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The stunning beauty of Japanese fabrics inspired award-winning quiltmaker Kitty Pippen to write her first book, Quilting with Japanese Fabrics. Let her dazzling creations inspire you to play with these dramatic fabrics in your quilts.

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Quilting with Japanese Fabrics

Author: Kitty Pippen
Pages: 96
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: That Patchwork Place
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4I1770
Weight: 1.10 lbs.

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Fall in love with these fabrics - and let your creativity carry you to new heights in quiltmaking.

The stunning beauty of Japanese fabrics inspired award-winning quiltmaker Kitty Pippen - at the age of 80 - to write her first book. Let her dazzling creations inspire you to play with these dramatic fabrics in your quilts. Kitty's simplified techniques will help you achieve magnificent results.

Delight in eight exquisite quilt patterns, from simple mosaics to Japanese octagonal designs and Crazy patchwork, plus over 40 photos of glorious Japanese-style quilts
Learn about Japanese textiles with a comprehensive introduction to indigo, kasuri, yukata, shibori, and aizome
Discover how sashiko quilting can add richness and variety to any of your pieced quilts
Use special adaptations of the most common quilting techniques, including traditional machine piecing, paper piecing, and applique'

Discover Kitty's methods for creating striking quilts with these gorgeous, versatile fabrics, and you'll be inspired to make your own quilts immersed in Japanese elegance and style.

Table of Contents:

Forward	5	Sandwiching and Basting	30
INTRODUCTION	6	Quilting	32
ELEMENTS OF JAPANESE DESIGN	9	Binding and Facing	33
Textiles for Japanese Quilt	9	DESIGNING AN INNOVATIVE QUILT	37
Indigo	9	GALLERY OF QUILTS	40
Kasuri and Ikat	10	PROJECTS
Yukata	13	Hexagon-Sashiko Quilt	51
Shibori	14	Japanese Octagonal Block Quilt	57
Katazome and Yuzen	14	Japanese Crazy Quilt	65
Aizome	15	Japanese Garden Path	71
Silk	18	Linked Shapes	79
AMERICAN-MADE FABRICS IN THE JAPANESE STYLE	21	Sashiko Butterfly Medallion	85
KAMON ( FAMILY CRESTS) OR HERALDRY	23	Snow Ring with Family Crest	87
SASHIKO	25	TRADITIONAL SASHIKO PATTERNS	90
Marketing a Sashiko Design	26	BIBLIOGRAPHY	90
Stitching a Sashiko Design	26	RESOURCES	95
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING TECHNIQUES	29	ABOUT THE AUTHOR	96
English Paper Piecing	29

Japanese, Asian and Southwest Themes

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Asian Influenced Designs

Book 02

Traditional Japanese Designs
Design Source Series

Book 12
DSB12 Chinese Designs
Chinese Designs
Design Source Series

Japanese Fabrics in Quilts, Wearables & Other Japanese Embellishement Techniques	Asian Elegance by Kitty Pippen and Sylvia Pippen	Beautiful Braiding Made Easy by Helen Deighan	Beginner's Guide to Braiding, The Craft of Kumihimo by Jacqui Carey	The Fine Art of Kimono Embroidery by Shizuka Kusano
	Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match by Susan Briscoe	Quilting with Japanese Fabrics by Kitty Pippin	Sew and Quilt Japanese Decor by Trice Boerens	Out of Print Japanese Inspirations, 20 Quilted Projects by Janet Haigh

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