I recently went to visit the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. The current exhibit is "Quilts Japan: The 12th Quilt Nihon Exhibition, Pamela Weeks, Curator".
These quilts are jaw dropping. The intricacy of the quilts are stunning.
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| "Swan Song" Hiroko Nakayama, Gold Award "Swan song refers to the last cry before the swan dies. When I started, this quilt was determined to be my last. I spent more than three years on the quilt and I am extremely relieved that it is now finished". Cotton, machine pieced + quilted; hand embroidered |
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| "Towards Space" Miwako Mogami Cotton, silk, ribbons. Machine pieced, quilted, appliqued; hand appliqued |
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| "Roses in the Garden" Toshii Naoi Cotton. Machine pieced; hand appliqued + quilted |
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| "My Baltimore Album IV" Miki Yakita "For this quilt, I wanted the traditional quilt to have a sweet and charming look. Therefore, I used antique fabrics and a red background fabric to give it a unique effect. By using antique 30's vintage fabric, I arranged the colors to create a charming and traditional style. TO produce a soft and delicate effect, I embellished it with fine and detailed applique and embroidery. The applique pieces were so small that I could not use templates and therefore, I used the needleturn applique method and made tiny blind stitches." |
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| "Red and Black" Yuko Eguchi Cotton + silk. Machine pieced; hand pieced, appliqued + quilted. |
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| "Twinkle Star" Keiko Tajitsu Cotton. Machine pieced + quilted |
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| "Recollection" Kimiyo Inoue Cotton. Machine pieced + quilted. |
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| "Japanese Rhythm - Flowering Ceiling" Sakiyo Yoshida Cotton, silk, ribbons. Machine pieced + quilted; hand appliqued + embroidered. |
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| "Beginning of a Day" Tomoko Sho Cotton. Hand pieced, quilted + embroidered. |
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| "Flowers in the Crystal" Kiyoko Ishihara Cotton. Hand pieced, appliqued + quilted. |
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| "Blue Sky" Ikuyo Kitada Cotton. Hand pieced, appliqued + quilted. |
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| "Rising Sun" Kumiko Funaki Cotton + beads. Hand pieced, appliqued, embroidered + beaded. |
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| "Flowers in the Night Sky" Yukiko Nakao Cotton. Hand pieced, appliqued + quilted. |
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| "Doors to the Future... #2" Masado Tsuda Cotton. Machine pieced, quilted + embroidered. |
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| "Constellation -- beyond time and space --" Yoko Kageyama Cotton + silk. Hand pieced, appliqued, quilted. |
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| "A Bouquet For You" Rumiko Ooiwa Cotton. Machine pieced + quilted; hand appliqued + embroidered. |
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| "Burning Sky" Yoshiko Koshi Cotton + silk. Machine pieced + quilted. |
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| "matrix" Kinue Ishigame Cotton. Hand + machine pieced + quilted; hand appliqued. |
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| "Happiness in Full Bloom 'Pear Flower' " Yoko Masuda Cotton. Machine pieced; hand pieced, appliqued, embroidered + quilted. |
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| "Looking forward to Spring" Masae Komori Cotton. Hand appliqued, reverse appliqued, embroidered + quilted. |
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| "Space Fantasy" Yumiko Matsubara" Cotton. Machine pieced + quilted. |
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| "SYO #66" Harue Konishi Cotton + silk. Machine appliqued + quilted. |
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1 comment:
Wow, wow, wow! These quilts are beyond amazing. Whenever I go to Houston the Japanese quilts are always stunning with impeccable workmanship. as are these. Thanks for sharing.
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