Jillian Tamaki is a Canadian Illustrator living in New York. I’ve admired her work for sometime now, and especially love these three embroidered book covers she did for Penguin Books. Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ is my favourite, mainly because I love the story!
Take a look at her website: http://www.jilliantamaki.com/
rachel nesbitt 
Oh yes, she is brilliant and her embroidered book covers make me swoon:) xoxo