2016 Tokyo International Quilt Festival-UPDATED

Schooled! By a Japanese quilter in the art of the log cabin block. Respect! I think this is my favorite quilt this year. My apologies for not posting quilters names..I do not read kanji. 

I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Tokyo Quilt Festival 2016. This year I am not attending so I am living vicariously through other bloggers in blogland. I've gathered links to this year's festival so you can also enjoy the quilts if you weren't able to attend.

Alyce B has a extensive album of the festival quilts on flicker.

Pink Caramel's video link is especially good. Enjoy! Or see it directly through YouTube.2016 Tokyo International Quilt 

Queeniepatch has been attending the Tokyo festival for several years now.  I always love looking at her pictures.

Barbara Brackman blogged especially about the William Morris exhibition at this years festival.

Taniwa is another attendee gracious enough to share her festival pictures.

Michele  also focuses on the William Morris exhibit and will hopefully share the Beatrix Potter exhibit in her next post.

And saving best for last...

Maria has posted her festival pictures public for everyone to enjoy. And there are absolutely tons!

Bravo! For all the talented Japanese quilters at this year's festival!

QUILTmania Issue 100!

The postman delivered a treat this morning! Quiltmania's 100th Issue! Filled with fabulous quilts and patterns for fabulous quilts. Here is a sneak peak!

I especially love the skill of Japanese quilters and there was a great section on the 12th Quilt Nihon Exhibition. I especially liked the playful quilt Dandelion by Hatsumi Satou and  Flowers in the Crystal by Kiyoko Ishihara.

A real beauty got a full page layout, My Baltimore Album Quilt IV by Miki Yakita, in a very grabbing red!

Another goody was a feature on Reiko Kato's beautiful taupe quilts. 

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Kids always tell you like it is. And the first thing my daughter said over my shoulder, "Why are the colors so boring?"

Charlene Mills wrote an article, The last word on Japanese Taupes that was featured in The Chocolate City Quilters blog that explains it far better than I did to my daughter.   She seemed to be satisfied though and appreciated the reasoning behind it.

"Historical background

It is said that Taupes remind the Japanese of the fabrics their grandmothers and great-grandmothers wore for casual dress: sturdy cottons that could take the wear-and-tear of everyday life, with an ashy background to hide dirt, and prints that reflected the natural world. (In contrast, silk, the brighter the better, was the preferred fabric for anything formal.)"

complete article as posted from The Chocolate Quilter Blog