Eye Candy and More

A lovely new book arrived with the postman this morning and so my day is sorted out - do the chores and then settle in front of the fire to enjoy Kitty Pippen's "Quilting with Japanese Fabrics".  The book has lots of photos of Kitty's wonderful work, plenty of background, patterns and templates and is going to be such an inspiration.  Her work is what I am hoping to achieve - a combination of traditional fabrics, techniques and stitchery, with a modern, and possibly more Western, overall design.  I want to use sashiko stitching with oriental fabrics, indigo and taupe with scarlet....