Kawaii Appliqué Quilts from Japan

How One Country's Love of All Things Tiny Powers Today's Most Intricate Quilts

Naomi Ichikawa & Teresa Duryea Wong

Description

Understand how Japan's beloved kawaii style began centuries ago, the world's fascination with it and its connection to the kawaii quilting phenomenon: appliqué quilts made with tiny pieces, typically tens of thousands of carefully manipulated bits of fabric in one quilt.

  • Meet master quilters Yoko Sekita, Aki Sakai, Reiko Kato, Akiko Yoshimizu and Megumi Mizuno, who share their techniques, studios and masterpieces
  • Hundreds of colourful photos allow close-up appreciation of Japan's kawaii culture and, of course, the contemporary quilts that express it
  • Experiment with kawaii style with five step-by-step projects designed by these master quilters

Whether you travel the world or simply release your imagination, let the Japanese kawaii quilt genre expand your appreciation of modern expressions in quilting.

Details

  • Format
    Hardback
  • Pages
    208
  • Size
    280 x 220mm
  • Publisher
    Schiffer Publishing
  • ISBN
    9780764369254
Stock Code
250379
Our Price
$79.99
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