TOKYO INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL 2017

 

The theme for next year's Festival is "Gardening".

This my contribution to the Festival's Partnership Quilt.

Decided on something simple due to time constraints.

It's a single block (15x15cm) version of what I did for Quilty365.

The flower is hand-appliqued.
Two butterflies at the top right, stamped using fabric inkpad.

 The red rectangle has my initials, gives the block an Asian feel
--- traditional Chinese brush paintings/calligraphy
have the artist's name stamped in red ink at the corner.
 

This is just one of hundreds of blocks being sent to organisers of
 the Tokyo International Quilt Festival by patchwork enthusiasts
mainly from Japan but also around the world.

Volunteers will join and quilt these blocks by hand
to form Partnership Quilts.

 

These will be displayed, then raffled off, at the Festival in January 2017.

 

Last year, over 8,000 blocks were received and made into 74 quilts.

~Ema N~

 



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QUILTY 365 (March 2016)

March flew by!

 

I was busy tying up loose ends at work

before starting a new job in April.

 

But managed....just!...to keep up with Quilty 365.

It's 125/366 days so far.

Just a few highlights:

Week 14

 

Inspired by a linocut workshop I attended.

 

Chose fabric with prints that look like linocut patterns. 

 

Am thinking of designing/carving my own pattern,

printing on fabric and using them for a quilt.



Week 15

 

These are the oldest fabrics I have in my stash. 



Week 16

 Colours of flowers, trees, berries in the park where I walk almost everyday. 

 

Week 17

An emotional week as I remember this man.



Week 18

 My friend lost her beloved cat, a companion for many years.....so sad.

One more look at the flowers so far:

 

 

~Ema N~

Linking up with QuiltyFolk, host of Quilty365.

LINOCUT



 Went for a Linocut Workshop last week.

This is the result of two-and-a-half hours' worth of fun!

I enjoyed the whole process.

Carving was calming.

Printing was challenging,
trying to get the ink on evenly
and placing the block accurately
to get perfect mirror images.

*****

Went to the art supply store and bought
a set of carving tools and linoleum blocks.

With more practice, I may be able
to print something on fabric?

Hopefully.

~Ema N~
 

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