Stitching to Dye in Quilt Art
This past summer when I was at the The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK, I met C June Barnes, an artist who makes unique creations that she first quilts and then dyes. She wrote a gorgeous full color book generously explaining her process. It’s called Stitching to Dye in Quilt Art – Colour, Texture and Distortion. I fully intended to buy the book while there. However, because her booth was crowded, I decided to continue buzzing through the show and return before leaving. It was after I was back at the hotel that I realized I forgot to buy it! Then I thought, order it while in the UK or wait until it hits Amazon here. I decided to wait. Good news! The book is now at Amazon, shipping on February 3rd! And, in US dollars, it’s less than half of the price of UK pounds! Full price or not, the book is worth every cent (or pence).
I will add that as an author, I am all for people buying books from their local shop or directly from the author. Royalties helps to pay the bills. However, if your local store or shop doesn’t have it (mine doesn’t), Amazon is a way to go. If you’re in the UK, Europe or Australia, you can get the book directly from the author here. To see more of her work, visit her website here. I stand corrected: June wrote me to say her book IS being sold to residents of the US. Go here, and scroll down the page. Also, she’ll sign the book for you, too!