i just picked up the book "japanese quilting piece by piece : 29 stitched projects from yoko saito". i am blown away. yoko saito is a master quilt artist who explores traditional folk themes, but interprets them with a vintage, yet modern feel. some of the projects in the book are a bit daunting, and require a serious dose of patience, as well as major skill with needle and thread. yet, each page is more inspiring than the next, and yoko's color palette especially is so gorgeous: all tonal tea-stained taupes, mushrooms and charcoals. absolutely gorgeous!

This quilt is one I finished last week. The red and white border is vintage cotton yukata I bought in Japan two years ago. I hav...

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i just picked up the book "japanese quilting piece by piece : 29 stitched projects from yoko saito". i am blown away. yoko saito is a master quilt artist who explores traditional folk themes, but interprets them with a vintage, yet modern feel. some of the projects in the book are a bit daunting, and require a serious dose of patience, as well as major skill with needle and thread. yet, each page is more inspiring than the next, and yoko's color palette especially is so gorgeous: all tonal tea-stained taupes, mushrooms and charcoals. absolutely gorgeous!

Bonsoir, Retournons à Nantes "Pour l'amour du fil" ! Aujourd'hui Yoko Saito la papesse de l'appliqué et pas que ! la plus célébre et la plus vénérée au Japon et reconnue en France bien sur... Qui n'a pas rêvé d'appliquer avec autant de perfection et...

Okan Arts Quilting & Textile Tours to Japan are open for booking. To learn more +click here ABOVE: Detail of quilt by Yoko Saito PART FOUR: Yoko Saito Retrospective, Grand Prix Winners By Patricia Belyea TOKYO JP I have saved the best until the last! Let's start with the Yoko Saito Retrospective. Known as the founder of Taupeism, Yoko Saito started her quilting journey emulating traditional American quilt designs. Ultimately she found her true quilting voice with softer, low-volume colors and meticulous details. The exhibit opens with a country cabin surrounded by spring flowers—real blooming spring flowers that are fresh and fragrant! The show includes incredible quilts, bags, and a home display that demonstrate Yoko’s high design sense and needlework skills. Here is a photo of Yoko Saito today, busy signing books in her shop’s booth on the other side of the Festival floor: The most celebrated quilts at the Festival are the four Grand Prix Winners: FRIENDSHIP AWARD / Treasure Box by Megumi Yokoyama HAND MAKING AWARD: Quilt by Keiko Morihiro JAPAN QUILT GRAND PRIX, SECOND PLACE / Welcome to Martha”s Garden by Masami Ishibashi JAPAN QUILT GRAND PRIX FIRST PLACE / Quilt by Tokiko Yanazawa It has been my good fortune to attend Tokyo Quilt Festival four times. Each time is different yet I continue to see a remarkable dedication to the quilting arts. For some of you, this four-part blog series is your way to visit the Tokyo Quilt Festival and see a sampling of the show. For others, this series may be the catalyst to embolden you to venture to Tokyo in the third week of January and experience the Festival for yourself! To see PART ONE: Traditional Category, Original Design Category, Wa Category +click here To see PART TWO: Invitational Flower Story Exhibit, Bag Category, Partnership Quilts +click here To see PART THREE: Special Exhibits, Historic Fabrics +click here # # # # # ABOUT US: Okan Arts, a petite family business, is co-owned by mother-daughter duo Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone. Patricia and Victoria sell Japanese textiles online, host creative quilting experiences, and lead quilting & textile tours to Japan. FOLLOW OKAN ARTS ON INSTAGRAM @okanarts

The quilt exposition in Nantes "Pour L'amour du Fil" was filled with a number of highlights. Certainly one of the more memorable experi…

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Yoko Saito is a Japanese quilter I also admire. Her work, though completely different from Shizuko Kuroha's, is breathtaking. I think th...

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A prominent and celebrated quilt artist and designer, Yoko Saito is known for her use of gentle taupe colors in quilting and sewing projects...

Eccoci arrivati alla vigilia del fine settimana che in tanti abbiamo atteso... Quilt da cui è tratto il fiore che verrà insegnato al corso del 13 marzo borsa che verrà illustrata in occasione del corso di tecniche del 14 e 15 marzo ditali di ceramica le forbici di Yoko Saito Non è una decalcomania ma è dipinto a mano e all'incontrario!!!! la tavoletta Il suo autografo per me...

Two more great days in Tokyo--days of seeing beautiful quilts and finding inspiration for my next quilts while walking the streets of the ci...

185 x 174 cm de pur bonheur, de pure merveille... qui laissent la débutante en patchwork que je suis fort rêveuse. Je vous ai pris des photos de détails comme pour les autres ouvrages pour vous montrer le raffinement de cette oeuvre phenoménale. Des...

