Having returned home from Tokyo Tuesday afternoon, this week’s Midweek Creative Nudge will be just that….a quick glimpse into the beauty I saw at the Tokyo Quilt Festival. This is a detail of a lovely applique quilt in the Traditional category, that may have been overlooked by some. The artist’s name sadly, was not spelled out on the name tag, so I am including an image of the characters so she will have credit where it is due!
This is about 2/3 of the upper left quadrant of the quilt. I zoomed in a little so you could see some of the detail: the delicate strands of leaves and tiny blossoms, the sprays of flowers in the corners, and the clover-shaped central medallion, embracing shaded roses and starry wisps petite blooms.
What gives this a glowing character? The Charcoal Ombre background – lighter in the middle and darker along the borders. The colors of the leaves and flowers are not gratuitously bright, but rather, evoke the soft shades of wildflowers.
I’ve wrapped this breathtaking quilt detail in a flowery border with some of our current Early Spring florals. For those of you being hit with the monster Polar Vortex in the Midwest, I send this to you (as you are probably trapped indoors in the snow!) as a reminder that Spring is still, indeed just around the corner.
You’ll find the first photos posted on my photo page, with overall shots of the show. More quilt and detail shots to follow in the next few days and week. I do hope you will enjoy these Japanese quilts as much as I do. It is such a delight to see this show every year, and I love to share with all of you!
Sincerely,
Luana and Paul
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eQuilter Classroom & Travel Calendar:
Jan 24-29 – Luana @ Tokyo Quilt Festival
Feb 14-16 – ‘Love Your Mother‘ exhibit at Mexico Quilt Festival in Mexico City
Feb 20-23 – QuiltCon – Nashville TN
Feb 24 – Lynn Koolish for CQC – in eQuilter Classroom
Mar 28-30 – ‘Love Your Mother‘ exhibit at Spring Quilt Festival in Chicago
Apr 1 – Quilting Arts TV, Cleveland
Apr 12-14 – Jean Wells for FRCQ workshop – in eQuilter Classroom
June 27-30 – Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli workshop – eQuilter Classroom
July 11-14, 2019 – Cindy Lohbeck – Shibori, Ice-Dyeing and Ombre Dyeing Workshops @ eQuilter – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
