Quilting With Japanese Fabrics

Quilting With Japanese Fabrics

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Book Description
Japanese-inspired textiles and fabrics are now more popular than ever, but their large-scale motifs can be challenging to use in quilts. Award-winning quiltmaker 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

About the Author
Hometown: Chico, California

Kitty Pippen has been a contributing designer for numerous books on quiltmaking. She has also written articles for several national quilting and sewing magazines, such as Quilter's Newsletter, Threads, American Quilter, and Ladies' Circle Patchwork Quilts.

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