The Art Quilt Collection: Designs & Inspiration from Around the World Book

This book is a gallery of incredible quilts rather than a how to despite the subtitle of "inspiration." There are a few instructions to give you an idea about some of the techniques, but they're more for someone either very skilled or someone curious about how the creator got that effect. There is a huge range of quilts and techniques here from fabric painting to pleated blocks, from realistic portraits to abstract shapes, from quilts pieced similarly to traditional blocks to twisted three dimensional columns. I checked out a couple of books with "art quilts" at the same time as this, and those just don't compare. This is true art and shows how fabric, thread, and some handy skills can be worked by a skilled hand into something beautiful and interesting.