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Flower Origami: Fabric Flowers from Simple Shapes

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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.

I am very pleased with this book. I've been waiting quite anxiously for it and was able to create 3 flowers last night after the book had arrived. First of all, it is a very visually pleasing book. Watercolors and calligraphy by the author decorate pages from beginning to end, lending the book a very artful flair. Secondly, instructions are very thorough, photographs are excellent. Also, what I really liked is that while each flower is a part of a mini-quilt, the book is structured so that you are able to get clear understanding of how to complete the folded flower itself if you were choosing to use it for something other than this mini-quilt.
A couple of reasons I am giving it 4 stars:
while I find instructional drawings sufficient, I can see how some could benefit from maybe larger drawings or more visual directions (such as arrows or side views)
about 80% of the projects result in a square shape, which is not quite a natural shape of the flower. While it is origami and it is hard to fold on a curve, or create a curve via folding, a handful of flowers in the book have more naturalistic shapes, and I would wish to see more of that.

Overall, excellent resource and a great starting point!

Kumiko Sudo's books are of consistent high quality; this one is a real gem in my library. Each page is a delight to the eye and filled with imaginative flower designs just begging to be made. Individual projects are small; directions are expressed clearly and the diagrams are perfect. The last section of the book includes template designs according to project. The Flower Origami Templates (basic shapes) are well worth the investment. Though this craft is not for everyone, everyone can enjoy the artistry of folded fabric! Buy this book and you're well on your way to a satisfying and fun challenge.

A fabulous book to have if you like to work whith your hands and fabrics, creates a lot of nice gifts for friends .
It is not the first book that I purchase as a present.

Fun, fun, fun techniques with many inspired applications beyond this books suggestions. Easy to follow directions.

Interesting book to have fun with. I personaly did not like the small diagrams to make each flower. It could have been much much larger. Second must confusing thing was the photo of the flower on the left page showing a completed project but the right page was something different. There is also a mistake that talks about a direction on two circle sizes located in the back of the book that is not correct. One says to use the smaller circle and it's incorrect. It is another circle pattern that is actually larger. Make sure you view the circles before you make the flower.The instructions are incorrect when choosing a circle. One is marked X and the other XX. The instructions say otherwise. The product does turn out very nice in the long run. I found if you do not sew the circle exactly the size it calls for, you flower will be lobbsided.

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.

My product arrived in perfect condition, in a timely manner. This is a reputable seller and I will certainly purchase from them again. Thank you for the prompt and efficient transaction.

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