I’m so thrilled to be a part of a book tour of Kajsa Wikman’s new book – Scandinavian Stitches: 21 Playful Projects with Seasonal Flair. I’ve been a long time fan of Kajsa’s creation, created under the label Syko. She was one of our first PikaPackage participants (see previously) who sent in those beautiful postcards — can you believe it’s been two years since then? Kajsa’s line is growing beautifully, and although her focus is mostly on crafting, I am a big fan because she represents a modern craft movement that integrates both art and craft beautifully.
Her book is beautifully illustrated in her whimsical style – minimalistic in nature, colorful and imperfect in a perfect way; it’s a wonderful book to collect if you’re an avid quilting fan. The appliques were created based on her own illustrations (along with her daughter’s) and are colorful, fun and so pretty!
If you think that crafting is a boring hobby that requires you to follow exact patterns and instructions, you’ll certainly be inspired by Kajsa’s book – she shows how a little whimsy can be worked into that quilt, or that pillow by breaking a little of the rules. You’ll find that you’ll quickly be inspired to create your own artwork on fabric by following her instructions.
As a reader on Pikaland, you’ll be happy to know that Stash Books, the publisher of Scandinavian Stitches, will be giving away one book to one lucky reader!
Want another bonus? Kajsa is also going to give away a set of 14 postcards to the lucky winner as well, making it a double win!
Just comment on this post to be in the running and we’ll pick out the winner after the 26th of November!
*UPDATE: Commenting has now closed, thanks so much for participating. The winner of this giveaway is Jackie!
Looks like some great projects!
I’d love to win my own copy of that lovely book – my friend is getting tired of me borrowing hers, lol! Tonight we’re getting together to make Tomte dolls – it’s a Tomte craft-along!
I love the look of that book – would be a great inspiration to start some new projects!
This book looks like so much fun. Thanks to you, Kajsa and Stash Books for this chance to win it.
I’ve been following the book blog tour! Not only is it exciting to read the different interviews and perspectives that each reviewer brings, but I get to become acquainted with these wonderful websites I never visited before. Kajsa is inspirational as an artist, a business woman, and a mother! I am inspired!
I love this book, please count me in ! Hugs from France.
I think I’m gonna need this book!! Loving the cards too!
The tonte are on my must time to make before Christmas list.
yeah
I want this book
Great crafts.
ohhhh, this looks so lovely 🙂 I could make my christmas decorations from it!! 🙂
I would love to win this beautiful giveaway.
Ah oui !! Un très beau livre…
I love all things Scandinavian! Thanks for the chance to win!
I’ve browsed the book on amazon.com. It’s gourgeous! Hope to win it!
This book blog tour has been great! A fantastic introduction to some brilliant blogs.
I’d also love to win this lovely looking book, so thanks again for the giveaway.
I would love to try some of the projects in the book. I’m in….
Can you believe that I’ve never been to Scandinavia and I’m SO CLOSE? Ridiculous. I am not worthy of this book, but I’m entering the competition anyways 😉
NEAT BOOK!
THANKS FOR SHARING!
I’m giving my all to win this book…please, please pick me….fingers crossed….love, love this book!!
I keep my fingers crossed… quite difficult to do anything like this, but maybe it helps to pick me 🙂
I’m needing some inspiration right now! This looks like just the ticket!
An exiting book from a creative girl – would like to win!
The book looks lovely. Thanks for the giveaway.
So cute! I just had my first baby and this looks full of fun projects!
The book tour has been fun, introducing me to new blogs — like this one! Thanks for hosting it.
Oh my gosh…instant craft love! This books looks wonderful!
Looks like a great book. Thanks for the chance to win.
Thank you so much for being a part of this blog tour. This book is definitely one I need in my crafty room.
Thanks for playing host to the tour. It’s great to visit all these new blogs. Here’s hoping I strike lucky on one of them :o)
I love this book! And you are right, it is imperfect in a perfect way. I couldn’t have said it better.
I’m in love! Looks like the perfect book!
ohhh…the book looks like fun! Thanks for the giveaway!!!!
I love the quilted container project that I see in one of the photos!
This book looks so fabulous! Thanks for the chance!
Her book is wonderful! Oh, how I would love to have one! Thanks for a chance to win! Hugs! ♥
I love her little houses the best—the book looks like enormous fun! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
What a nice book!
What a lovely book. I am so glad I happened to find out about it.
So, so excited about this book, love her work!
Syko makes so much beautiful things! Her blog is very inspiring, I would love to win her book… Thanks for the chance.
Everything about this book is totally to love!!!
What a cute blog. I’m hoping to win the book!
my eldest have just returned from their visit to Finland – sooo this would be an ideal present for Christmas i’d say ! THX for the opp to enter 🙂
What a lovely book this is! So inspiring! Thanks for the giveaway.
That book looks fantastic! Definitely on my Christmas list!
Looks lovely
This looks like a really great book.
