Gwen Marston has been an inspiration to me for many years. I started going to her Beaver Island Quilt Retreat 10 years ago. She is a traditional quilter who has a no nonsense approach to quilting. Her easy, stress free techniques help me to go my own way in quilting. For retreat this year Gwen self published a book of quilts to be used for inspiration for this years solid fabric theme.
The title Ideas and Inspirations Abstract Quilts in Solids ...a book for grown-up quilters is a great description of what is in the book.
Gwen's write up for the book:
"Gwen has written a new book and this one is especially designed for
grownup quilters. It's a book for the many accomplished quilters who
are not looking for yet another project book with pages of detailed
elementary instructions on how to make someone else's quilt. Rather,
it's intended for quilters who are seeking ideas and inspiration for
their own work. This 67 page book begins with a 7 page discussion about
working with solids and Gwen's fresh approach to design concepts. The
remaining pages are in full color showing full page photographs of 28
quilts with close-ups and captions of each on the opposite page.
Gregory Case did the photography and it's first rate. He also did the
photography for the Freddy Moran/Gwen Marston 2006, Collaborative
Quilting book and also the upcoming Marston/Moran quilt book to be
released July '09."
Currently the book is only available directly from Gwen through her website, Gregory Case's website, or through lulu.com where she self published the book. Through lulu.com you can get the paperback or a download version.
If you like Gwen's style you will enjoy this book. I love that it is a book "for grown-up quilters." It is full of pictures of inspirational quilts but is not bogged down in the how to's. She leaves the interpretation up to you.
