Tuesday, September 28, 2010

More Gift Ideas: Quilts, Quilts, Quilts

Rocky's Mountain Books is showcasing gift ideas for the holidays. They're coming whether you're ready or not!

Not everyone's a quilter but every one who is seems to have a seventh sense about combining colors, textile and design. Most of us know a quilter, and these gift suggestions are for them. Big, beautiful books with bold colors and designs that will bring joy to a quilter. Three books, all by one of the Doyennes of Quilting, Yvonne Porcella.


Six Color World, by Yvonne Porcella, her seventh book, offers techniques as well as patterns for wonderful quilts and wearables, and continues with sugggestions for experimentation with the process of fabric painting and working with color.



Art & Inspirations, by Yvonne Porcella, her fourth book presents a retrospective of Yvonne's career. The beautiful, vivid images highlight her use of color and imagery in weavings, wearables, and quilts. 


Learn more about Yvonne's artistic journey from her early career as a weaver and maker of wearable art to her present passion for creating art quilts.

A Colorful Book, by Yvonne Porcella. In this beautiful volume, Yvonne provides a window into her own personal expression of color. The book is divided into groupings of some of her favorite color combinations.


The informational portion of the book includes fabric painting and simple strip-piecing techniques Yvonne uses to design garments or quilts.




(To view more details and/or purchase any of these books, click on the title of the book above. That will take you right to Rocky's page. Click on the 'Add to Cart' button to complete the purchase)

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