I woke up really early this morning. . . (around 4:30) . . . & couldn't get back to sleep. . . maybe because of the weather report/forcast that temperatures here in Arizona are going to take a big dip (up to 30 degrees!) today. (Yippee!!!). . . & I'm so excited - I guess I just couldn't wait for this actual fall-weather day to begin!. . . (& then again. . . it could be because I have a to-do list about a mile long. . . just for today!) I love fall weather & all that comes with autumn. . . & if you've read my blog for any amount of time. . . you know that I tend to lament a bit when autumn comes around & we're still having temps in the 80's. Maybe with age - I'm beginning to mellow into the acceptance of those kind of temperatures here in Arizona. . . & maybe it's because I've 'wised-up' & for the past few years - have been taking many more day trips up to Mt. Lemmon - only 45 minutes from my house. And, at 9,100 feet. . . you feel like your in Colorado & the aspen & maple trees amidst the pine trees really put on a beautiful autumn show. This past week, my Dad & I were joined by my cousin & his wife & we went up to the top of Mt. Lemmon. (Up to the top means taking the ski lift to the very tippy-top. . . where the views are breathtaking & where it is so blissfully quiet. . . all you hear is the wind in the leaves. We really hit it at a great time. . . & as usual . . . I went nuts taking photos. (with my iPhone . . . still can't believe I forgot my camera!) This is on the path to catch the ski lift. . . These are taken from the lift. . . (the round-y orange tree in the middle is one of my favorites. . .) Towards the top of this photo you can see a peek of couple aspen trees peeking out through the pines. . . these are scattered all over at the top of the mountain & the contrast of the pines & the jolts of yellow aspen are beautiful. . . like autumn's exclamation points. . . After we come back down from the ski lift, a new favorite is to go to the pizza/cookie cabin (in the mountaintop village of Summerhaven). . . where they make the best pizza. . . & huge (8") cookies to order. . . so that they come to your table warm - fresh out of the oven. Yum! (I always do some extra walking in the days before going up - just so I can indulge!) This is the sign that they have hanging - just outside the bathroom. . . (I love it.) . . . & here's me & Dad. I'm loving that we get to share all these trips up to Mt. Lemmon. . . & he's a pretty wonderful "date"! (. . . I sooo need to practice better posture!!!) Hope your week is filled with memory making moments!. . . (now. . . I need to go & find my sweaters!. . . ) :o)

detail of hand quilting and hand-embroidered knots. gorgey. the quilt is nantucket basket by yoko saito. blogged at supposecreatedelight.com/wordpress

Le Japon était plus que présent cette année avec l'incontournable Yoko Saito et ses quilts les plus récents: Et Kumiko Nakayama qui excelle dans l'art du boutis qu'elle transmet désormais à ses élèves: Direction l'Australie pour admirer quelques uns...

Токио квилт фестиваль 2018, часть 1 Токио квилт фестиваль 2018, часть 2 Токио квилт фестиваль 2018, часть 3 Токио квилт фестиваль 2018, часть 4 Токио квилт фестиваль 2018, часть 5 Tokyo Quilt Festival 2018, part 1 Tokyo Quilt Festival 2018, part 2 Tokyo Quilt Festival 2018, part 3 Tokyo Quilt Festival 2018, part 4 Tokyo Quilt Festival 2018, part 5 Посты с фотографиями с квилт шоу в 2015-ом году можно посмотреть тут. You can find a lot of photos from Tokyo Quilt Festival 2015 here. Завершающий пост сегодня, все, что не вместила раньше плюс победители в категории традиционных квилтов. А начала я с этого яркого квилта, автор которого значится по-японски, а висел он посреди квилтов категории Wa. Today is the final post about the festival, I will show the photos of the winners in traditional category, but I started with this gorgeous quilt from Wa quilts, the author in the catalogue is in Japanese, again, sorry. Итак, победители в категории традиционных квилтов. Первый Приз - Rieko Hasegawa. Now to the winners in Traditional category. First Prize - "Pieces" - Rieko Hasegawa. Второй Приз - Emiko Kobayashi. Second Prize - Emiko Kobayashi. Третий Приз - Kyo Saito. Third Prize - Kyo Saito. Теперь повеселю детскими картинками и игрушками. Это был отдельный чей-то стенд, любоваться можно было долго :-) Next photos are from someone's stall-shop, I don't know the name, but it was such a fun to look at all the soft textile toys and creations! Теперь несколько квилтов, не вошедших в предыдущие посты. Some other quilts that didn't fit to the previous posts. Квилты с выставки по книге "Маленькие женщины". Masako Wakayama, очень красивый: Quilts from the exhibition by the book "Little women". By Masako Wakayama, very beautiful: Квилт Toshiko Kobayashi: Quilt by Toshiko Kobayashi: Квилт Isako Murakami: Quilt by Isako Murakami: Разные квилты. Other quilts on the show. Вот этот очень мне нравится, аппликация просто волшебная! I love this quilt, the applique is gorgeous! Чудесный квилт Ayako Kawakami :-) Когда я снимала его, две японки ко мне обратились и познакомили с автором, очень скромной мастерицей, очень приятной женщиной :-) Спросили меня, откуда я, очень были горды своим учителем (автор квилта - из категории учителей). Wonderful quilt by Ayako Kawakami, I was honored to meet the master, her friends (or students) introduced me to her when I was making my photos :-) И еще фото Shizuko Kuroha, когда она делала презентацию. Shizuko Kuroha making a presentation. И завершу показом небольшой части стен по окружности всего шоу - они заполнены квилтами, блоки в которых сшиты мастерицами из разных мест и стран, эти квилты участвовали в благотворительной акции - каждый год собираются блоки на определенную тему или по определенной схеме и сшиваются в квилты. I will finish my posts with the photos of charity quilts, each block in them is made by the quilter from all different places, great idea and great cause! Спасибо всем за внимание! Хорошего вам дня! Thank you all for your patience with all my pictures :-)))) Have a nice day!

