Lark Books has published the popular Creative Quilting with Beads as an affordable paperback book.
There is a nice review of quilting basics for the non-quilter and then 20 + projects of varying complexity. A number of them would make lovely gifts.
The book concludes with
a gallery of photos of related work by other artists. In total, this book is loaded with eye candy that makes my fingers itch to play with beads again. One project that I liked particularly well was done by Larkin Jean Van Horn, pg 68-71, is called Jewels of Our Past. Full directions are given for making the pieced background and directions for creating the backing of the beaded applique and attaching them to the background are given. It would have been nice to give a bit more information about the beading design but the photos provide plenty of inspiration. The applique idea could be used to create button covers or a lovely broach.
One of the pieces from the gallery section that I particularly liked was by Lisa Binkley, pg
114, called Seedlings. I loved the subject matter and the use of face beads as sections of the cone! This is a book that warrants being
in a personal library for both the eye candy appeal as well as the inspirational projects. If you would like a chance at winning this book, leave a comment here -- and your contact information - on my blog and I will draw a name on February 20 and send a copy of the book to a lucky someone.
Nancy
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