Given how the popularity of quilting in Japan has grown in recent decades, it was surprising to learn that there actually are very few shops dedicated to quilters and quilting.  So I was delighted to visit Quilt Party, Yoko Saito’s delightful quilt shop, studio and workshop venue in Tokyo.  The well-stocked store offered with every […]

In November, I attended the  Yokohama Quilt Festival, which was held at the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Hall, and organized by the Japan Quilt Society.  The show included over 150 artistic, colorful works, mostly created by quilt artists from Japan as well as a few from other countries. Many of the quilts were entirely pieced and […]

I traveled with a group led by Okan Arts to Japan to learn about Japanese quilting and textile arts.  I’ve long admired Japanese quilts, which I first saw up close at the New England Quilt Museum.  While we visited gardens, shrines and other Japanese cultural sites and sampled Japanese fare, this trip primarily was an […]