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$24.95	JAPANESE QUILT INSPIRATIONS - Susan Briscoe I know you're going to love Susan Briscoe's new book, Japanese Quilt Inspirations. This books is a practical guide to combining Japanese fabrics and traditional Oriental style with fast, super-easy techniques. Each of the ten quilts is made up in two different colorways for maximum inspiration, and shown both as hand and machine quilted designs. The book is packed with projects for quilts, wall hanging, pillows and bags. Several of the designs use our small cotton furoshiki.
$26.95	JAPANESE TAUPE QUILTS - Susan Briscoe With their beautiful, soft sepia color range, contemporary Japanese quilts stand out for their sophisticated reinvention of patchwork and appliqué blocks. In Japanese Taupe Quilts, acclaimed textile artist Susan Briscoe offers a wealth of tips, techniques, and ideas for both the beginner and the experienced quilter. Hardcover. 128 pages.
$26.95	JAPANESE QUILT BLOCKS TO MIX AND MATCH - Susan Briscoe The possibilities are endless with this invaluable quilter's resource and inspiration, offering over 125 patchwork, appliqué and Sashiko designs. Modern Japanese quilting blends Eastern and Western techniques to create quilts of extraordinary style and beauty. Hardcover
$29.95	PARADISE STITCHED - Sashiko & Appliqué Quilts- Sylvia Pippen Tropical Splendor in Sashiko and Appliqué. Hand-stitch 6 vivid quilts inspired by tropical flora and fauna. Learn the secrets of successful Sashiko and appliqué. Options for both turn-under and fusible appliqué. Create designs from your own photos. These glowing quilts bring together two of quilting's best-loved traditions: Japanese Sashiko and colorful appliqué. A large quilt gallery will inspire you to design your own Sashiko/appliqué creations.
$24.99	EASY JAPANESE QUILT STYLE - Julia Davis & Anne Muxworthy This is the perfect book for quilters of all abilities who want to evoke the simplicity of traditional Japanese décor in their homes. With 10 quick-to-stitch piecing and appliqué projects ranging from bags to wall hangings, and even Japanese dolls, anyone who loves beautiful Japanese fabrics will have plenty of excuses to indulge. Easy-to-follow step instructions and diagrams offer clever ways to use panels and large-scale patterns to best effect, with several variations and helpful advice on fabric choice throughout.
$26.95	MOON DANCE - Designer: Something Sew Fine / Cary Flanagan An exciting new book of quilt patterns featuring "Moon" blocks! Quilt artist Cary Flanagan will take you on an insightful journey behind the creative process of quilt design in this beautiful and inspiring book. Using her pattern Moon Glow as a starting point, the result is 12 wonderful patterns that you can use to create your own masterpieces. The book contains detailed instructions and features a variety of fabric themes. It is a must have for any quilter who loves a creative challenge and large scale panels! It also contains details on making a design wall, fabric selections, teacher tips and more . Also included are a gallery of quilts made using her designs. If you have a special large print fabric that you haven't had the nerve to cut up, this book of patterns might be exactly what you have been waiting for! Skill Level: Confident Beginner. Requires good rotary cutting and piecing skills.
$ 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 OUT OF PRINT	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.
$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.
$26.95 currently unavailable	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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