Books - Oriental Japanese Quilting & Crafts

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Oriental - Japanese Quilting & Craft Books

$16.95

Return to Asia, a special edition of Somerset Studio, features more than 1,000 samples of beautiful Asian-inspired artwork. Return to Asia includes nearly 200 pages of exotic artwork in the Somerset Studio tradition, and no advertising! Click on the pictures below to see some of the exciting things in Return to Asia.

$ 22.95

FANTASTIC FABRIC FOLDING - Rebecca Wat

Add spice to your quilts with a wonderful mix of traditional quilt patterns and origami techniques! Rebecca’s easy fabric folding techniques create beautiful 3-dimensional effects. These versatile motifs can also be applied to home decor, gift wrapping, and clothing. The possibilities are limitless, and the results are gorgeous.

• A bonanza of 22 delightful projects for quilts, vests, and pillows.

• Most designs are fashioned from a single piece of fabric, making them quick and easy to complete.

• Template patterns and detailed photographs accompany step-by-step folding instructions for each design.

• 8 designs including stars, diamonds, inside-out flowers, folded roses, twirled roses, pinwheels, polygon flowers, and kimonos.

$24.95	ASIAN ELEGANCE - Quilting with Japanese Fabrics - Kitty Pippen & Sylvia Pippen Got a passion for exotic fabrics? Feature the fabrics of Japan, Polynesia, and Hawaii in your next quilt! This talented mother-daughter team shares their love of unusual fabrics in one-of-a-kind designs. Learn the best ways to use beautiful, bold fabrics in nine step-by-step projects. Break the traditional rules of design by playing with asymmetry, space, and movement. Get creative by combining several fabric styles, from elegant kimono silks .
$24.95	QUILTING WITH JAPANESE FABRICS - Kitty Pippen Japanese-inspired textiles and fabrics are now more popular than ever. Award-winning quilt maker Kitty Pippen shares her expertise and enthusiasm for Japanese textiles with eight exquisite quilt designs and 40 glorious photos of quilts that showcase the beauty of these fine fabrics. Contains gorgeous patterns for quilters of all skill levels, from simple linked shapes and mosaics to Japanese octagonal designs and Crazy patchwork. Get a comprehensive introduction to Japanese textiles, such as Indigo, Kasuri, Yukata, Shibori, and Aizome. A special section on Sashiko quilting will add incredible richness to any pieced quilt. Includes special adaptations for common quilting techniques, such as machine piecing, paper piecing, and appliqué.
$27.95	BEAUTIFUL QUILTAGAMI - New Ideas for Fabric Folding by Mary Jo Hiney Quiltagami combines the traditions and techniques of quilting and origami to enable you to create unique decorations-as invitingly tactile as they are visually striking-for your home. Butterflies, roses, and other appealing subjects spring to dimensional life in wall hangings, pillows, and even tote bags. Quiltagami is an exciting and rewarding pursuit for crafters who are on the lookout for something wonderfully new. Hardcover.
$29.95	KAKE-JIKU - Kumiko Sudo This dazzling collection of 14 original Kumiko Sudo designs is inspired by traditional Japanese Kake-Jiku, hand-painted scrolls that hand in entry ways and alcoves to celebrate the seasons, offering good fortune to the household. Celebrated fiber artist ings serve as a charming complement to this gorgeous collection
$27.95	KOKORO NO TE - Handmade Treasures from the Heart - Kumiko Sudo Kokoro no Te, translated into English as "handmade from the heart," is the philosophy behind this enchanting collection of small, high-fashion craft projects that have a distinctive Japanese flair. Featuring purses, pins, sewing accoutrements, and the author's amazing temari balls, the 30 original hand-sewn designs combine surprisingly simple techniques with exquisite colors and fabrics, allowing sewers to create lavish objects d'art easily and inexpensively. A delightful and original array of fashion pins, brooches, purses, and keepsake pouches creatively combine silks, cottons, and soft felts with delicate beading and embroidery. A pattern for a doll-sized kimono is included along with designs for pin cushions, thimbles, and a needle cache. The sensational color photographs and line drawings show multiple points of view for each project and show precisely how each artful, stylish, and charming piece comes together.
$21.95	OMIYAGE - Kumiko Sudo Kumiko creates 45 exquisite handmade gifts in fabric, each with a flair that is uniquely Japanese. Easy-to-follow patterns, beautiful photographs, and colorful step-by-step drawings help the projects come together quickly-many in less than an hour. Whether they are created in kimono silks or in contemporary cottons, these tiny boxes, purses, decorative toys, incense pouches, and good luck charms all make delightful gifts.
$29.95	FOLDED FLOWERS - Kumiko Sudo New from top-selling crafts author Kumiko Sudo, this beautiful book uniquely combines two popular trends - fabric origami and silk ribbonry. 24 three-dimensional flower designs displayed on small, quick-to-complete quilts. Complete patterns for six exquisite purses, decorated with flowers. 36 full-color photos, 6 watercolor paintings, 250 color drawings.
$29.95	FLOWER ORIGAMI - Kumiko Sudo Bring a garden of flowers inside your home. A master of fabric origami, Kumiko Sudo presents 20 new designs in fabric. They are interpreted not only on beautiful quilt blocks but in a fabulous array of fashion accessories, boxes, baskets, sewing kits and more.
$21.95	Flower Origami Templates Use with "Flower Origami" by Kumiko Sudo. Perfect circles, squares, octogons & pentagons every time. Three sizes on each all-in-one template. Saves time, guarantees accuracy.

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