Book Description
Combines the traditional arts of origami, sashiko, and flower arranging to achieve dazzling, three-dimensional effects never seen before in quilting. These quilt blocks capture the beauty of the morning glory, camelia, dogwood, and two dozen other flowers. Flowers can easily be combined into a stunning quilt, or simply serve as an inspiration for quilters who want to create beautiful flowers of their own. Includes step-by-step instructions for 30 quilt blocks and assembly instructions and templates for six full quilts.
Customer Reviews:
lyrical, elegant and inspiring.........2005-05-14
From the lyrical title "Fabled Flowers" to the elegant designs displayed, Kumiko Sudo has demonstrated artistry and exquisite taste.
Combining techniques first used for paper origami the author/artist employs every trick using cloth & stitching to create divine quilt patches which are enhanced with the Japanese quilting technique known as Sashiko.
Sashiko quilting began as a means of reinforcing work wear, and also stitching layers of padding for the cloth armor of the Samurai. It evolved into an intricate and breathtaking art of fabric enhancement and is employed herein for detailing on the small squares constructed by Kumiko for this book.
30 quilt blocks are featured, in gorgeous colour and detail deliciously folded fabric in different flower folds from complicated Hydrangea to glorious Pomegranate and sweet Morning Glory. I lament only the lack of Peonies, as a personal favorite.
The guides for folding the origami effect flowers are realtively simple and easy to follow, while the detailing on the Sashiko quilting is heavenly inspiration!
All necessary templates are included at end of book as well as clear instructions for assembly.
These quilt patterns are much more applique than patchwork although some is included in the design - a little bit of everything for everyone.
Great inspirational book and definately worth the price.
As a extra snippet, a cute fable is included with every flower.
kotori May'2005
Fabulous Flowers.......2004-10-24
Another excellent book from Kumiko. Clear, precise directions and diagrams. The coloured pictures are worth buying the book for.
Best of Kumiko Sudo's books!.......2001-07-16
In this book, Kumiko has included the most fantastic flowers for applique based on origami, unique designs, and sushiko quilting designs. There is enough variety for even beginners, and several designs that are advanced or intermediate too. Her fabric choices are very artistic. With each design, Kumiko also includes her inspiration for the piece in the form of poetry or a story. This helps one to really feel a part of the design. There is room for much creativity. One can make a single square or a small quilt, or even full size if desired.
Inspiring, creative, lyrical, harmony through fabric art.......1999-04-21
The life-experience fables that accompany the creative expression of this fabric/quilt artist add to the wonderful texture of the final product. This book opens up new dimensions and levels of creativity using fabric as a vehicle and providing a serene pleasue for even the casual quilter. The directions are easy to understand. The patterns are complete. The process is great fun.
Applique with a unique look!.......1998-08-05
I love this book. I wanted to do something floral, I did want to do some applique, but didn't want to do a Baltimore album style quilt. This was the answer. It's beautiful, less work than regular applique, and very unique and visually interesing. I'm working on the hydrangea block.
The blocks are big (mine is 17 inches) and 3 dimentional. Some of the folded shapes are tacked down.
Book Description
This special book tells you how to turn ordinary, square origami paper into pentagons, hexagons and octagons, and then by using radial creases, into intricate flowers with five, six and eight petals or even doubled numbers of folded petals. With this book, you can make colorful, fancy potted
flowers and ikebana out of store-bought origami paper by adding stems and leaves as shown. Paper, scissors, and imagination are all you need to decorate your home with blooming flowers of your own.
Customer Reviews:
You will need more than paper........2007-05-03
The featured flowers are beautiful, but I was disappointed because the process involves too much beyond folding. Scissors, glue... that's a given in almost all the patterns, and for me, that's not pure origami. Also, there are a few missing steps in some of the instructions. Beautiful inspiring photos though.
Yaaay! I am NOT alone!.......2006-07-16
It is refreshing to look at the reviews and find that others have had the same frustrations with this book as I have. Yes, I agree the color photographs are absolutely beautiful and inspiring. They sure suck you in and are a powerful tool to entice you into buying the book. The artist is wonderfully creative with her use of the pentagon, hexigon and out-of-the-mainstreem starting shapes which makes this book so unique.
It is definitely NOT for the beginner. The first flower I tried was the pansy. I have been a paper sculptress for years. I love origami, tea bag folding and just about anything having to do with paper. I had to seek the help of my Mensa member father in order to get this one right! I was ready to hold a book burning party and roast marshmallows over this one!
If you do not use a thin enough paper you will have problems with some of the folding. Some areas get folded so many times that the piece becomes almost too thick to fold and I was using plain old printer paper.
