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Title: Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project Author: Bresenhan, Karey Patterson Released: 2006-10-01 Publisher: Quilting Arts - US ISBN: 9780976692836 Format: Paperback Category: Crafts, Hobbies & Home Last Updated: 2018-06-10 Rating: -1 Pages: 272 Description: A compendium of more than 400 images of quilts from the Journal Quilt Project, this collection was culled from the nearly 6,000 page-sized quilts made by 918 artists whose work was exibited at the International Quilt Festivals over five years. Each 8" x 11.5" quilt explores new techniques, expresses fresh ideas, and experiments with the myriad of resources available to quilters today. Chronicling joy, frustration, tragedy, and artistic epiphany, these quilts are visual journals to inspire self-expression and discovery. Editorial Reviews About the Author Karey Patterson Bresenhan is the president of Quilts, Inc. and director of the International Quilt Markets and International Quilt Festivals. Karey's business acumen, enthusiasm for quilting, and perseverance helped her create and foster the quilting industry, now worth $2.27 billion a year in the U.S. and involving 21.3 million American quilters. An acknowledged expert on quilt dating, Karey was named to the Quilter's Hall of Fame and is the author or co-author of five quilt reference books and guest curator to many museum exhibitions. |