Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match
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Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match by Susan Briscoe
Modern Japanese quilting blends Eastern and Western techniques to create quilts of extraordinary style and beauty. Using designs borrowed from a rich decorative arts heritage, and often incorporating traditional kimono fabrics, Japanese quilters have developed a distinctive style based on unusual motifs and striking color combinations. With Japanese Quilted Blocks to Mix and Match, any quilter can create exquisite and unique works of patchwork art in the Japanese tradition. The book presents more than 125 different block patterns, each with complete instructions and a color photograph, representing a variety of pattern sources: kamon (family crests), Hakone yosegi (parquetry) and traditional textiles, such as kasuri weave. Each 9-inch block includes a full cutting guide and fabric palette; suggestions for use, either mixing and matching or adapting to an all-over design; and icons indicating techniques and skill level. The blocks on each spread are related in design and technique. In addition to the Block Directory, Japanese Quilted Blocks to Mix and Match features an Inspiration Gallery, showcasing examples of finished quilts from leading quilters. Using these examples, author Susan Briscoe explores such topics as color ideas from traditional Japanese textiles and quilts, motifs, and recommendations for combining fabric patterns and block designs. An extensive section on technique, as well as several pages about the fabrics themselves and a listing of suppliers and organizations make this volume as practical and informative as it is beautiful.Susan Briscoe is a master of Japanese quilting techniques, and she puts her expertise to good use in this collection of quilting projects. Susan is a quilting and patchwork magazine writer and designer who also teaches patchwork and sashiko quilting in the UK and abroad.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781568363653 |
| ISBN 10 | 1568363656 |
| Title | Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match |
| Author | Susan Briscoe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Kodansha America |
| Year published | 2007-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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