This book leads reader through Ruth B. McDowell’s progression into becoming one of today’s most prominent quilt artists. Full-color reproductions of her finest works, drawn from collections all over the world, illustrate this volume and offer an immensely sensitive and personal look at her work.
Quilting unbound! Ruth McDowell’s well-documented journey to develop an extremely personal and artistic quilting ‘statement’ almost leaves you breathless. She has been able to adapt complex photos and themes into vibrant fabric art, using mostly traditional quilting techniques. However, her innovative use of fabrics (plaids never had it so good), shapes, and design concepts truly rate the title of “Art & Inspirations”. A good friend with whom I shared the book got halfway through and said “I’m…
clear inspiration, even for a novice like myself! 0
Shows the growth a True Quilt Artist What is surprising about this book is that it is not just a text-book showing simple patterns that you can copy, nor is it a picture book of dozens of incredible quilts that you will probably never equal. Instead this is a clear-eyed tour of the history of a wonderful Quilt Artist. Ruth shows some of her first simple, but well chosen and unique quilt patterns. These simple patterns from nature, lead directly to her more complex quilts, where she shows her increased talents in dazzling quilts…