Flower Origami: Fabric Flowers from Simple Shapes (Paperback)

by Kumiko Sudo (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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""Kumiko Sudo is a maverick with a body of work that is astounding for its range and workmanship."

Product 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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Breckling Press (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972121846
• ISBN-13: 978-0972121842
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #296,414 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With 300 easy-to-follow color drawings, July 6, 2004

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and inspiring book!, October 7, 2008

By	Ekaterina Miltimore (WA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

16 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful items/difficult to reproduce, March 1, 2007

By	Ame Marie Hamilton (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.