Would love to win this fab book full of cool ideas, Kajsa rocks! Thanks!
I would love to get this book. Thank you for the giveaway.
love this!!
I’d love to win! Looks like a fab book!!
Wow I love mini quilts & these look inspirational!
It’s hard to find Scandinavian quilting designs, I’m so excited about this book!
I’m so enjoying seeing images of this book. It looks wonderful.
This looks to be just a lovely book. Thank you so much for hosting this tour!
This book is lovely…thanks for the chance to win it!
Thanks for sharing. I love the look of the projects in this book!
I really can’t wait to get this book!!! Thank you for the chance to win!!
looks great!
Can’t wait to see all the cute projects in this new book!
The book looks lovely! Please count me in, thanks!
ap_lemos at yahoo dot com
I’d love to have this book! It looks fantastic. Thanks for the chance 🙂
oh yes please, i’d love a copy of this book,
Kellyx
I love this book…was going to order it so I would LOVE to win it! Thanks Heaps!
there’s always something magical about things from the Scandinavia. i’d love to get my hands on the book n postcards. clever Kajsa! 🙂
I would love a copy of this book!
Thank you!
SheilaC
I would love this book. what beautiful pictures!
Would really love to win this book!
Totally inspiring!! I want this book very much! Thanks Pikaland for this chance to win!
The book looks so wonderful. I would love to have it!
Lucie (LAupperlee@sheppardpratt.org)
I would love to win Kajsa’s beautiful book!!!
Thanks for the giveaway.
Such a fun looking book it would be great to add to my collection! Enjoying the book blog tour also and discovering new and exciting blogs.
The pictures from this book look and very interresting.
melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com
love the book! everything looks so cute! thanks for the chance to win!
A wonderful lesson to always remember that simple is beautiful. ___
Fabulous looking book
I’d love to win a copy of this book!
Kajsa’s work is just wonderful
The book looks soooo beautiful, would love to get my hands on a copy and try some of the projects.
Thanks for drawing our attention to this lovely looking book
I’ve been following Kajsa’s work for ages and would love to own her book!
this book looks wonderful.. great projects, beautiful lay-out.. a true wanna-have.
thank you for the tip!
Oohhh what a beautiful present…
LOVE it!
X
Maureen
Kajsa’s has always been a favorite of mine!! I am so proud of her!! Thanks for this opportunity. ~karen
I can’t wait to see this book in person! I would love to win a copy too!
I would really love to win this one!
oboskovic at gmail dot com
This looks like a great book!
Thank you for entering me for a chance to win! What a lovely book 🙂
Everything I’ve seen in this book looks so delightful and whimsical. I’d love to give a lot of the crafts a try. Thanks for the chance to win the book.
Thank you!!! What a wonderful giveaway!!! I love this artist, and this book looks great!!! 🙂
the giveaway sounds great. 🙂
Would love a chance to win Kajsa’s new book!
oh, all projects in the book seem lovely!
thank you for the giveaway!
This book looks great! My fingers are crossed!!
This book looks very inspiring, I would love to win a copy. Thanks for the giveaway!
so lovely, so fresh! i would love to see more..
thanks for the opportunity x
I just ordered this book, cant wait to get it in the mail!! I’d love the cards, lovely!
sigh i just adore Kajsa’s style and i’m so excited she has made this book! Yay!
x
I love anything Scandinavian since my mom is Swedish! I’d love to win. I hope I do!
I would love to win this book. It would totally make my week. Thanks for the giveaway.
Oooh so pretty! I would love to get my mits on it!
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I absolutely love the book! Kajsa is very creative and talented!
Please, please I hope I get lucky & get a copy of this wonderful book! It looks amazing & I’d love to try these projects.
I love Kajsa’s work. It’s so fresh looking. Thanks for the chance to win the book.
This book looks simply divine.
Oh, this looks like a magnificent book! I’d love to win a copy.
Wowza! how awesome. just love it.
looks so lovely!!!
I would love to win this… it looks amazing!
Wow it would be great to win this book in time for Christmas!
What a lovely book- must get one SOMEHOW!!
That book has so many fun projects! Would love to win it!
Please count me in!
I’m no stranger to the fiber arts, but I having seriously been thinking of getting into quilting. This would be amazing as I love love love syko’s whimsical eye! the postcards are adorable too!
i love scandinavian style! this book looks lovely!
I’m just loving all the interviews and new blogs to explore! thank for hosting this giveaway and please count me in to win!
WOW! This book sounds amazing! Thanks a bunch!
super sweet! I am buying a copy for my crafty sister Nancy, but would love a copy for my own creative library. Stash Books are publishing some fantastic creative expressions! Craft and recycle on!
I would love to win anything of Kasja’s!
Another splendid book to add to my Christmas list!
lovely lovely lovely!
LOVELY! lovely! lovey!!!!!!
oh this book looks lovely, i hope i win it
this looks lovely!
