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The Art of Fabric Books by Jan Bode Smiley explores ways to incorporate a variety of techniques and materials into your scrapbooks, altered books or constructed fabric book projects. Whether you are a quilter, enjoy rubber stamping, or are a writer, there are projects here to stretch anyone's imagination and creativity.
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The Art of Fabric BooksAuthor: Jan Bode Smiley |
Altered books are one of the hottest craft trend today. Artis Jan Bode Smiley blends fabulous fabrics with book arts for cutting-edge ideas every fiber artist, quilter, paper crafter, and scrapbooker will want to try.
Use fabric as a natural additions to altered books and scrap books. Creative, doable projects using paper, fabric, thread, findings, buttons, and other embellishments in variety of book styles, fabric pockets, frames, mini-quilts and much more!
| Introduction |
6 | Text onto Pages | 51 |
| How to Use This Book |
8 | Book Construction Projects | |
| Tools, Supplies, Terminology & Tips | 9 | Fabric Tag Books | 59 |
| Where to Find Supplies |
16 | Altered Board Books | 63 |
| Don't Sew? And Don't Want to? |
18 | Folded Fabric Books | 66 |
| Techniques | Fabric Books | 69 | |
| Setting Eyelets |
20 | Scrapbook/Journal |
71 |
| Pattern Tissue Uses | 21 | Altered Scrapbook | 76 |
| Fabric Frames |
24 | Gallery |
82 |
| Section Edges | 31 | Index/Artist Contacts | 109 |
| Finished Fabric Edges |
35 | Resources |
110 |
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Pockets and Envelopes |
39 | About the Author | 112 |
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1000+ Books &
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3-D in Clay, Polymer Clay
& Embossing Books & DVDs |
DVD The Journey Continues with Tim Holtz with Interactive Gallery | DVD Millefiori Story with Judy Belcher with Interactive Gallery | DVD Lisa Pavelka  Polymer Clay Treasures with Interactive Gallery | Embossing Book Opulant Opals Niamh Henshaw and Sue Bowers | |
Book Art Clay Silver & Gold by Jackie Truty | Book Art Faces in Clay by Maureen Carlson | Book Clay Techniques to Dye For by Judy Belcher, Leslie Blackford, Kim Cavender, Donna Kato, Debbie Tlach | Book Clay Techniques with a Pasta Machine by Maurenn Carlson | |
Book Creative Canes by Barbara McGuire | Book Faux Surfaces In Polymer Clay by Irene Sernanchuk Dean |
 Images On Clay by Nan Roche | Book My Favorite Things in Polymer Clay by Donna Kato |
3-D in Mixed Media |
 Fabric Leftovers by D'Arcy-Jean Milne |
 Paper, Metal & Stitch by Maggie Grey & Jane Wild |
 Embellished Mini-Quilts Creative Little Works of Art by Jamie Fingal |
 Silk Paper Creations for the Fibre Artist by Judith Pinnell |
 Three-Dimensional Embroidery by Jane Edmonds |
3-D Embellishment using Buttons, Threads &/or Wool |
 All Buttoned Up by Loraine Manwaring and Susan Nelson |
 Edges & Finishes In Machine Embroidery by Valerie Campbell-Harding |
 Miniature Punchneedle Embroidery by Linda Repasky |
3-D Home Decor
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 Fast 2 Fuse Interfacing Standard Weight |
 Timtex Interfacing Heavy Weight WITHOUT Fusing by Yard or Package |
 Fabric Boxes & Bowls by Yvonne Perez-Collins |
 Fabric Paper Party by Michael Miller Memories |
 Beginner's Guide to Embroidered Boxes by Janet Edmonds |
 Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bowls by Linda Johansen |
 Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Boxes by Linda Johansen |
 Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Vases by Linda Johansen |
 Fast, Fun and Easy Fabric Flowers by Karen Flamme |
 Fast, Fun, and Easy Home Accents by Pam Archer |
 Fast, Fun, and Easy Irresist-A-Bowls by Linda Johansen |
 Fast, Fun, and Easy Thread Bowls by Wendy Hill |
 Fun with Folded Fabric Boxes by Crystal Mills and Arnold Tubis |
 Gourd Art with Ink Dyes by Maria Dellos |
 It's A Wrap Sewing Fabric Purses, Baskets and Bowls by Susan Breier |
 Patchwork Puzzle Balls by Jinny Beyer |
 Quilted Art Vases by Fran Morgan |
 Treasured Star by Cheryl Phillips & Brooke Jeschke |
3-D Illusions in Quilts or Ideas for Quilts |
 3-D Explosion by Cara Gulati |
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DVD |
 Smashing Sets by Margaret J. Miller |
3-D Illusions using Hexagons in QuiltsBuilding Block, Inner City |  Big Book of Building Block Quilts by Sara Nephew |
 Seven Sisters by The American Quilter's Society |
 Optical Illusions for Quilters by Karen Combs |
Alternative Materials for creating Home Decor Projects |
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Fabric Bowls & Boxes, Vases, Balls, ClocksUse Interfacing Stabilizers to hold shape (see below) |
Fabric Boxes & Bowls by Yvonne Perez-Collins |
Fabric Paper Party by Michael Miller Memories |
 Fast, Fun & Easy Creative Fabric Clocks by Lynn Koolish |
Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bowls by Linda Johansen |
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Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Boxes by Linda Johansen |
Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Vases by Linda Johansen |
Fast, Fun and Easy Fabric Flowers by Karen Flamme |
Fast, Fun, and Easy Irresist-A-Bowls by Linda Johansen |
Fast, Fun, and Easy Thread Bowls by Wendy Hill |
 Fresh Felt Flowers by Lynne Farris |
Quilted Art Vases by Fran Morgan |
Patchwork Puzzle Balls |
Templates
Patchwork Puzzle Ball Templates Set of 5 |
Treasured Star by Cheryl Phillips & Brooke Jeschke |
Stabilizer Interfacing good for Bowls, Vases, Boxes, Placemats & more |
Fast 2 Fuse Interfacing Standard Weight |
 Fast2Fuse Interfacing Heavy Weight |
Heavier Stabilizer Timtex Interfacing Heavy Weight WITHOUT Fusing by Yard or Package |
Altered Books&Fabric Books |
Altered Books 101 by Beth Cote & Cindy Pestka |
 Altered 104 Everything by Beth Cote |
 Altered Shapes by Suzanne McNeill |
 Altered Books Materials Guide by Laurie Goodson |
 The Art of Fabric Books by Jan Bode Smiley |
Book Arts by Mary Kaye Seckler |
Out of Print Fabric Picture Books by Gwen Marston |
Fabric Samplers by Susanne McNeill |
 Handmade Books & Bindings by Mary Kaye Seckler |
 Make Spectacular Books by Sue Astroth |
 Pop-Out Picture Books by Jean Boyd |
 Scraps & Books & Covers by Four Corner Designs |
3-D Floral Appliqué |  A Floral Affair Edited by Jennifer Rounds & Catherine Comyns |  A Perfect World in Ribbon Embroidery & Stumpwork by Di van Niekerk |  Beautiful Blooms by Susan Taylor Propst |  Fabulous Flowers Mini-Quilts in Dimensional Appliqué by Sharon K. Baker |
| Fresh Felt Flowers by Lynne Farris |
|  How to Quilt with 3-D Fabric Flowers by Marian Shenk |  Petal Play by Joan Shay |  Three-Dimensional Appliqué & Embroidery Embellishment by Anita Shackelford |
Yo-Yo Books & Tools
4 Sizes Extra Small to Extra Large Circle Yo-Yo Templates | 
Yo-Yos and Fabric Flowers |  Yo-Yo Fashions by Amy Barickman | Karen Buckley's
 Perfect Circles Multiple Sizes Small to Large | Brandy's
 Mylar Pieces Multiple sizes Small to large |
Clover
Small & Large Heart Yo-Yo Templates | Clover
Small & Large Flower Yo-Yo Templates |
Dolls |
 American Doll Quilts by Kathleen Tracy |
Art Faces in Clay by Maureen Carlson |
 Creative Cloth Doll Making by Patti Medaris Culea |
 Creative Crocheted Dolls by Noreen Crone-Findlay |
 Dolls of the Art Deco Era 1910-1940 by Susanna Oroyan |
 Finishing the Figure by Susanna Oroyan |
Art Girlz
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 Bell Bottoms |
 Bloom |
Express Yourself |
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 Alter Your Life |
 Love |
 Peace |
 Words |
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Inchies Faces |
Inchies Garden |
Inchies Secret Agent |
Inchies Shapes |
Inchies WOW |
Art Girlz
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Faces for Collage & Embellishment |
Doll Backs |
Long Tall Sally Pins
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Long Tall Sally Pins | Kit
for Enchanted | Kit
for Gardening | ||
Long
Tall Sally Pins | Kit
for Rodeo | |||
Long
Tall Sally Pins | Kit
for Travel |
Spirit Doll Pattern
| Pattern Dancing Spirit Doll | Kit for  Spirit of Caffeine | Kit
for 
Spirit of Celebration | Kit
for 
Spirit of Chocolate |
Kit
for  Spirit of Gardening | Kit
for  Spirit of Quilting | Kit
for  Spirit of the Tropics |
More Patterns
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Origami & Fabric FoldingAlso see Fabric Manipulation & Texture |  Fabric Folding Pen by Clover |  460 Iris Folded Cards to Make by Maruscha Gaasenbeek & Tine Beauveser |  Beautiful Quiltagami by Mary Jo Hiney |  Folded Fabric Elegance by Rami Kim |
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|  Quiltagami by Mary Jo Hiney | 
More Tea Bag Folding by Tiny Van Der Plas and Janet Wilson |  Origami Quilts by Louise Mabbs & Wendy Lowes | DVD
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Origami w/ Rebecca Wat |  Simple Fabric Folding for Halloween by Liz Aneloski |  Simple Fabric Folding for Christmas by Liz Aneloski |  Fantastic Fabric Folding by Rebecca Wat |  A Fresh Twist on Fabric Folding by Rebecca Wat |
Kumiko SudoOrigami & Korko no Te |  Fabled Flowers by Kumiko Sudo |  Flower Origami by Kumiko Sudo |  Flower Origami Templates by Kumiko Sudo | |
 Folded Flowers by Kumiko Sudo |  Kokoro no Te by Kumiko Sudo |  Wagashi by Kumiko Sudo | Out of Print Fantasies & Flowers by Kumiko Sudo |
Fabric Folding
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 Creative Tucks and Textures by Jennie Rayment |
 Tinkering with Texture by Jennie Rayment |
 Tucked Up In Bed by Jennie Rayment |
 Tucks Textures and Pleats by Jennie Rayment |
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