Product Description

Kumiko Sudo re-invents fabric origami with a pretty new twist! Here, Kumiko deftly intertwines silk ribbon among her fabrics, adding a shimmer of sunlight to her miraculous flower designs. The book features: 24 original three-dimensional flower designs in fabric and silk ribbon; patterns for six beautiful purses - perfect as gifts; and techniques for perfect applique, Japanese sashiko stitching, embellishment, and more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #213780 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
." . . Kumiko's Oregon flower garden continues to inspire her original and exquisite designs"

About the Author
Kumiko Sudo is an internationally acclaimed quilt and fiber artist. Before moving to the United States, she was known throughout Japan for her quilting books and was featured on Japanese national television. Her works are in several public and private collections, including the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City. She is the author of Circles of the East, Fabled Flowers, and Omiyage. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Customer Reviews

Not what I hoped for
The book is well-set out, beautifully styled and has patterns for lots of flowers and six small bags. The instructions and diagrams are adequate but not always crystal clear. The flowers are very stylized, quite stiff in their look and lack the opulence of form I expected. The printed fabrics used add visual interest but are not necessarily freely available, nor do they give the illusion of 'real' flowers. Compared with The Artful Ribbon (qv) the flowers in this book lack shimmer and life. The projects have quite traditional Japanese lines to them, reminiscent of the composition of kimono prints, and lack spontaneity of line. They have the rigid discipline of origami; one can't 'see' the flowers growing.
It is a pretty book and the author knows her stuff, but it is not what I was looking for.