What a wonderful give away! The book looks amazing, I’d love to have a copy.
Beautiful book & projects. I would love to win it!
This is just marvelous.
Thank you for the chance 🙂
Lovely artful stitchings and drawings bound together! I am excited to try my hand at receiving one of these delights~
Thanks for putting my name in for this great book!
What a lovely book, I would la la la LOVE to win!
Great! I need some new ideas for my home 🙂
What a lovely prize! 🙂
Oh, me please!
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i love love LOVE this <3
I would be so thrilled to win this! Thank you so much. =)
Thanks for the chance to win this lovely book!
Thanks for a chance to win Kajsa’s book or her lovely postcards. I’m a fan of her work for some years now!
What a prize! That book looks like it could inspire anyone into fabric arts!
The book looks lovely – I’ll be crossing my fingers.
Crafty time with this beautiful book
Love the book. Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
Mel
What an inspiring book, would love to have a copy!
It is always fun to see Scandinavian whimsy—this is great stuff and as I am new to sewing crafts, I would love to win this one.
would looove to have a copy of this book!
Ouh!! 🙂 this is lovely!
Oh, I love Scandinavian stuff! I grew up in a home filled with Danish modern decor and as an adult it feels so homey!
Thanks for offering such a fun giveaway!
I’m so excited for Kajsa’s book. Thanks for the great review!
I don’t think I really need any more holiday projects and inspiration (so many projects already!), but what a beautiful read and make come January!
Hi, would so love a copy of this marvellous book!
What a colorful and fun looking book. Thanks for sharing a few sneak peeks!
what a great looking book. I hope i win.
This book looks fantastic, beautiful bright projects, just right for dreary winter days…
i hope i win 🙂
I can’t decide if love the book or the cards better than the other : )
What an exciting blog tour and book. Count me in please xx
Would love to win — this book looks great!
I absolutely adore this book! I know i’ll treausure this for years to come. The work is brilliantly beautiful and its done with such love, too. Everything’s so inspiring and its great to know where you get your ideas from, Kajsa. Cant wait to start on more projects with my daughter! xo
♥,
Dianna
All those projects are so adorable and amazing! :: crossing my fingers ::
wowowow – the book looks great!!
What a fabulous book. Love to be in the running for this one!
Looks beautiful, would love to win and play with it.
I’ve wanted this book ever since seeing the cover! Loving the chance to look inside xx
Would love this book it looks great!
Hello everyone!
I would love to have this beautiful book at home and also the incredible and sweet postcards!!! 😉 I am an illustrator who has been recently been researching about stitching, embroidering and felting… I think this would be a nice add to my biblioteque!!! 😉
Hope I can win this! (I’ve never won anything!).
cheers for everyone!
marina.
i love scandanavian style. pick me! 🙂
This book looks lovely ! I think it will be on my list for Christmas !
I’ve been a fan of Kajsa from the get-go! So exciting that she has a book now, and I would certainly be thrilled to have this on my bookshelf and in my studio!
I’m loving this blog tour – it’s so nice to find out more about creative people and also to discover new blogs. This book is definitely on my Christmas list and the cards look gorgeous too. Thanks for the chance to win.
Oooh, so exciting! This book looks amazing—Christmas wish list, perhaps! Thanks!
Just love it! And I want it! 😉
Love Kajsa’s work!
And I’ve actually met her last year when I bought her cards in a trade fair =)
I love the simple line drawings and illustrations in this book – makes me think I can do it to.
thanks for the giveaway.
Such a pretty book! I would love to win a copy. Thank you for the giveaway!
Looks like a great book!! I really like the drawings and combination of diys. Very inspiring, I wish I saw this post earlier… I needed some inspiration.
The illustrations are marvelous; I can see how they’d translate beautifully to whimsical fabric projects.
Oh, I think you should pick me!! I adore Syko and this book looks amazing. Thanks for the giveaway!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Lovely book! I’ve got my fingers crossed.
woowwww… choose meee
id love to get my hands on this. 🙂
this would be the perfect way to spend the cold dark winter night here in the UK!!
oh please count me in!
So glad that I am not too late, would love to win the copy. the designs are gorgeous and so are the cards!!!!!!
Could this be what that fortune cookie was talking about? One can only hope!
So lovely!!! I would be soooo grateful to win a copy! Thank you for the opportunity! : )
Love the simplicity and quirky nature of the content of this book and your blog. Thanks
I’d love to win a copy. Please enter me!
This book is on my wish list! Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks for this chance – it’s a lovely book 😉
Hi Amy!
this book looks so lovely!!!!!
Definitely on my wish list!
Happy thanksgiving!
MP
WOW sounds an amazing book! I´d love to do all these projects!
love this. but do I keep it for myself or gift it to my oh so crafty and OH SO Scandinavian aunt??
Love this book.
Such great style!
Love this book — thanks for the chance to win!