QUILT SHOW in Yokohama, Part 1

November is a busy month for quilt shows. Last Friday I attended the show in Yokohama that is now run by Japan Quilt Society. 

I reported on their show in March here and here.

This show in November was divided into contests for Miniature, Traditional, Japanese (Wa),  Creative, Junior and Group quilts.

There was a section for international quilts, mainly from Korea and China.

There was a section for quilts from European countries.

First, let's look at some quilts from the contest:

This little quilt measures 40 x 40 cm and was made by 

Satoko Kase ＊ 加瀬サト子

A Rising Star measures 60 x 60 cm. 

It was made by Atsuko Ichikawa ＊ 市川亜都子

Makiko Toda ＊戸田真紀子　

made a sweet little quilt in blue and white, 48.5 x 48.5 cm

This was inspired by a Meissen china elephant, maybe something like this? 

Midori Miyake＊三宅みどり

Yosuke ＊洋輔 made his own version of the World Map.

Below are details of Japan. You can see a sumo wrestler, sushi, a samurai warrior's armour and maybe a geisha?

Here is another map - of Hawaii.

Junko Ishihara＊石原淳子

The quilt spells out the word Joker, but the title of the quilt is Trump Trump.

(Trump is the Japanese word for playing cards.)

Yasuko Yubisui＊指吸快子

Hiroko Takita＊瀧田裕子

Noriko Shimano　＊　島野徳子

The woven areas ARE woven!

Highly structured yet soft by

Ayuko Katayama ＊片山あゆ子

Which shoes shall I wear today?

Yukiko Maruhama ＊丸濱由紀子

Black and white (and a bit of yellow) for the Four Seasons

Etsuko Ishitobi ＊石飛悦子

A masterpiece by Sachiko Chiba ＊千葉幸子

Please note, that it received no award nor a rosette in spite of being large, hanging absolutely straight and being impeccably hand-quilted.

Reiko Naganuma ＊長沼玲子

Best of Show went to 

Junko Hiranuma ＊平沼淳子

Mitsuko Sugimoto ＊杉本美津子 

used old kimono fabric which she machine quilted. 

For this, she received 2nd prize

Masa Yagimoto ＊柳本眞佐 

landed the 3rd prize.

To be continued...