On Friday I took two trains (somewhat stressful, not really knowing for sure I was on the right train!) out to Yokohama, to meet Julie (My Quilt Diary) and Carin (Queeniepatch) at the Yokohoma "Quilt Time Festival".
Tula Pink had a fun exhibit front and center. Love the color and exuberance!
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| Tula Pink |
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| Tula Pink |
There was also a fine exhibit from the
National Quilt Museum in Paducah, but no photos allowed.
Fun country line dance performances (maybe country line dancing is taking off in Tokyo? I have noticed a lot of country music being played in stores and restaurants!)
Then on to the body of the show. Here were just some of my favorites:
A wonderful quilt by Mariko Chiba:
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| Mariko Chiba quilt detail |
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| Mariko Chiba quilt |
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| Mariko Chiba quilt detail |
A quilt by Toshiko Fujii. She really captured the Yokohama skyline:
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| Toshiko Fujii quilt |
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| Toshiko Fujii detail |
A quilt by Yoko Tobiishi:
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| Yoko Tobiishi, Stamp Basket Part 2 |
Beautiful dense hand quilting:
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| Yoko Tobiishi Scrap Basket Part 2, detail |
A quilt by Ji Young, Yu. Quiet but by no means boring.
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| Harmony by Ji Young, Yu |
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| detail, Harmony by Ji Young, Yu |
Brilliant use of color.
Another quiet quilt - this one by Sanae Nagasaki. I looked at it and I loved the free form embroidery and texture:
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| Sanae Nagasaki quilt |
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| Sanae Nagasaki, detail |
This next one was pure fun! Quilt by Sakuko Tsunoda. I wish I could meet her. It's a coffee tree with all sorts of sweet wonderfulness hanging from its branches!
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| Sakuko Tsunoda quilt |
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| Sakuko Tsunoda, detail |
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| Sakuko Tsunoda, detail |
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| Sakuko Tsunoda, detail |
More whimsy here with a quilt by Masako Takeishi
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| Masako Takeishi |
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| Masako Takeishi, detail |
Here was one from Misako Kamogawa. I absolutely loved this one.
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| Misako Kamogawa quilt |
As always, I really wish these shows in Japan would provide English translations. But at least we have the quilters' names to give proper credit!
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| Misako Kamogawa quilt detail |
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| Misako Kamogawa quilt detail |
Here was a boro-inspired quilt by Sachiko Gunji you know I couldn't resist! So interesting and colorful, so layered with fabrics and sashiko stitches.
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| Sachiko Gunji quilt |
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| Sachiko Gunji quilt detail |
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| Sachiko Gunji quilt detail |
Love the colorful sashiko thread:
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| Sashiko Gunji quilt detail |
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| Sachiko Gunji quilt detail |
and variation in sashiko stitches:
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| Sachiko Gunji quilt detail |
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| Sachiko Gunji quilt detail |
More tomorrow!
xo
Cynthia
such a lovely show so far!
ReplyDeleteOh what fabulous quilts. I'm guessing you had a ball! Thanks for sharing these great images.
ReplyDeleteSo fun to see all the creativity. I especially loved the detail of Mariko Chiba's quilt with the dandelion(?) seeds floating off into the wind.
ReplyDeleteOMG!! Oh, I wish I could go see...how incredibly creative...and precise. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese are all so inspiring and unique. I love the way you've captured the overall perspective and then some of the detail shots. I almost feel like I'm there! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIs it my imagination, or was there a lot more embroidery and needle work embellishments this year? Could it be a trend?
ReplyDeleteOMG amazing quilts!!! wow that sashiko also look Wasabi, right? mended...
ReplyDeleteI love the tiny basket quilt and the low volume log cabin. Oh I'm off to look through them all again and send this post to a few non bloggy friend. thanks again!
I'm blown away - so different and so much fun! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDoes Google Translate ever give you any hint of what the text says in Japanese? We found the translations sketchy at best, but occasionally it was helpful, so we knew we weren't eating something truly strange (for us).
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