This high-quality 162-page glossy Japanese magazine contains beautiful photographs and illustrations, helpful project diagrams, and pattern inserts. A 2026 Quilts Japan Calendar is included in this special edition. 2026 is also the Year of the Horse so you might want to make a mini tapestry, plush toy, or ema-style quilt. This issue is full of projects that let you enjoy “Japan” through quilting: beautifully colored patchwork patterns, appliqué quilts, bags, a quilted deck of playing cards, Seven Lucky Gods plushies, a Kabuki-themed quilt, and more. It also introduces quilts by Japanese artists who have won awards and are active internationally. Enjoy the winning works from the 9th Quilt Japan Contest, as well as serialized projects and articles by well-known quilt artists such as Keiko Miyauchi, Kumiko Fujita, Masako Wakayama, and Tomomi Mimura. Quilts Japan Magazine - January, 2026 - Text is in JAPANESE.