Wool Project finish

Really enjoyed doing the embroidery on this little project from last weekend's workshop with Lisa Bongean.  Amazing to watch how much the piece changes as the embroidery is added.  I decided to add a bit of piecing to the sides to make a  20 inch pillow/cushion. (this was photographed on the back of a chair...it really is flat and even in real life!)

I have another wool project that I will start after I get another finish under my belt!  Today I basted my challenge quilt for the show in October and hope to finish quilting it tomorrow.  (want to get it done so I can play with wool again!)

While I was away at the workshop my Dh was looking though the second hand book stores (we do that most weekends!)  He was excited to find a quilting book with a name he recognized...

First is a Gwen Marston and Joe Cunningham book from 1993 - Quilting with Style  I love this book!  It is really dense with information and has great photographs.  Really is helpful to understand selecting and marking a quilt.  I think it works for both hand and machine quilting.  Second is the Quilted Clothing by Jean Ray Laury published in 1982.  Interesting to see the variety of styles in this book which was written as quilting was really coming into its own.

Still a bit worn out the trip.  Another day of so and I'll have recovered enough to want to do it all over again!

Not so nice...

I know there are a lot of Gwen Marston fans out there so I thought I would pass one bit I learned while at Knoxville.
A year or so ago Gwen self published this book. It is also available from Amazon but what you get isn't really the same book. What, you ask? The book you get from Gwen is on beautiful, heavy glossy paper which allows you to appreciate the photos right down to the quilting stitches. The book from Amazon is on a lighter, duller paper which distorts to colors and makes most of the quilting disappear. Since this is primarily an quilting inspirational book the Amazon copy is a washout.

I am posting a review on Amazon today but thought it was best to let ya'll know. Generally I am a big Amazon fan. On this one however they really dropped the ball....take the time to opt for the original....