By Youko Saitou
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First tagged by Holly
Customer tags: patterns, japanese crafts, handicrafts, crafts and hobbies, crafts, japanese patterns, fabric, mook book
Review & Description
Imported Japanese craft book with pictures & patterns, lovely & inventive. Contents: Lovely! Cute! Elegant! Patchwork Quilting Pattern book A variety of houses designs by Yoko Saito It's absolutely HOUSES, HOUSES, HOUSES!!! You can enjoy a variety of House design Patterns! Coin Case, Bags, Cushion, Pen Case, Tea Cozy and MORE! "Soft, muted tones, textural scraps of fabric, distortion of proportion and shape, this stuff is brilliant. I am particularly pleased about the scope of this book, everything from full sized quilts to small change purses." "Yes, there are pattern pull outs in here and the instructions are more detailed than any I've seen. Then again, you're going to need the extra help as the designs are not as simple as most zakka stuff. Most intriguing is a section on how the author, Yoko Saito, translates photos of actual houses into fabric. The diagram layouts make perfect sense, but the skill is in the execution. " From blog Icewerks From Amazon Japan page: "Just a collection of this patchwork quilt pattern of the popular House. The Candle Ligthers such as planting trees to replace windows, the shape of the door, in the background, you can create your own free house. House full of a lot from small to epic. " Read more
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