This dazzling collection of 14 original Kumiko Sudo designs is inspired by traditional Japanese Kake-jiku - the hand-painted scrolls that hang in entryways and alcoves to celebrate the seasons and bestow good fortune on the household. With her intuitive sense of colour and design, Sudo has rendered each in contemporary fabrics. Like picture-windows into Japanese culture, all designs are constructed using Sudo's unique brand of Japanese applique. Some are embellished with the fabric-origami flowers that have come her trademark; others are enhanced with beautiful sashiko stitching. This work includes: 14 Japan-inspired designs using applique, fabric origami, and sashiko; glorious colour photos and dozens of colour step-by-step drawings; and a package of full-size templates on re-usable reinforced paper is bound in with book.

About the Author

Kumiko Sudo is an internationally acclaimed quilt and fiber artist. Her books include Kokoro no Te, Flower Origami, Folded Flowers, Omiyage, Fabled Flowers, and East Quilts West.

From The Publisher:

A dazzling collection of 14 Kake-jiku--traditional Japanese hand-painted scrolls often hung in entryways--is featured in this craft guide. Often created to celebrate the changing seasons and bestow good fortune on a household, these innovative Kake-jiku designs featured are made with contemporary fabrics. Each image is a picture-window into Japanese culture, and the accompanying text explains the symbolism of each design. All patterns can be constructed using a unique style of Japanese applique, and several are embellished with fabric-origami flowers. Several of the patterns included are enhanced by beautiful and intricate sashiko stitching, and a section on technique describes applique and stitching methods and provides instructions for making all-in-one wraparound borders. Glorious photography, step-by-step color drawings, and watercolor drawings enhance this art-inspired craft book, and a bound-in template pack--complete with full-size templates made from durable, reinforced paper--allows for multiple uses of individual template pieces.