Secrets of Digital Quilting–From Camera to Quilt: 8 Projects; 25 Techniques; Embellish with Paints, Inks & More

5 Responses to “Secrets of Digital Quilting–From Camera to Quilt: 8 Projects; 25 Techniques; Embellish with Paints, Inks & More”

1. Barbara Bowne says:

   May 14, 2010 at 9:14 pm

   This is a very concise book that takes you deept into digitalizing photos for fabric developing.
   Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
2. A. Feldman says:

   May 14, 2010 at 9:16 pm

   I like the thought of photos and quilting and wanted to go beyond the basic photo in a square memory quilt. Although I already had photoshop experience beyond what is in the book I thought what was there was just enough lacking getting bogged down. I thought the sample designs inspiring enough and the discussion of fabric and accessories again excellent lacking overdoing it. Overall I really liked this book for the way it tackles the topic. I reflect it suits the beginner to advanced beginner and would suit persons with minimal photoshop skills. I also thought the samples are the type of quilts people accurately look to do.
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
3. Bernita M. Dodge says:

   May 14, 2010 at 11:33 pm

   A marvelous book by Lura Schwarz Smith and Kerby C. Smith, offers inspiration and encouragement with many juicy secrets. Printing photos on fabric using Photoshop Fundamentals is clarified and photographed with the actual screens. Experiments with different art supplies, pens, inks, paint, crayons, etc., have been done to offer advise on the lighfastness and washabilities of these products on the fabric photo prints, a fantastic time saver when one needs to know which to use to enhance a color in a print. Creative fundamentals in crafty quilts will have one running to their sewing supplies to try this method of quilting, the book’s last page of instructions is how to make the mark! Flipping through the pages is a delight, the top of the pages show quilt designs of each chapter, the page numbers are next to a quilt block.
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
4. Jeanne T. Mcbrayer says:

   May 15, 2010 at 12:14 am

   I have been a fan of Lura’s art quilts since I first saw her demonstrate her face-painting techniques on HGTV’s Simply Quilts. This book combines Lura’s talents in art and quilt building with her spouse Kerby’s expertise as a professional photographer. It includes useful information on the how and why of using your digital camera specifically for printing on fabric, which I have not establish in additional digital photography guides. The technical chapters demystify persons all persons settings on your digital camera and the different types of digital files. Best of all, it clarifies how to use Photoshop Fundamentals software to improve your pictures for the effects you want in your digital photo fabric. Even if you only want to use a point-and-shoot camera lacking learning all the technical stuff, there is excellent information for you in this book. There are mini-art lessons by Lura which deal with fundamentals of design like positive and negative space, symmetry and balance, shape and form, color and value. Additionally, there is a section in which Lura references the types of markers and paints that she uses to enhance her surface design with additional color and shading. There are eight projects which utilize the different techniques clarified in the book, with handy page references. What I like about the projects is that they are not patterns or designs for you to replicate. Rather, they offer guidelines and techniques for making your own unique photo project. A section on construction technique offers a tutorial on piecing curves the P-Free way: no paper, no pins, no preparation! I recommend this book for anyone who wants to improve their digital photography and editing skills, and learn some new art quilting techniques.
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
5. Betty K. Davis says:

   May 15, 2010 at 2:37 am

   This is a wonderful book for quilters who are interested in printing fabric or using photography within their quilts. The instructions are clear, the projects are fun and the photography is gorgeous.
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5