CraftWinter2024

Rug Making | 27 Around the World: Exploring Art Quilts with SAQA. SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.). A new addition to the creativity-inspiring series Ex- ploring Art Quilts with SAQA. This high-powered mix for all who make and appreciate contemporary art quilting reveals today's latest work and designs and also serves as a long-term creative reference. A series of articles examine art being made in various locales: Australia & New Zealand, Norway, and South Africa are included in this volume. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 350 color images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-6225-5 • softcover • $22.99 US / £20.99 / 31.99 CAD Inspired by the National Parks: Their Land- scapes and Wildlife in Fabric Perspectives. Donna Marcinkowski DeSoto. A colorful celebration of the 59 US national parks, this collection of 177 original art quilts depicts the widely varying land- scapes, flora, and fauna of the parks. Short writings from 64 park rangers and other personnel reveal individual glimpses into the passionate commitment to preserve, protect, and enjoy these special places • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •179 color photos •280 pp. • 978-0-7643-5119-8 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Inspired by the Nation's Capital: A Fiber Art Souvenir of Washington, DC Donna Marcinkowski DeSoto, foreword by John Kelly. A visual travelogue featuring amazingly dynamic art quilts that depict iconic landmarks and events of Washington, DC, to- gether with useful and interesting facts. This beautiful, eye-catching little book captures the major sites as well as lesser-known places that enliven our nation's capital. • 6" x 8" (152 x 203 mm) • 104 color images • 216 pp. • 978-0-7643-6324-5 • hardcover • $19.99 US / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Museum Quality: Exploring Art Quilts with SAQA SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.). The ideal mix for those who make and appreciate con- temporary art quilts: reveals today's latest works and designs ¬¬¬(650+ photos), interviews with influencers, and creativity-inspiring insights on five top museums' collections. • 8 1/2" x 11" (280 x 215 mm) •660color images•176pp. •978-0-7643-6475- 4 • PB • $22.99 US / £20.99 / 31.99 CAD New Directions: Exploring Art Quilts with SAQA. SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.). This high-powered mix for all who make and appreciate contemporary art quilting begins the creativity-in- spiring series Exploring Art Quilts with SAQA. Its book-and-journal-blend format with 350 photos reveals today’s latest work and designs and also serves as a long-term creative reference. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 350 color images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-5998-9•PB•$22.99 / £20.99 / 31.99CAD New Quilts: Interpretations & Innovations. Nancy Rae. 82 quilts juried into the Quilt National ’89 competition with text and comments by jurors to support and explain the selections. The book also has a retrospective of Quilt National’s first decade, demonstrating the variety of designs and an index of all artists and works for 10 years • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 110 quilts in color • 96 pp. • 978-0- 88740-157-2 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD OURStory Quilts: Human Rights Stories in Fabric. Susanne Miller Jones, foreword by Tom Berlin. Today’s renewed interest in our basic rights has become part of popular culture and breaking news, and this colorful new way to approach human rights answers the demand for new perspectives on the issues. From the Mexican border to the #MeToo movement, 65 images made in fabric com- bine with personal stories and history • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 115 color photos • 208 pp. • 978-0- 7643-5797-8 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD The Quilt: New Directions for an American Tradition. Quilt National. A comprehensive and stimulating look at the best in contemporary quilting through quilts selected for the Quilt National 1983 competition. The state of this lively art form is cap- tured through comments made by the show’s artists and jurors, and by Michael James and Nancy Crow • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 95 photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-916838-92-8•PB•$10.95 Quilts of Cumberland County: 1700s to 1970. Letort Quilters Documentation Project. View 170 quilts that were in homes and collections in Cum- berland County, Pennsylvania, and learn about the county’s role as a crossroads in our nation’s history. Documented by members of the Letort Quilters Guild, specimens from the 1700s through 1970 are show- cased in beautiful detail. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 483 color digital, 10 b/w digital, 2 color prints • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-5109-9 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Recycled Hexie Quilts: Using Vintage Hexa- gons in Today’s Quilts. Mary W. Kerr. More than 140 color images of both traditional and contempo- rary designs show how vintage hexagon textile fragments can be repurposed and fashioned into new, beautiful quilts. Packed with ideas and prac- tical tips, this art-filled guide featuring fifty-two new quilts will inspire quilters to try their own new proj- ects. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •148 color photos •112pp. •978-0-7643-4820-4•PB•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Twisted: Modern Quilts with a Vintage Twist. Mary W. Kerr. This full-color description of the cre- ation of 22 quilts gives contemporary quilters fresh ideas for injecting their works with energy from repurposed antique textiles, abandoned blocks, and vintage fragments. Plus, helpful sections on docu- mentation and on working with vintage fabrics assist readers with combining past and present in their own quilts. