Photo Memory Quilts

Lesley Riley, creator of Transfer Artist Paper, has just published her 10th book titled: Photo Memory Quilts - The Ultimate Guide to Contemporary Heirloom Quilts to Showcase Ancestry, History & Treasured Times.  It is available at Amazon and at C & T Publishing. If you have ever worked with photos on fabric, or just harbored a desire to do so, this is a book you need in your library!  Lesley shares invaluable information on sources for photos, particularly from the public domain, and dos and don'ts of copyright.  She also includes a crash course in photo editing and enhancement and answers many questions you might have on editing.  Most of her work is done on an iPhone and she has great recommendations for her favorite apps.  Other topics include photo printing (6 ways) and quilt design.

Sue was honored to be a contributor to this book; Lesley requested permission to include one of her quilts as an example of the principles of composition.  If you have the book, you'll find the full quilt picture on page 44 and an enlarged detail on page 46.  

The principles of design include contrast, focal point, balance, proportion & scale, repetition/rhythm, variety and harmony.  Do you see those things illustrated in this quilt?  It is titled Blessed Are the Piecemakers and is a tribute to Sue's mother who worked most of her life in the garment industry.  

The book also includes Lesley's methods for collage quilting, finishing and display, selected projects, and a gallery of photo memory quilts by an invited group of talented quilt artists.  Another feature of this book launch is a series of podcast interviews with each of the contributing artists.  The podcast is on Spotify and will launch on Tuesday, May 2 and continue every Tuesday thereafter.  The schedule is as follows:

1. May 2 - Margaret Abramshe 

2. May 9 - Whitney Dahlberg 

3. May 16 - Judy Gula 

4. May 23 - Susan Price

5. May 30 - Lorie McCown 

6. June 6 - Anne Sonner 

7. June 13 - Bobbi Baugh 

8. June 20 - Al Krueger 

9. June 27 - Susan Brubaker Knapp 

10. July 4 - Michelle Umlauf 

11. July 11 - Wen Redmond 

12. July 18 - Christine Vinh 

13. July 25 - Beverly Smith 

14. August 1 - Lindy Trenholm 

15. August 8 - Nanette Zeller

16. August 16 - Patty Kennedy Zafred 

17. August 22 - Gina Louthing Stanley

18. August 29 - Clare Murray Adams 

19. September 5 - Katherine Wilson  

20. September 12 - TBD

All episodes (and previous episodes) are at the same show link on the scheduled date -

https://open.spotify.com/show/3MCefngOKmw0YmPjcIU8in