Product Description

These glowing quilts bring together two of quilting's best-loved traditions: Japanese Sashiko and colorful appliqué. A large quilt gallery will inspire you to design your own Sashiko/appliqué creations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33963 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781571206176
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Inside Flap
I live in Hawaii, surrounded by exuberant tropical flowers and an azure blue ocean. Inspiration abounds right out the door of my studio, where our garden overflows with bananas, plumeria, giant heliconia, and a host of native and exotic plants. I've been a gardener most of my life, and quilting is an extension of my passion for plants. I am compelled to make quilts that reflect the beauty and diversity of the Islands. In keeping with the polyglot culture of Hawaii, I like to mix up quilt traditions--a Tahitian curved border, a Japanese wave design, and the symmetry of Hawaiian quilts. I was introduced to Japanese design, Sashiko, and the fine art of quiltmaking by my mother, Kitty Pippen, who has been my inspiration and mentor all my life. I love to teach and introduce Sashiko to students of all ages. When I lived on the west side of Kauai, I taught weekly classes at Nana's House, where students from the age of 8 to 80 gathered to create their own Sashiko designs. Breaking from Japanese Sashiko tradition, they wanted to work in lots of color and use designs that reflected life in Hawaii, such as hukilaus of tropical fish caught up in a Sashiko net, or fragrant butter-yellow plumeria. From my wonderful students, I learned how to work with diverse ages, abilities, and the true meaning of aloha. I encourage you to use Sashiko not only as a teaching tool but also for your own artistic expression. As you can see, Sashiko can be adapted to any design. And remember, it isn't how perfect your stitches are but how much you enjoy the journey along the way.

From the Back Cover
Hand-stitch 6 vivid quilts inspired by tropical flora and fauna Learn the secrets of successful Sashiko and appliqué Options for both turn-under and fusible appliqué Create designs from your own photos Embellish your quilts with hand embroidery

About the Author
ylvia Pippen's mother taught her to sew at an early age. Her quilts took on a tropical twist when she moved to Hawaii. Today, she teaches and designs patterns and fabric kits full-time. She lives in Hilo, Hawaii.

Sylvia Pippen's mother taught her to sew at an early age. Her quilts took on a tropical twist when she moved to Hawaii. Today, she teaches and designs patterns and fabric kits full-time. She lives in Hilo, Hawaii.

Customer Reviews

Paradise Indeed
I'm not a quilting professional, so this book was a revelation. I'd never seen Sashiko before, and Pippen's use of it is as fluent and naturalistic as if she were a Japanese brush painter. But the joy of this book is the exuberant naturalism of the flowers, birds and fish -- page after page after page of tropical extravagance, of wayside flowers exalted, of California poppies caught with the sheen of their living petals, of a swirl of silver dolphins and yellow tang against ocean blue or the cardinal red of a i'iwi caught just before flight. When I think of quilts, I think formal and geometric, but these quilts have the vividness of oil painting.

The Pippens, it turns out, have been quilting masters for at least two generations. Pippen's mom, Kitty, is a legend in the quilting world, a pioneer in the use of exotic Japanese fabrics in this traditional North American craft. At 90, she's still quilting and teaching alongside her daughter.

I don't know whether the techniques laid out in this book are its most important feature -- meticulous, detailed instructions that do everything but feel as if they'll guide your hand through the movements -- or whether you'll buy this book simply because it's exquisite art. It has a lifetime of brilliant ideas for quilting.

Another discovery that finding this book on Amazon led me to: Pippen's website, [...]. Go there to see an amazing display of her work. It'll give you a richer sense of the superb art and rich traditions that lie between the covers of this dazzling book.

Paradise Stitched
Sylvia did a wonderful job with this book. Wonderful pictures, very clear instructions, and full size patterns. I hope this is just the beginning of many more to come from her.

Thank you Sylvia Pippen for all the work you did putting this book together for us.

Very nice!
As an applique instructor, I always appreciate a good applique book. This book contains beautiful ideas and wonderful bold fabrics to excite the creative juices. The Sashiko stitching adds great dimension to an applique project, and making some of the flower parts sashiko, instead of applique, is unique. A very nice book - I drool over it daily.

Glenda