QUILT SHOW in Yokohama - Part 3

Today I want to show you some of the floral quilts from China and South Korea.

Correction: The maker of two of the quilts below has informed me that the quilts are not from China but from Taiwan. My appologies for having misread the labels.

Hydrangeas are very popular in Japan and many visitors fell for the beauty of this quilt by a Chinese Taiwanese quilter. I felt as if I could hear the gentle raindrops of the rainy season in June.

 

This Bargello quilt with flowers was also made by a Chinese quilter. Taiwanese quilter.

Some flowers are especially beautiful in snow, like these. Camelias? Peonies?, no the leaves are different...

A Chinese quilt with wadding for snow.

Spring has sprung as you can see in this scene with a blossoming cherry tree. The deep pink stands in good contrast to the blue-glazed roof tiles and stone walls.

See what wonderful quilts you can make with hexagons! And look at the glint in the vase! The play on light and shadow in the background also adds depth and beauty.

Sorry to say, the maker has a Chinese name that I can not read.

The last of the quilts in the floral series is a ZEN-tangle-like quilt in black and white from Korea. A beautifully made reverse appliqué quilt by I Unshu ＊イ　ウンシュ.

To be continued ...

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 273: Chained Wheatear Stitch

We are back at the beginning! Before I started Sunday Stitch School, I had, for several years, taken part in the stitch challenge called TAST (Take A Stitch Tuesday) created and still run by Sharon Boggon of Pintangle. Over those years Sharon taught me a lot and continues to inspire me to this day. 

Today's stitch is one of her versions of the traditional Wheatear Stitch - Chained Wheatear Stitch. You can see Sharon's excellent photo instructions here.

These are the photos I have taken for my instructions:

First, there are the pictures for the standard Wheatear  Stitch.

Begin with two strands of beard - the ears.

Then add the kernel.

Here are the pictures for the Chained version.

Come out one hole below the last loop or chain.

Go under the beard.

Now you have an extra kernel (loop or chain).

Add two more strands of beard.

Then make the next kernel.

Continue in the same way.

Here you are!

In the lower version I used brown thread for the second chain.

Homework:

Grow a crop of wheat here.

QUILT SHOW in Yokohama, Part 2

 

Let's move on to other quilts from the contest.

Here are some of the Group quilts:

Group quilts are always interesting to study. How did the group make them? Did each member work one block, and after that, were the blocks joined together? Did the participants manage to make the same style blocks or different ones? Were they able to join the blocks together without any problems? 

Or did they meet regularly to work on a large quilt, in the quilting bee style?

The first quilt was obviously worked by individual members.

A seasonal stained glass window quilt by Noriko Hasegawa ＊長谷川徳子 and her 16 (15?)  friends.

The seven members of "Amigo" certainly have green fingers and made these irises bloom. The quilters must have worked on the large quilt at the same time, maybe round a large quilting frame?

"We Love Osaka Club" and its 16 members made these floral hearts. The placement of the flowers and the fabric chosen differ but the basic design is the same.

A 12-member group by the name of "Quilter Who Loves Home" made this seasonal quilt.

Aiko Miyata＊宮田アイ子 and her 14 friends call their beautiful quilt Venice Lamp Shop. Here you can see an example of Stained Glass quilting with bias tape.

The following two quilts were made by Juniors:

The animals are so cute!

Chiku Chiku Safari Park by a group called "Chiku Chiku Club Cuddly Brown".

Nagaoka Fireworks Festival is famous for its spectacular show. 

I guess Kouta Terao ＊寺尾恒太 went

to see it and this is a memory of his day there. 

He has also embroidered many words like HOPE, FAMILY, CHANCE, CHALLENGE, FREE, BELIEVE, DO IT onto the quilt.

Now we come to Hawaiian quilts:

I'm not surprised that Mari Tanaka ＊田中万里 won a rosette for her stunning quilt.

This is an unusual quilt - I have never seen a round Hawaiian quilt before.

Yuko Ooga Baldwin＊オオガボールドウィン優子

The next set of quilt I will show are not part of the contest. 

They are Asian Quilts, mainly from South Korea and China:

(Korea) Kim Sunhi ＊キム　スンヒ treats us to a view of Nansan Mountain Seen From Bukchon.

A Chinese landscape, almost like a brush and ink drawing by a quilter whose name I can not read. Sorry.

This must be based on a photo from a popular Korean TV series, "Virgin Snow" made by キム　ソナ＊Kim Sona.

This charming Chinese quilt was fantastic. 

I can not decipher the name of the quilter, unfortunately.

Look at the unusual prairie point edge, as well as the complex quilting too!

Here is another fantastic landscape quilt of the typical Chinese mountains by 江影.

Pink Moon by Korean キム　スンジュン＊Kim Sunjun.

Marvel at the fine details and sharp points.

To be continued...

Friday Homework for Lesson 272: Alternating Diagonal Stitch

 Here is my completed homework:

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth