and her book has just the right balance of technique and inspiration. She is truly gifted, as is any artist and or quilter who is lucky enough to own this book.