Judith Baker Montano, an icon in the world of crazy quilting, has been the topic of discussion in my world a lot lately and for more than one reason. The best reason is she has a new book out! She also recently taught a class for our local Rocky Mountain Crazy Quilters group.
I “was in the loop” on Judith’s new book early on because one of our members, Rhonda Perry, went down to Judith’s home and did a fabulous piece! (Subversive stitchers featured another wonderful guest post about Judith’s home – check it out here.)
Of course since I stitch with Rhonda and see her at RMCQ, we heard about this piece all along as she was working on it, and the process Judith led her through along the way. A month or two after Rhonda finished it, Judith asked her if she could include it in her upcoming book (Yay! That is so exciting, eh?). Here’s the piece – if you click on it, I’ve loaded up an extra big version on Flickr so you can “ooooo, and ahhhhh”!
Now, it seems, the book Fiber Art Montage (which again, has recently been reviewed on Subversive stitchers) has won an award (here’s the press release, which I also stole off of Subversive stitchers – seems they’re a fabulous reference here, eh?):
Dragon Threads, publisher of textile arts books, has received the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Award™ for Best Craft Book for the book Fibreart Montage: Combining Quilting, Embroidery & Photography with Embellishments by internationally-renowned quilt artist Judith Baker Montano.
The book features full-color photographs of the newest mixed media techniques perfected by Judith Baker Montano, a leading expert on crazy quilting and embellishment.
Named in honor of America’s most cherished publisher/printer, the Benjamin Franklin Awards™ recognizes excellence by independent publishers. Publications, grouped by genre, are judged on editorial and design merit by top practitioners in each field. The Benjamin Franklin Awards™ are highly competitive and are regarded as one of the highest national honors in small and independent book publishing.
More than 4,000 publishers submitted books to be considered for the Benjamin Franklin Awards™ this year. All three finalists in the Craft category were quilting/needlework books.
Linda Teufel, owner of Dragon Threads, was on hand to accept the award at the Benjamin Franklin 2010 Awards™ presentation ceremony held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, on May 24, 2010. “I am thrilled about winning this award,” said Teufel. “It is an amazing honor for me, Dragon Threads, and author Judith Baker Montano!”
Dragon Threads has been publishing sewing and quilting books since 1994. This has been an especially exciting year for the company as Fibreart Montage also won the 2010 International Book Award in the Crafts/Hobbies/How-To category, given by JPX Media.
Fibreart Montage: Combining Quilting, Embroidery & Photography with Embellishments by Judith Baker Montano is available at http://www.dragonthreads.com/.
So, you really should go check this out – through me, you know one of the artists who’s work is pictured in it and Judith really is an amazing author and teacher! And Yay Rhonda! It’s such a HUGE accomplishment to finish such a lovely crazy quilt and then to have it recognized in a book – awesome!