Among the many beautiful quilts, I selected these, to share with you.
Michiko Shima's (島道子) trademark is bias tape. Her appliqué shapes are always edged with bias tape, often metallic.
I think she made a really beautiful quilt from this very classic pattern.
The blue and the white silk squares are not Log Cabins but they set off the Cabins well.
If anyone can tell a story with a quilt, it is Yoko Sekita (関田陽子). Her quilts are full of tiny details, fun and charming. Here she is showing scenes from famous children's stories. Please notice the amount of fine details.
and here is Sleeping Beauty
Another popular item in Japanese homes are wind chimes. These are made from glass. The quilter is well-established Suzuko Koseki (小関鈴子).
8 comments:
Thank you for the additional information about the quilters! I missed the wind chimes quilt. I guess it's hard to see them all.
Thank you so much for all the photographs the quilts are amazing. Pippa
These are all superb! I really like the Yoko Sekita quilt. All those tiny fairy tales in one quilt!
Amazing details on the quilts, they must have taken an age to make.
How wonderful it must have been to see these beautiful quilts in person! Thanks so much for sharing them. I love Carnival in Venice, and the charming Storybook quilt - you could look at all the little details for ages! The Log Cabin is very different and striking and I like the idea of using bias edging for binding applique motifs, sounds interesting :)
I admit the Carnival in Venice is my favourite but every other is so creative and beautifully stitched. Pity everyone can't get first prize.
My goodness, you'd never run out of new details to discover, would you!
Such inspiration! And all that detail. Each one is a work of art.
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