quilterscafe Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 I just found a really neet book at our local Japanese bookstore that I've never seen before and thought I'd leave a post about it for fans of whole cloth quilts. There are some really spectacular full size designs on pattern sheets in the back of the book that are very similiar to the ones seen in antique French wholecloth quilts. Title: Boutis un objet blanc Author: Kumiko Nakayama-Geraerts Pub Date: 1/07 Here is a link to a website where you can see project photos and a little description in English (I think you can also buy the book here): http://en.boutis-quilt-creation.fr/ (The book is in Japanese and French. US$23.00) Projects include several handbags, lap size whole cloth quilts, pillow shams/pillows, and a gorgeous vest. Some of the designs would be perfect as a center medallion for a miniature whole cloth quilt. If you love trapunto, even better, as they were designed for boutis (stuffed embroidery), but I think they would also be spectacular as a hand quilted masterpiece and if you are really good at backtracking, these could possibly be used for machine quilting as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Kathy, you always share the prettiest things. I still remember the bright colored wool blankets web site you shared a while back. Thank you for the link! I very much enjoyed seeing these wholecloth quilts. They are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterscafe Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 I'm so glad you liked it! Wasn't the wedding dress incredible? I wonder how long it took her to make them? When you look at the stitching lines in the instruction photos they are quite large and irregular which made it seem easier than hand quilting without the stuffing. They looked more like basting stitches in some areas. In other areas its just a simple embroidery outline stitch. There is a small practice project inside the book that is the size of a coaster for beginners that gets turned into a fabric basket for things like your wedding rings. I found a link with a photo of it on a French blog site here: http://boutisalong.canalblog.com/ and here: http://boutis.canalblog.com/ It looks like so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterscafe Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 oops, I meant to leave a link to this video - part documentary and part tutorial from Canal France: http://www.france5.fr/questionmaison/W00419/12/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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