I had been originally looking at a number of possible other books, but read many comments suggesting that this was the real source book to buy. So even though it was a bit pricey for me at about $24 I gave it a chance. I was pretty impressed when it showed up, the book is an absolute brick, heavy, and filled with pages and pages of densely depicted designs of all types, drawn from a variety of cultures.
There are a number of versatile types of borders, for example, that could be adapted for use with cards, or used around the edges of matting for other designs, pictures, and invitations. Other pages show flower after flower, from the view of directly above the bloom. Many of these are adaptable for quilling, and give a new way to look at centers and petals of flowers, rather than many of the typical quilled flowers we are used to seeing.
The pages go on to show flowers in a variety of perspectives, including potted. If you enjoy making floral miniatures, these would be excellent for new ideas.
One feature of the book is that it goes into incredible detail of some plants. For example, there are two pages that just deal with the strawberry, showing the exterior, interior, leaves, flowers, and all the rest. If you are planning to quill strawberries, this would be a fantastic resource to help consider all the different perspectives that these berries might be viewed from, and how they might be represented with paper.A last feature of the book, is that all the designs also come on a CD, so you can get them into your computer for adjustment, color, or whatever. I haven't tried the CD yet, since I'm still browsing this volume manually, but I look forward to trying it out.
Image Credits: All images are my own, from my own copy of 5000 Plant and Flower Motifs by McCallum.
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