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 80 color images • 104 pp. • 978-0-7643-5170-9 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Quarantine Quilts: Creativity in the Midst of Chaos. Sandra Sider, foreword by Meg Cox. The insightful words of 97 contemporary quilt artists combine with evocative photos of their quarantine creations during the COVID-19 pan- demic's first months. These visual and personal stories of concerns, despair, and ideas help connect our own experiences with pandemic to the larger world of creativity. • 8 1/2" x 10" (216 x 254mm) • 100 color images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-6201-9 • hardcover • $22.99 US / £20.99 / 31.99 CAD Portable Patchwork: The Women Pioneers of the Original Quick & Easy Quilting Meth- od, with Projects for Today. Pamela Weeks. Quilt lovers, crafters, and historians will want to own this one-of-a-kind, lushly illustrated history of the creative 1800s women who invented the time-saving quilt-as-you-go method. Developed to allow them to work in stolen snatches of time, the approach is timely today because it is portable. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 290 color images & patterns•192pp. •978-0-7643-6202-6•HC•$29.99 US / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium: Quilting the World’s Con- science. Carolyn L. Mazloomi, PhD. Cele- brating the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, these 91 art quilts explore its 30 principles, reflecting themes including the plight of child soldiers and child brides, fair labor practices, privacy, exploitation of women, and our basic rights. • 9" x 9" (228 x 228 mm) • 91 color images • 196 pp. • 978-0-7643-5740-4 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Braiding with Barbara™: Wool Rug Braiding with a Contemporary Flair. Barbara A. Fisher and Janet A. Fitzgerald. Braid a wool rug with an expert. The supplies needed include normal tools a sewer has around the house. Step-by-step braiding instructions for rugs of any shape, size, or color. Patterns are provided for a variety of styles. Ruggies™ slippers are made like a tiny wool rug! • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 200 illustrations and photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-3458-0 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD RUG MAKING Combining Rug Hooking & Braiding: Basics, Borders & Beyond. Kris McDermet. The go-to book on rug hooking and braiding skills for all fiber artists, especially those looking for a comprehensive guide to combining the two arts into fascinating and ornate projects. Includes beginning-to-end projects: a tote bag, chair pad, and a trivet. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 550+photos &diagrams • 272 pp. • 978-0-7643-3789-5 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Unconventional & Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar, 1950–2000, 2E. Roderick Kiracofe. In a copublishing venture with Quiltfolk, the long-overdue 2nd edition of this beloved book features a new introduction by internationally lauded author and curator Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi. It also includes 20 additional never-before-seen quilts from Kiracofe's private collection. • 9 1/2" x 11" (241 x 279 mm) • 175 color images •256pp. •978-0-7643-6302-3•hard- cover • $65.00 US / £59.99 / 95.00 CAD The Quilter's Night Before Christmas: A Trea- sury of Tradition. Sue Reich. Add a beloved tradi- tion to your family's Christmas. Featuring a quilt to represent each stanza of the poem, it offers a beau- tiful-to-read experience as Christmas approaches. Also enjoy patterns and instructions for nine antique and vintage Christmas-themed quilts. This book commemorates the 200th anniversary of the writing of this most notable holiday poem. • 81/2"x11" (215 x 279mm) • 128 color & b/w images • 128 pp. • 978-0- 7643-6243-9 • hardcover • $28.99 US / £26.99 / 39.99 CAD Designing & Hooking Primitive Rugs. Susie Stephenson. Basic techniques for rug hooking, in- cluding finishing and dyeing techniques. It unleash- es your creative side, encouraging you to let your imagination be your guide. Stephenson’s own story of recycling wool into a menagerie of animals, pic- torial scenes, geometrics, and nautical themes will add impulse to creativity. Explore one artist’s imag- inative expressions and get motivated to create your own • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 231 color photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-3288-3 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Inspired by the Beatles: An Art Quilt Challenge. Donna DeSoto. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first performance in the United States, 150 fiber artists each chose a different song by the Beatles and interpreted that song as a small quilt. This book is a collection of those quilts and the songs and stories that inspired them • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 169 color images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4700-9 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD FIBER & TEXTILES | Stitched Journeys with Birds. Martha Sielman Immerse yourself in amazing art celebrating birds! Birds bring life into our landscapes and joy into our lives, and they inspire some of the most beautiful crafts and art. Bird lovers, needlecrafters, quilters, and other crafters of all ages will be delighted by more than 500 full-color images of avian art on and with fabric. More than 200 master crafters—quilters, embroiderers, and other fabric artists—from 15 countries share their works. • 7" x 9" (178 x 229mm) •500-525 color images •240pp. •978-0-7643-6692-5 • hardcover • $34.99 US / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD