Fantastic Fabric Folding: Innovative Quilting Projects [Paperback]

Rebecca Wat (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2000

Embellish your traditional quilt with origami techniques! 22 delightful projects for quilts, vests, and pillows, with step-by-step photographs of folding instructions.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Wat had mastered techniques of origami many years before learning to quilt. She had used origami for home decorating and gift-wrapping but had never seen the connection between quilting and traditional Japanese paper folding. Then one day, she tried folding fabric instead of paper and began an exploration that has culminated in this book. A quilt and wearable-art designer, she now uses folded fabric to add dimension and surface interest to her designs and teaches the technique to quilters eager to expand their skills. This book includes detailed instructions for reproducing in fabric eight basic paper folding designs: folded stars, diamonds, inside-out flowers, folded roses, twirled roses, pinwheels, polygon flowers, and kimonos. Once these fabric-folding techniques are mastered, the reader is free to move on to the 22 projects (vests, quilts, pillows, etc.) featuring the origami designs. This book is a good choice for expanding public library quilting collections. One caution: even though the quilting projects use traditional origami folding techniques, their modern designs are unrelated to traditional Japanese quilting. Libraries wishing to acquire books on Japanese quilting should consider Kumiko Sudo's Circles of the East: Quilt Designs from Ancient Japanese Family Crests (NTC/Contemporary Bks., 1997) or Takako Onoyama and others' Honoring the Seasons: Patterns from Japan's Quilt House Yama (Martingale, 1996. o.p.).
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About the Author

Rebecca Wat, quiltmaker and origami expert, lives in San Carlos, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing; First Edition edition (March 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571200851
• ISBN-13: 978-1571200853
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rebecca Wat is an origami expert and a quilt designer. Her idea to apply origami techniques to quilting has resulted in the birth of a new kind of three-dimensional quilt. She has appeared on HGTV to demonstrate her techniques. Her work has been featured by various domestic and foreign quilting magazines, as well as in international quilt shows and museums. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and is committed to sharing her quilting experience and ideas through writing and teaching.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

120 of 124 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Folding Fabric is Fun!, April 2, 2000

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Kaori Kral (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fantastic Fabric Folding: Innovative Quilting Projects (Paperback)

Compared to many quilting books, this one is easy to use and offers fresh ideas. It provides detailed step-by-step instructions with photographs. There are photos on almost every page--this makes the book more stimulating than many quilting books that rely on black and white diagrams and drawings. In addition to the table of contents, the book offers a useful index and bibliography. With this book, even people who have never done origami (or used folding techniques) can add this method to their quilting. However, this may not be the book for those who want to make quilts that look traditionally Japanese. The book's kimono designs are very Japanese looking, but the quilting arrangements are not typically Japanese. For those interested in making authentically Japanese looking quilts, I would recommend "Honoring the Seasons" (1996) by Takako Onoyama. Still, "Fantastic Fabric Folding" is a great book for those who would like to add some Japanese flavor and new designs to their quilts.

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Origami Meets Fabric!, October 31, 2000

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richard bostwick (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fantastic Fabric Folding: Innovative Quilting Projects (Paperback)

I loved doing paper origami when I was a child and this book brought back fond memories. It is a fabulous and fun book that is very user friendly. The illustrations are detailed and colorful, the instructions are complete and easy to follow. There are a number of project ideas that are intended to inspire creativity.

Another positive is the organization - there is a complete table of contents and index which is very helpful. This is definitely a must add to your wish list!

56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Innovation, September 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Fantastic Fabric Folding: Innovative Quilting Projects (Paperback)

A very well written instruction, and project book. Clear, concise instructions, graphics great, and the projects are varied, and not difficult.
I would recommend this book to beginners, even children and teen-agers I think, who are craft minded, would love the fabric folding, and the many ways in which to use the flowers.