If you love a challenge, go for it! I certainly do not regret buying this book and I still pick it up from time to time just to see if my mind is more open to the techniques it presents. Hats off to those who found the instructions "easy to follow." I certainly was not one of them. If you need a reason to slit your wrists I highly recommend this book (hehehehehe - just kidding). Good luck!
Me no likey.......2006-04-06
Well, I shouldve done more research on this book, but I don't like it because it requires too many other things to be used other than oragami paper. And sometimes the images of the pictures didnt seem very accurate, so i got confused a lot.
Not Easy, but worth the challenge!.......2005-08-24
I did not have much experience with paper folding, so the designs in this book are quite a challenge. Most diagrams are easy to figure out but there are several which had steps missing from them, but in general they are easy to understand, though by no means easy to fold, since this book seems like its targeted at the more experienced people intersted in origami. Of the designs that I managed to make, they did come out exactly as they looked in the book, and the unique concept of using not square pieces of paper but pentagons, hexagons and octagons, is really an eye opener.
Flowers + Supplies required.......2005-08-21
This book has a beautiful assembly of flowers and arrangements. However, this is not just paper folding. You will need an assortment of other supplies to complete the projects. Most of them are easy to find in your local craft store.
Book Description
Internationally acclaimed quilt and fiber artist Kumiko Sudo translates techniques designed to create extraordinary shapes from paper to a new medium-fabric. Crafters are shown how to effortlessly fold fabric into wonderful new designs, adding dimension and sophistication to any sewing or home decoration project. Patterns for 24 simple yet stylish projects are included for using the flower origami to create such things as exquisite purses, totes, gift boxes, needle cases, and even a cell phone holder. While some of the designs are enhanced with colorful beads, ribbons, or tiny mother-of-pearl, others require no embellishments at all. Clear directions, step-by-step drawings, and full-size templates for every design make it easy for anyone to re-create the projects to perfection with only novice sewing skills.
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful items/difficult to reproduce.......2007-03-02
She is exteremely talented. She grew up in Japan and has used these techniques for years. They are like automatic. Most people in America were not exposed to this type of crafting. I would recommend you start with a very beginners book and work up to this authors abilities if that is even possible. She is a true artisan of her native crafts and has been doing this beginning as a small child.
With 300 easy-to-follow color drawings.......2004-07-06
Flower Origami: Fabric Flowers From Simple Shapes by Kumiko Sudo focuses upon teaching quilters and other needlecrafters how to take a colorful scrap of ordinary fabric and manipulate it into a visually impressive three-dimensional flower as part of a decorative needlecraft project. Twenty wonderful flower designs are showcased on visually impressive quilt blocks. Impressively enhanced with 300 easy-to-follow color drawings and specific guidance on sashiko stitching and other Japanese inspired embellishment techniques, Flower Origami offers patters and directions for an impressive diversity of fashion and home accessory projects. Flower Origami is enthusiastically recommended as a unique addition to any dedicated and adventuresome needlecraft hobbyist's personal project reference collection.
Book Description
With a blend of Eastern and Western influences, Kumiko Sudo reinvents fabric origami with 24 new small quilt designs intertwining silk ribbons, cotton, and other fabrics. Choosing two or three Japanese flowers that bloom in each month of the year, each quilt presents an origami flower, its buds and leaves crafted from fabric and ribbon. Six additional purse designs feature a flower for each season. Step-by-step color drawings help make the projects easy to understand and follow. Introductions to each featured flower, lyrical haiku poems, elegant Japanese calligraphy, and watercolor paintings provide a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage that has inspired these designs. Full color photographs of projects in authentic Japanese settings help provide a complete sense of the final product. A free lesson plan is available to qualified quilting teachers via mail or e-mail directly from the publishers.
Customer Reviews:
Fabric Origami .......2006-10-29
The ladies in my quilting group went crazy over this book and the new techniques it showed them. It has 24 original three-dimensional flower designs in fabric and silk ribbon. You learn to make a pompom dahlia, a lily, kalanchoe, hollyhock, China aster, an Australian waratah, passion flower, sweet pea, cockscomb, malaleuca, and others. She shows each flower in a finished project with detailed instructions to make the small quilt.
There are also patterns for six purses so you can make your own elegant evening bags or give them as gifts.
The steps are show in drawings with color so it is easy to see the folding and which side you are working with.
The techniques taught are appliqué, Japanese sashiko stitching, beading and embellishment, all-in-one backings and borders, and others.
Kumiko Suko's Books opens a new art form........2006-02-25
Each one has brought succulent abundance of devine offerings to feed one's creativity. As a watercolorist the exciting world of color has been understood. Now within the world of Fabrics, Kumiko has illustrated wondrous exciting ways again with color.
She calls upon us to open our eyes observing the natural beauty found around us..our gardens, nature. Create your reactions with colors combinations design lingering inside yourself. It is inspiring to browse over and over each of her books. One seeks beauty and is over whelmed turning each page.
With full-color photographs and diagrams.......2003-03-09
Compiled and written by internationally renowned quilt and fiber artist Kumiko Sudo, Folded Flowers: Fabric Origami With A Twist Of Silk Ribbon is a carefully crafted, "user friendly", step-by-step instructional guide to creating beautiful floral-style decorations out of cloth and silk. Full-color photographs and diagrams fill this very highly recommended guide to a fascinating and lovely art, which is especially commended for quilter and cloth crafters from the novice beginner to the experienced and seasoned expert.
Great Fun!.......2002-11-22
I was so excited to hear that Kumiko Sudo had a new flower book out! I loved Fabled Flowers and I like this one even better! The photos are beautiful and the patterns are so nicely laid out that I could follow them without any problem. For a visual learner like me, that--and lots of pictures--is exactly what I need. I made two of the flower designs the first weekend after buying the book. I used some of my favorite floral fabrics and they look wonderful. I love Rose Hortensia--little fairy faces peeking out of the flowers . . . so cute! I can't wait to get started on one of the purse designs . . . Marcie in Chicago
Book Description
It's amazing that objects so beautiful come from such simple techniques! These French beaded flowers sparkle, shine, and surprise, and yet they're made just by stringing beads on wire and wrapping them around to form stems and petals. Some of these flowers serve as eye-catching ornaments; others are sublimely practical, such as napkin rings and tiebacks. Follow the well-illustrated instructions to craft wildflowers, roses, daisies, tulips, anemones, and hydrangeas. For each one, there's a "What You Need to Know" and "What You Will Learn" box as guidance. The dazzling items include Black Tie Candleholders, Forsythia Urn, Lamp Shade, Tulip Tin, Clay Pot Critters, and Mistletoe Ball. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Customer Reviews:
French Beaded Designs by Donna DeAngelis Dickit.......2007-01-12
Easy to use and understand for everyone. Excellent
Another great book.......2007-01-10
I just received this book a few days ago, and I can tell already that this will be up there on my list of greatly used books! This book also has wonderful pictures of the finished product with much inspiration. I have not sat down to do any patterns yet, but have several that I am working on assembling supplies for. The directions seem well written and thorough. I would highly recommend this book to any level of beader as she starts with basic patterns and builds on those as she goes.
A Magnificent Collection of French Beaded Flowers!.......2006-03-02
Though I haven't had much time since I purchased this book, to go through each of the projects, I must say, the Vintage-style Beauty of many of the Flowers is Wonderful! The designs have a classic style that exudes an ELEGANCE, which is often lost in the french beaded flowers that I see more commonly. There's a lot of competition out there with other french beaded flower books, and I think this one wholeheartedly makes a unique place for itself amongst the bookshelf where my collection of more than 30 french beading books rest. I don't think you'll be disappointed, and surely you will be INSPIRED...I know I was!!!
This book took me to the next level.......2005-09-26
This book far surpasses any other book I've found in explaining the little details that transform your flowers from the ordinary into the elegant and extraordinary. While it doesn't provide instruction for as many flowers as do the Dalene Kelly books, the ones it does provide are gorgeous, romantic beauties. And you learn professional techniques along the way: how to make a precise pointed petal tip. How to lace-as-you-go. How to create more natural-looking leaves than just the normal cigar-shaped ones. I highly recommend this book, especially for intermediate beaders.
Designer Beadwork: French Beaded Designs.......2005-08-19
Well worth the money. Great color examples of the techniques make the examples easy to follow.
Book Description
Soonboke Smith, whose lucid and lovely Origami for the First Time® explained all the basics of the craft, now shows how to use simple techniques to create lavish bouquets of paper flowers. With detailed, lushly photographed instructions for making more than thirty projects, the possibilities for origami floral arrangements are virtually endless. Make poppies, purple stars, perfect peonies, irises, lilies, pinwheel daisies, charming anemones, carnations, morning glories, and tulips, plus pretty petals and beautiful blossoms. Color photos present the finished products on display in pots, vases, baskets, and other containers--just like the real thing. Of course, all the fundamental folds and forms are covered, as there's advice on choosing papers, so important to the flower's final effect. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Customer Reviews:
Great designs.......2007-08-14
I havn't had time yet to craft any flowers from this book but I did look at the flower instructions. I am very pleased with the designs contained in this book. The flowers have a geometric look rather than a natural one which is fine for me. Some of the flowers require special paper to acheive the same look of some of the flowers in the illustrations. To buy the special designed paper I ordered them online from a store in San franciso since they were not available where I live.
