In Sew Beautiful Quilted Bags, Japanese quilt artist Akemi Shibata
combines elegant yarn-dyed fabrics with color prints to create her
signature patchwork style. With an astounding 28 designs, you'll
discover a trove of unique bag shapes and sizes, including purses,
pouches, shoulder bags, backpacks, sewing cases, cross-body bags, totes,
and more! Learn how to incorporate multiple techniques into the same
project to create sophisticated, multifaceted designs featuring
patchwork, applique, embroidery, beadwork, and hand quilting. Full of
ingenious Japanese construction methods, you'll learn how to create
beautifully finished bags that could be considered works of art.