Photo Journals

When I'm with a quilt group,

large or small, and it's show and tell,

someone will always say,

" And I have a label!".

This is always followed with a big smile

and a finger pointed right at me.

I have suggested, encouraged,

and preached about the need to label

and document the works of art we create.

Most of my quilty buddies have caught on to

the importance of a label,

but still like to emphasis their good deeds
of labeling by letting me know.
Proud of you, dear friends.

Over the past couple of years I've taken my 

documenting to another fun place.

I've been making photo books.

They've been lots of fun to make and

it's such a feeling of accomplishment to

look at my quilts using

this format.

The company I've been using is Shutterfly.
The quality is first rate.
They have sales all the time, which
is a good thing too.
There are probably other companies
that offer the same quality. I'm just familiar
with this one.

Each of the 6 books
I've done so far is in the 10" x 10" size.

Using Shutterfly's website
is easy and can make your photos
look quite professional with the
editing capabilities.
There are lots of options
and possibilities.

If you've been a blogger for awhile
you already have photos
documenting your work.

Putting them into a book
is the perfect next step.

I decided not to include much
information about each quilt,

but rather let the photos tell the story.

I started a couple years ago and
began by working with the current year
and then slowly working backwards.

 

I've got my photos ready for
2016
and as soon as I have a block of time
I'll be ready to make
my next book.

It's a fun way to
photo journal and
to see how my quilts and styles
have changed over the years.

 They're  a real page turner.

Until Next Time-

Kyle