Excellent.......2006-01-04
I have practiced Origami for about a year now and I was looking for a book on Origmai flowers that I would find easy to follow and learn from. I have two young children so with limited time so I wanted to pick up the art of origami flowers quickly. This book is great, the photographs make learning Origami EASY. This book has definitions of all of the Origami symbols and teaches you the base folds of the harder origami flower techniques.
Title should be "paper flowers" not "origami"........2005-12-30
If you are looking for a craft book on making paper flowers, you will enjoy this book. The word "origami" has more meaning in it, and as I got it expecting "origami" I was very dissappointed.
Don't be put off by my low rating if it is what you want - it seems like a nice book for the subject it covers.
Book Description
Following on the tremendous success of quilting bestseller Fabled Flowers, Kumiko Sudo's new book features 30 completely new fabric origami designs. Returning to the ever-popular floral motif, these stunning quilt designs showcase Kumiko's incredible range, in the vibrant, glowing colors that are characteristic of her work. Each block combines simple piecing and appliqué techniques, showing even beginning quilters how to make perfect three-dimensional flowers. All are complete with step-by-step drawings, easy-to-follow directions, and full-size templates. There are also assembly instructions for six beautiful floral quilts. The introduction explains the inspiration behind Kumiko's designs. A special section on ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, demonstrates the similarities between Kumiko's contemporary quilts and that traditional art form. - Kumiko's first book on fabric origami, Fabled Flowers, is one of the top-selling books in the quilting industry - Kumiko's flowers can embellish not just quilts, but all kinds of sewing projects--fashions, home decorations, children's wear, and so on - More than 100 stunning color photographs of quilts, fabric, and fine handwork Kumiko Sudo is an internationally acclaimed fiber artist. Kumiko's work is today known and respected in the United States, and her quilts are in several fine public and private collections, including the Museum of American Folk Art in New York.
Customer Reviews:
FANTASIES & FLOWERS.......2007-09-30
Fantasies & Flowers: Origami in Fabric for Quilters EXCELLENT BOOK. BEAUTIFUL 3-D ORIGAMI FABRIC FLOWERS
great book.......2004-10-13
This is a wonderful book. I loved reading it from page one through end. Has great patterns and instructions on how to obtain the same effect as book. I would recommend this book for anyone
This Book Doesn't Disappoint.......2002-11-10
Many craft & quilting books are disappointing once you actually read through them. They will have one special item (usually shown on the cover) and the rest is the same old thing, tired from repetition in every other book on the market and rehashed once again. This is not the case with Kumiko Sudo's book, "Fantasies & Flowers". Every page, every pattern was new and delightful with beautiful photography and color reproduction. I highly recommend it as an innovative addition to your quilting library.
Inspiring.......2002-04-02
A beautiful book, with story-like descriptions that go along with each design. I'm an intermediate sewer/quilter and found that while giving easy-to-follow instructions, Kumiko Sudo also leaves plenty of room for the imagination, and her designs are sure to spark creativity! I've successfully completed two different blocks: they're enjoyable to make and a pleasure to contemplate once finished. This is one of my favorite quilting books - one I'll use for years and years, thanks to the quality of the designs and instructions.
I LOVE IT!.......2001-08-24
Beautiful book with clear instructions and wonderful choices. In fact, the only problem is you have to choose what to do first. Well, the other problem for me is finding the delicate background fabrics Ms Sudo uses. Whatever happened to small printed white background material? I'll manage and so will everyone who trys one of these patterns. They will have fun and I can't imagine these not being gorgeous whatever material someone uses.
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The Flower Fairies Decoupage Book (Flower)
Cicely Mary Barker
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Book Description
In this book, you will find a wide selection of Cicely Mary Barker's exquisite watercolors, each of which is ideally suited to the romantic tradition of decoupage. There are also ten suggested projects, complete with detailed step-by-step instructions on how to achieve a professional and attractive finish. With three hundred fifty Flower Fairies scraps, it provides a simple introduction for beginners to the art of decoupage and a collection of Cicely Mary Barker's most popular illustrations for the expert.
Book Description
A journal in which quilters or fiber artists can record their reflections and inspirations, this unique book includes drawings that show how origami shapes transform into flowers. Using fabric or traditional origami paper, crafters are shown how to make simple folds while preparing their thoughts for writing journal entries or sketching out new ideas. Allowing plenty of space for writing, the journal also includes motivational quotes that provide inspiration for aspiring artists.
Customer Reviews:
Well received gift.......2006-08-28
I bought this book as a gift for a friend who is moving away - she loved it.
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