Volunteers piece the blocks into quilts, which are raffled off, with the proceeds going to charity.
Each year there's a specific theme. This year was "Favorite Animal". For me, it's a toss up between cats and dogs.
I chose to make a simple cat, with sashiko details, and then appliqued onto gray background, and framed with tsumugi (traditional woven stripes). Sort of a squishy sleepy kitty. Thank you Queenie for providing the details each year!! You can see all the many beautiful and detailed blocks she has made here.
Felt like a triumph finding the nearest post office, about a ten minute walk from our apartment.
Rainy season has supposedly ended.... and it's getting so hot and humid.
These ladies so cool and stylish in kimono:
xo
Cynthia
Sweet kitty block. Are the background and border fabrics wool? Very interesting, it would be wonderful to see all the varied blocks made each year. That is one tiny dishwasher! I hope it also has a tiny "voice!" It has been very hot and humid here too, although tonight is cooler after a day of rain.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing how you're embracing the Japanese culture. Mini dishwasher and all.
ReplyDeleteLovely kitty block for the charity quilt. I think that the Chuck Nohara blocks are cousins to this one, and I always like seeing the write-ups about them come online.
ReplyDeleteThat is one teeny dishwasher! I'm guessing that it's good you don't have a large family in there. Thanks for the updates from far away. It's always interesting to see scenes from your trips around town.
That kitty block! So cute. Interesting to read about the difference in basic appliances etc. So fun to read about your many adventures.:)
ReplyDeleteSweet kitty! Interesting to read about your coping with the Japanese way of life!!!
ReplyDeleteLove reading about your adventures--dishwasher and all! Cute kitty block!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are part of the partnership. So far three cats (and Tanya's has a dog too) and one owl. It will be fun to see what animals take over those quilts. Just took Nikko on a walk, and as soon as I got plenty far from home... hoping she would take care of her business before bed time, what was a light mist, became heavy rain. Guess the rainy season is not quite over.
ReplyDeleteI love your kitty block. I checked out Queenie's blocks. It was nice to see a quilt with all the blocks sewn together. Life in Japan is certainly different. It looks like every space has a unique purpose. Hugs
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet block! Will we get to see some of the finished quilts? Might be fun to think of your living quarters as "glamping". Having to fit so many amenities in a small space. As long as there is room for a sewing machine and rotary cutter you're in business!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this block.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the education on the way of life in Japan. I'd like that ceiling fan with the clothes drying setting for winter. I do my laundry in an old wringer washer and hang outside when weather is nice but hang on clothesline in basement in winter where they take forever to dry.
ReplyDeleteAnd I like your kitty.
I thought I'd left a comment when I first read this post but I guess not. I can't tell you how much I love your kitty block. She is as sweet as can be and the fabrics and colors you chose are beautiful. I especially like the striped fabric.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice they have the signs in English, too. And the other things that are in the same building.
I was hoping that it wouldn't be hot and humid after the rainy season. In El Salvador there were just two seasons, both hot, one rainy, the other dry.
Do women often wear traditional dress (kimonos) there, or are they mostly for special occasions? They look so comfortable, almost like wearing a bathrobe, but if they are made of silk I know they are probably very warm.