Japanese Quilting Books
Here is a complete collection of all Japanese quilting books currently in print. They are geared toward quilting enthusiasts - both newbies and accomplished quilters - and feature wonderfully imaginative patterns and detailed instructions for creating various sizes of Japanese quilts. Hopefully you can find one that will help you learn how to make your own Japanese quilts.
The Japanese have traditionally worn quilted garments, particularly jackets and house gowns. For the mainland Japanese, it was common to use beautifully woven, stenciled and/or resist-dyed, or tie-dyed fabric in the making of quilted bedding and clothing. "Sashiko" refers to the Japanese quilting stitch. Meaning "little stabs," the stitches join together the layers of fabric and batt. The sashiko stitch is a little longer than our quilting stitch (about the length of a grain of rice) and uses a heavy, loosely-twisted thread. Today, most sashiko is worked on a single layer of fabric much like embroidery, then layered and quilted by hand or machine. Traditional sashiko designs of repetitious waves, crosses, swastikas, diamonds, squares, and octagons are called "diaper" patterns and are perfect background quilting motifs for Japanese quilts.
Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match
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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 Quilt 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 Quilt 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.
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Quilting With Japanese Fabrics
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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 applique.
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Easy Japanese Quilt Style
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Easy Japanese Quilt Style is the perfect book for quilters who want to introduce Japanese style into their homes with ingenious quick-to-stitch projects. If you love beautiful Japanese fabrics, then this book will give you plenty of excuses to indulge, with 10 step-by-step projects ranging from bags to wall hangings plus variations for additional inspiration. The projects evoke the simplicity of traditional Japanese decor by using well-known pieced patterns, such as fan blocks and strip quilts, together with charming applique. Easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams offer a variety of ways to use panels and large-scale patterns, plus the authors include helpful advice on fabric choices.
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Japanese Country Quilting: Sashiko Patterns and Projects for Beginners
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Japanese Country Quilting: Sashiko Patterns and Projects for Beginners is the perfect introduction to a Japanese sewing craft. Included are step-by-step instructions for stitching patterns inspired by natural motifs, including 60 traditional patterns, and suggestions for basic sewing projects.
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Japanese Sashiko Inspirations
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In Japanese Sashiko Inspirations, readers will discover sashiko, the Japanese method of decorative stitching to create striking patterns on fabric with lines using a simple running stitch. Twenty-five unique projects explore 12 essential methods for working with sashiko, bringing a touch of the orient to home decor. Each chapter in the book features a taster project, ideal for beginners, then larger pieces to perfect new skills for intermediate sashiko artists. Traditional Japanese pieces are provided for inspiration and a gallery of the author's own projects give readers a glimpse into all that can be done with sashiko.
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Japanese Taupe Quilts: 125 Blocks in Calm and Neutral Colors
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With their beautiful, soft sepia color range, contemporary Japanese quilts stand out for their sophisticated reinvention of patchwork and applique blocks. These cool, calm quilts are as much at home in modern country style as they are in chic, urban settings. The harmonious fabrics are easily combined, often with accents of brick red, olive green, or yellow ocher, to create a new yet nostalgic style that resonates with quilters all over the world.
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. The block patterns have been drafted from a variety of traditional block sources, including Japanese fabric, paper and architectural designs, and kamon family crests. For each block there is a photograph, a clear instructional diagram or template, fabric palette and cutting guide, as well as detailed instructions for making the block. At-a-glance icons indicate skill level and techniques used. Patchwork, applique, embellishment, and quilting techniques are clearly explained with step-by-step photographs, from cutting out to finishing off.
The blocks can be mixed and matched, tessellated for allover patterns, or combined into sampler quilts. Combination ideas are supplied throughout the block directory, together with six simple projects - a pillow, lap quilt, tote bag, table runner, wall hanging and satchel handbag - to inspire readers to create exquisite quilts in the distinctive Japanese taupe style.
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Sensational Sashiko: Japanese Applique And Quilting by Machine
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Combine two great traditions - sashiko and Japanese family crests - in beautiful quilts. Learn new techniques for making perfectly spaced stitches in wonderfully intricate patterns.
* Stitch 10 projects including a sampler, a wall hanging, and a table runner.
* Quilt as you go; then join blocks the reversible-quilt way for stunning, stress-free results.
* Gorgeous machine-stitched applique designs add new dimension to sashiko quilts.
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Japanese Quilt Inspirations
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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. As an added bonus, there are five simple-to-make home-style projects for using up leftover quilt blocks. Japanese patchwork style is incredibly versatile, and the finished projects will work well in both the most modern interiors as well as rustic cottages.
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Japanese Garden Quilt: 12 Circle Blocks to Hand or Machine Applique
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An instruction booklet and full-size patterns give you everything you need to create unique circle blocks like a pro - in less time than it takes to measure and cut a single square block! Take Karen Buckley's Perfect Circles technique to new heights when you use the skills learned in this book to create your own designs.
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