Praise for the Print Edition:
"A delightful find...These beautiful birds are ingeniously crafted." –
Sew Hip magazine
"This amazing book is incredibly thorough and
breaks down the process of making fabric birds in a really accessible way." –
Kathleen Richardson, WhipUp.net
"I know that I have raved
about various sewing books here before and I love telling you about awesome
finds. But I will let you know right here and right now that this particular
book is one that you just HAVE TO HAVE! If you even remotely love birds in any
way, shape, or form this book will just blow you away." – Small Town
Living
"A fascinating book on learning to create three-dimensional
birds with a variety of fabrics and stitchwork." – Detroit
News
"The Artful Bird is so much fun...I defy you to pick it up
without wanting to make a few of your own feathered friends!" – Mark
Lipinski, host, Creative Mojo
"144 pages of bird sewing goodness!"
– Craft Gossip
"Abby’s soft sculpture birds are gorgeous,
filled with personality and often made with vintage fabrics." – Paige Lewin,
CBS Boston
"This is a beautiful book...These birds are so
expressive – and with 16 different birds, from a hen+chick to a penguin to a
flamingo, there's a project there for just about every 'level of challenging.'"
– Austen Gilliland, CanadianLiving.com
"Utterly delightful." –
Samantha Cotterill, mummysam
"Quirky poses and personalities make these adorable sculpted birds fun to
sew and impossible to resist!" – Crafter’s Choice Book Club
"I
was blown away by the intricate work that goes into each bird...not only does
this book capture them beautifully in photograph, but gives you the opportunity
to see how they are made." – Cary Walker, little love
blue
"Totally amazing. Each of the birds has a unique personality
(I especially love the lark, owl, and flamingo), and Abby's projects are the
perfect pick-me-up when you're fighting the winter blahs." – Stefanie
Berganini, SewDaily.com
"This book thrills me to bits! Abigail
covers everything and I mean EVERYTHING you need to know to make a fascinating
and beautiful flock of your own." – Rashida Coleman-Hale,
Iheartlinen.com
"The book intrigued me, so I decided to try my hand
at bird making...and I had a blast. It was a lot easier than I thought it would
be. I had no trouble cutting and using the pattern pieces, and the directions
were very easy to follow." – Barb Delaney,
ClothPaperScissors.com
"A book filled with projects for sewing
amazing birds from all sorts of different materials." – Tiny Apartment
Crafts
"Abby is a wonderful teacher and makes beautiful soft sculptures, which
makes for a pretty fantastic author of a pretty fantastic book." – Meg
Spaeth, ElsieMarley.com
"This book would give the serious crafter a
great foundation for making Artful Birds, but also has the ability to sensibly
guide the newbie crafter into being a successful Soft Sculptor." – Connie
Kogler, Birds O’ The Morning
"A really accessible how-to book on
how to make bird sculptures...It’s also a great general introduction to making
soft sculptures." – Mimi Tsang, ShisoMama.com
"A wonderful
collection." – Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood,
CraftSanity.com
"Absolutely amazing, right?! You’ll also find
an excellent section on materials and techniques – very well illustrated and
explained. This is definitely a book for crafty bird-lovers." – Jhoanna
Monte, OneRedRobin.com
"If my birds turn out like these, I'll be
ecstatic!” - Deborah Schlegel, Art Threads
"This smashing crafts book is about making soft sculptures, 16 in all, of
different birds, some lifelike, others deliberately fantastic. " - Booklist
“ This is a beautiful book.... these birds are so expressive. With 16
different birds, from a hen+chick to a penguin to a flamingo, there's a
project there for just about every ‘level of challenging’." - Austen
Gilliland, CanadianLiving.com
“I love how these projects really help you use up a lot of your scrap
fabric, extra craft supplies, and vintage goodies.” –Natalie Zee, editor,
CRAFT
"Abby Glassenberg's soft sculptures and assemblages of birds are totally
amazing. Each of the birds has a unique personality (I especially love the
lark, owl and flamingo), and Abby's projects are the perfect pick-me-up when
you're fighting the winter blahs." - Stefanie Berganini, SewDaily.com
"The Artful Bird has technique to make a variety of hand sewn birds that
would be a sweet addition to any home or a great gift for friends." -
Outblush.com
“The Artful Bird is a book with gorgeous designs and outstanding presentation
to make it one of the best sewing books about birds around. It's a book that
teaches how to make 16 different birds that are full of character and
artistry.” - Crescendoh
