Charming Quilted Animals: Irresistible Patchwork Designs & Accessories by Yoko Saito Christmas safe with ironing) and they

safe with ironing) and they come in a cute metal tin

as well as a multitude of urban treasures that find a new life in creative hands

and a bag and jewellery roll utilising a unique felt-inlay technique from 19th century Iranian textiles

The hugely accomplished textile artist Jean Draper gives an invaluable guide to designing and working with pattern in textile art

Charming Quilted Animals: Irresistible Patchwork Designs & Accessories by Yoko Saito Christmas safe with ironing) and theyI could not resist these sweet animal patchwork patterns! And there's a lot of room for creative embroidery once you've pieced your animal together. Yoko offers many ideas for how to incorporate these animals into finished objects beyond the quilted blanket (though there is that, too). I am personally very charmed by the crocodile pencil bag! What if you personalized it by embroidering the owner's name or stitched an accessory for the croc? These are