Review By: Carolyn Milne,    - February 25, 2010
"I preordered from CT Publishing and got my book yesterday and couldn’t put it down.  It is the best book to date and I commend the writers and publisher.  Thank god you gave us directions and instructions that can be understood.  I could never figure out the difference between software products, inks, etc and you told us what you use and what you recommend which is what I wish other book writers would do.  They tend to stay generic and I want to know what “you” use and why. "

Review By: Megan Fisher,   Complete Craft - March 12, 2010
"Small, digital cameras that fit easily in our handbags, don’t cost all that much to buy, and don’t need film purchases to keep them ever-ready have surely meant that there are many more of us taking many more photos than we used to in the past. Avant garde art quilters have been manipulating photos, printing them on fabric and using them in their work for quite a few years. This book by photo artist Kerby Smith and art quilter Lura Schwarz Smith allows the rest of us to join in! The objective of their book is to demystify the technology behind digital photography and printing on fabric. They say that they give their readers "the power of the digital world in an easy-to-use system. We share with you our system for editing pictures, printing them on fabric and using that fabric to create a quilt". The opening chapter discusses the equipment – computer, scanner, camera, software and printer – that you need to print your photos on fabric. The following chapters walk you through the processes involved in getting the most from this equipment so that the fabric you print will be what you want. Once that technical stuff is covered, the quiltmaking begins in earnest. There are chapters on embellishing your printed fabric, making a memory quilt using old photos, incorporating multiple images in a quilt (see example below right), manipulating your photos in PhotoShop to create abstract pieces, and even how to make the world’s most wonderful quilt labels using photos...All in all, a thorough, easy to understand guide for those who aren’t professional photographers or computer whizzes or prize-winning art quilters but just ‘ordinary folk’ who’d like to have a go at making some unique art quilts using their own photos."

Review By: Jeanne McBrayer,    - April 27, 2010
"This book combines Lura’s talents in art and quilt making with her husband Kerby’s expertise as a professional photographer.  It includes useful information on the how and why of using your digital camera specifically for printing on fabric. The technical chapters demystify those all those settings on your digital camera and the different types of digital files.  Best of all, it explains how to use Photoshop Elements software to improve your pictures for the effects you want in your digital photo fabric. Even if you only want to use a point-and-shoot camera without learning all the technical stuff, there is good information for you in this book. There are mini-art which deal with elements of design.  Additionally, there is a section in which Lura references the types of markers and paints that she uses to enhance her surface design with additional color and shading.  There are eight projects which utilize the different techniques explained in the book, with handy page references.  What I like about the projects is that they are not patterns or designs for you to replicate.  Rather, they offer guidelines and techniques for creating your own unique photo project.   I recommend this book for anyone who wants to improve their digital photography and editing skills, and learn some new art quilting techniques."

Review   Quilter's Home - June 1, 2010
“Lura Schwarz Smith's book is soooo long overdue, but it was worth the wait! She and her National Geographic photojournalist hubby, Kerby C. Smith, have written a great book on working photography into your quilts. By using chemically treated and stabilized fabric sheets, anyone with a basic photo-editing program can print fabric images from an ink jet printer and sew them into quilts. But, really understanding how to do this well is where Team Smith's magic comes in.”

Review By: Penny Haren,   Checker Distributors Newsletter - May 17, 2010
"Lura Schwarz Smith has perfect timing.  Just as quilters are becoming comfortable downloading pictures to their computer – and transferring them to fabric, Lura and Kerby show you how to take it to the next level.  Don’t let the cover intimidate you!  The techniques are well-explained and progress at a learnable pace.  She makes even the spectacular easy! "

Review By: Barbara Bowne,    - May 15, 2010
"This is a very concise book that takes you deept into digitalizing photos for fabric developing."

Review By: A Feldman,    - May 15, 2010
"I love the idea of photos and quilting and wanted to go beyond the basic photo in a square memory quilt. Although I already had photoshop experience beyond what is in the book I thought what was there was just enough without getting bogged down. I thought the sample designs inspiring enough and the discussion of fabric and accessories again good without overdoing it. Overall I really liked this book for the way it tackles the topic. I think it suits the beginner to advanced beginner and would suit persons with minimal photoshop skills. I also thought the samples are the type of quilts people realistically look to do."

Review By: Bernita Dodge,    - May 15, 2010
"A marvelous book by Lura Schwarz Smith and Kerby C. Smith, offers inspiration and encouragement with many juicy secrets. Printing photos on fabric using Photoshop Elements is explained and photographed with the actual screens. Experiments with different art supplies, pens, inks, paint, crayons, etc., have been done to offer advise on the lighfastness and washabilities of these products on the fabric photo prints, a great time saver when one needs to know which to use to enhance a color in a print. Creative elements in designing quilts will have one running to their sewing supplies to try this method of quilting, the book’s last page of instructions is how to create the label! Flipping through the pages is a delight, the top of the pages show quilt designs of each chapter, the page numbers are next to a quilt block."

Review By: Jeanne McBrayer,    - May 15, 2010
"I have been a fan of Lura’s art quilts since I first saw her demonstrate her face-painting techniques on HGTV’s Simply Quilts. This book combines Lura’s talents in art and quilt making with her husband Kerby’s expertise as a professional photographer. It includes useful information on the how and why of using your digital camera specifically for printing on fabric, which I have not found in other digital photography guides. The technical chapters demystify those all those settings on your digital camera and the different types of digital files. Best of all, it explains how to use Photoshop Elements software to improve your pictures for the effects you want in your digital photo fabric. Even if you only want to use a point-and-shoot camera without learning all the technical stuff, there is good information for you in this book. There are mini-art lessons by Lura which deal with elements of design like positive and negative space, symmetry and balance, shape and form, color and value. Additionally, there is a section in which Lura references the types of markers and paints that she uses to enhance her surface design with additional color and shading. There are eight projects which utilize the different techniques explained in the book, with handy page references. What I like about the projects is that they are not patterns or designs for you to replicate. Rather, they offer guidelines and techniques for creating your own unique photo project. A section on construction technique offers a tutorial on piecing curves the P-Free way: no paper, no pins, no planning! I recommend this book for anyone who wants to improve their digital photography and editing skills, and learn some new art quilting techniques."

Review By: Betty Davis,    - May 15, 2010
"This is a wonderful book for quilters who are interested in printing fabric or using photography within their quilts. The instructions are clear, the projects are fun and the photography is beautiful."

Review   Quilting Arts Magazine - June 1, 2010
“For many, one of the most intimidating aspects of digital quilting is its technological requirements, but the authors of this book quickly put that fear to rest with their assurance that one need not purchase an abundance of fancy equipment to engage in digital processes. Instead, Lura Schwarz Smith and Kerby C. Smith teach you how to make the most of the camera and printer that you already have. Advice is given on how to take the most effective pictures, how to manipulate these images with basic software, and how to print on fabric sheets. Using fundamental design principles, the authors discuss how to combine your digital fabrics with the prints that are already in your stash, as well as more unusual materials like silks and sheers. They also expand beyond the digital realm, encouraging artists to incorporate other surface design techniques into their digital quilts using materials such as inks, colored pencils, paint and markers.”