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Japanese quilts

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Where to buy Japanese fabric | Cashmerette

Where to buy Japanese fabric if you live in the US, Europe or anywhere other than Japan! Includes the great Tokyo-based English-langage store Miss Matatabi

Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival - part 11

Some of the quilts in the Traditional category really played with the idea of a Traditional quilt. I think in the UK many of these would be classed as Contemporary, at least for the purposes of Festival of Quilts. The fabric assortments were quite amazing, with the quilts having a very retro, scrap bag feeling, but seemingly made from modern fabrics. There were lots of incredible fabrics printed with text too - I love these and wish I'd bought more of this kind of print when I was at the…

Scrappy Broken Dishes Quilt - Antique Inspired - susies-scraps.com

Scrappy Broken Dishes Quilt – Antique Inspired Hello Dear Friends and Readers, Reflecting on antique Dutch quilts, I will immediately think of stars, hourglass, tumbling blocks and broken dishes in the quilt designs. Of course there are others too, but this is what comes to mind for me. The appeal is timeless and the beauty of … Continue reading Scrappy Broken Dishes Quilt – Antique Inspired →

tokyo quilt festival 2020

By Patricia Belyea TOKYO JP The International Great Quilt Festival is immense in so many ways—inspiration, excellence, and delight. What I’m sharing with you here is the tip of the needle of what’s displayed in the vast Tokyo Dome. I do not include the makers of the quilts if their names are only available in Japanese. Note: The quilt featured above is by Miwako Mogami. competition exhibits The competitions are open to everyone around the world, especially since the entry forms are now…

2018 tokyo quilt festival—quilt exhibits :: Okan Arts

By Patricia Belyea TOKYO JP Three days after a traffic-stopping snowstorm hit the most populated city in the world, the Tokyo Quilt Festival opened its doors. Here are oodles of photos from Opening Day so you can vicariously tour the show floor. NOTE: This is only a thimbleful of the quilts exhibited! Most of the credits were listed in Japanese. I have included the artists’ names when they were available in English. original design category—a sampling original design category—the winners…

15 of my favorite modern quilts (with descriptions from the makers!) from QuiltCon 2018

Enjoy 15 of some of my favorite modern quilts from QuiltCon 2018 in Pasadena, California. All descriptions were written by the makers. Do you have a favorite quilt you s

Fastest Quilt Ever!

I’ve been obsessing over a quilt I saw on Facebook last week. Literally thinking about it all the time. I decided to dig into my stash and found this 2016 Kaffe Fassett layer cake and decided…

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This is one of those quick and easy make in a weekend-style quilts that Valerie loves. It raids some of your stash - or a jelly roll that has been lurking(!). You just combine some piano keys with a co-ordinating background fabric. Valerie also gives you some helpful hints on how to quick piece these and then you can re-trim (if necessary) to make them into a perfect square before piecing them into rows. #quilt #scrappyquilt #quilting #jellyroll #precuts
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