Book Description

This is the story of Leah Day's goddess quilts. Exquisitely illustrated with dozens of detailed, full page photographs, quilters, artists and anyone with an eye for bright color and gorgeous stitch work will find limitless inspiration inside this book.Leah's creative journey began with the birth of her son and the conception of her first goddess quilt in 2007. She discovered more than just quilt making skills in the process of making that quilt. She found the vehicle for change and self-discovery she'd been searching for her whole life.This Leah's story of transformation and how each goddess quilt in this series helped her become a better woman, wife, mother and quilter.This is not a book about any known goddesses from myth, legend, or religion. Leah's goddess quilts are simply fantasy self-portraits that represent who she wished she could be. By focusing on these powerful images and a desire to share them with the world, Leah found the strength and wisdom to become the figure in the quilt.Leah Day's Goddess Quilts is an artist's memoir with a positive message to embrace courage, forgiveness and gratitude. Leah honestly shares her personal struggles with self-criticism, the danger of dwelling on past pain, and how she overcame many obstacles blocking her path.This is the story of a creative entrepreneur following a childhood dream, a story of success and failure and the struggle to remain humble in an egotistical social media fueled world. This is the story of a wife and mother desperate to release her creativity to the world.The goddess on the cover is called Release Your Light.This is the light of your creativity.It is not a spark or a flickering flame.It's an explosion of light more powerful than the sun. Are you ready to release YOUR light?