Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Patchwork Please, Zakka projects

Okay, I know I am out of the loop most of the time. I picked-up this book because on the cover it has "colorful Zakka projects to stitch and give." What is a Zakka?  I looked up Zakka on Wikipedia and found that it is a fashion boom, an explosion I didn't hear or at least the term. Zakka is defined as "everything and anything that improves your home, life and appearance."  

Patchwork Please begins like most how-to-books with the basics, followed by techniques and tips, then moves to projects with instructions. The projects are vary is size and difficultly. Pictured below are two of my favorites.


I found the instructions and illustrations for paper-piecing helpful and enjoyed the variety of projects included.