Yoko Saito était à l'honneur du salon l'amour du fil avec des ouvrages absolument somptueux... On est loin des patchworks aux couleurs criardes et manquant parfois d'unité que j'ai hélas pu déjà voir sur des expositiions. Chez Yoko Saito le bon goût...

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Часть 1 можно посмотреть здесь. Часть 2 можно посмотреть здесь. Часть 3 можно посмотреть здесь. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Сначала коротко про победителей в категории "Традиционные квилты". Сразу замечу, что их я снимала, видимо, вечером, руки дрожали и все перекособоченное, но уж что есть. Первое место присуждено квилту Mihoko Taguchi, я его называю "Райское дерево" :-) Официальное название мне неизвестно. ***(посмотрела пост и поняла, что нужно сделать замечание по поводу призов. Не все квиллты, которые я показываю, участвовали в соревновании, многие из квилтов - это квилты мастеров-учителей. В данном посте, например, квилт с букетом, бело-голубой, сердце из роз - это "teachers' quilts".) *** First, the winner-quilts in Traditional quilts category. I must say that I came to them somewhat in the end of the day, my hands were shaking and I was exhausted, hence the photos are really bad. Anyway, the first place got the quilt by Mihoko Taguchi, name unknown. "Tree of the Paradise"?.. No?.. :-) Второе место - квилт Yoko Koizumi. Second place - the quilt by Yoko Koizumi. Третье место (на мой взгляд, из трех квилтов, этот должен быть первым) - квилт Chizuru Naito. Мне очень понравились бордюры в этой работе, великолепно! The third place winner should be (on my opinion, from all three quilts) the first. I love the colour, the borders, great quilt! The maker - Chizuru Naito. Еще несколько работ, которые не попали в предыдущий пост: A couple of quilts that didn't make it to my previous post: "Retro Bouquet" by Minori Ishida: "My Heart" by Taeko Shinozaki Обратите внимание, опять же в одной работе - и шестиугольники (English paper piecing), и аппликация, и немного трапунто, и вышивка!!! Сколько всего, и какой результат! Several techniques in one quilt - another example, there is English paper piecing, hexagons, applique, embroidery and trapunto! "My lovely "KOIMARI"" by Keiko Yoshida Ну и о погоде про сумки :-) Мы все любим сумки, да :-) Сумок было больше, чем у меня фотографий, снимала только то, что задело, понравилось и т.п. Но победители отчего-то в мою фотосъемку не попали :-) Наверное мои критерии отличались в этот раз от критериев судей. Либо я просто не попала к витрине с победителями - я уже не помню, была дезориентирована :-) Ну и ладно, будем любоваться без победителей :-) Смотрите то, что понравилось мне. It's now time to talk about the weather bags!!! I am not sure why, but the winner bags did not make it to my camera memory stick - probably they weren't my favorites, or I just missed them. I took photos of what I really liked. Here they are: Фух. Если вас еще не тошнит от меня и квилтов, то сообщаю, что еще было две категории - мои любимые "Wa quilts" и оригинальный дизайн. Так что я вернусь :-)) OK. If you are not sick of me, I still have more photos :-) "Wa" quilts and Original quilts. This was a huge show...I will come back.