Virginia A. Spiegel

The Inspired by Photos project, masterminded by Linda Matthews of Creative Textile and Quilting Arts, is a beautiful free ebook/slideshow in collaboration with the myself and the following quilt artists:  Dena Crain, Claire Fenton, Martha Ginn, Loreen Leedy, Linda Matthews, Christine Predd,  Kim Ritter, Louise Schiele, Emmie Seaman.  

According to Linda, 

The photo hunt begins at the  “Inspired by Photos” Photo Hunt Headquarters and will take you on a journey to visit some very talented quilt artists. Along the way your copyright knowledge will be tested – how much do you really know? And at the end of your journey a wonderful surprise awaits – the free “Inspired by Photos” downloadable ebook/slideshow.

The “Inspired by Photos” ebook/slideshow is a collection of copyright free images donated by 10 leading quilt artists and compiled into a beautiful downloadable pdf ebook with a slideshow option. Together with a short commentary, these quilt artists will introduce you to their amazing world of art quilting and you will catch a glimpse of the inspiration that moves them.

The ebook is a great tool to keep handy on your desktop for times when you need a jolt of inspiration. It can be read like an ordinary ebook, or launch it full screen to enjoy the picture show and be inspired by the beautiful images and thoughts.

And if that’s not enough, the clickable links inside the ebook will take you right to the quilt artist’s website where you can browse around to see the results of their own inspiration.  

And did I mention it’s free? That’s right, each quilt artist has kindly donated a selection of images from their own personal photo collection just for this event.

To find out how you can get a copy of the ebook, visit Inspire!

I was happy to contribute my photos to this copyright-free eBook as Linda’s mission is to educate artists about copyright.  Have fun with the Photo Hunt and enjoy the photos!

Today is the deadline for submission of jpegs for Collage Mania 2009.

Talk about win-win.  For a $5 donation to the American Cancer Society, you can learn all about machine wrapped cording through a multi-media workbook.

According to its creator, Linda Matthews of Creative Textile and Quilting Arts, the  …multimedia ebook includes step-by-step instructions for making wrapped cording on your sewing machine, including video, sample photos, options and applications, tips and tricks, and resources.