Quilt & Wall Designs
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We used to use Sasahiko technique to give warmth and strength to fishermen’s jacket. This is a image of fish net spreaded over a sashiko jacket. 39″ x 39″ |
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Kimono Sampler |
A traditional quilt pattern in Japan. 15 blocks of Kimono were pieced. Used Sashiko to create designs in Kimono and Kamon (family crests).
36″ x 57″ |
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The energy I felt from my daughter’s dance recital.
46″ x 46″ |
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Spring |
A scene I remenber in a Japanese fairy tale; seeing a beautiful spring mountain in early morning over early morning mists. 22.5″ x 16″ |
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Cranes and tortoises are the symbols of longevity. The hexagons represent the tortoise shells.
44.5″ x 62″ |
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A wheat field in late fall. Reed seeds are floating in the air.
46″ x 67″ |
 Kakejiku “Snow flakes” |
One of the series of Kakejiku (wall scrool) with Snow flakes.
27″ x 59.5″ |
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Block designs were from Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match by Susan Briscoe, and added some of my original designs.
41.5″ x 41.5″ |
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A quilt made with Hexagon: one of the most popular shapes in Asia.
38″ x 50.5″ |
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My memory of Autumn in a mountain near my mother’s house in Japan. Looking down the scenery of the end of autumn from a bridge where all the vegetations are about dying and some bright fall orange color spark out.
58″ x 58″ |
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Ajiro is a fabric woven with shaved bamboo or cypress trees. Used ajiro pattern for patchworking and Sashiko.
29″ x 42″ |
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One of the series of Kakejiku (wall scrool) with random blocks.
28″ x 54″ |
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Rain falling onto a wooden fence. Fabrics were pieced before appling Sashiko circles. 32.5″ x 26″ |
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Kakejiku “Be-dama” |
Be-dama in Japanese is “glass marbles”. This wall scroll has unique be-dama created.
25″ x 54″ |
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An image of Kabuki play. Bright contrast of red and black stroked my eyes.
12″W x 11″H X 2″D |
 Fan |
We use fans for dancing in Japan. A Geisha is holding a fan with her hand hidden in her kimono sleeve. Sashiko pattern used here is a continuous fan pattern.
23″ x 31″ |
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Chrysanthemum garden back of the house I grew up.
42″ x 46″ |
 Red Chrysanthemum |
Memory of chrysanthemum festival.Crimson red in chrysnthemum is so very unique.
31″ x 56″ |
 Gourd Table runner |
Gourd is one of popular motifs to use in art in Japan, which is a tipical motif for autumn. Gourds are appliqued.
29″ x 15″ |
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Just adding a little bit of Sashiko make it different!
30″ x 30″ |
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The design of this wall scroll came from a view of one of the gardens in traditional Japanese style. It is called Chaniwa (tea garden), which contains a tea house. Stepping stones are leading guests towards the tea house through the garden. 22″ x 42″ |
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Used a pack of Kofu 5″ pre-cut pack from Olympus.
35.5″ x 35.5″W |
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One of my popular patterns for combining patchworking and sashiko. I used most of traditional Japanese colors: tea green to Indigo blue to adzuki red. Many sashiko designs are involved.
43″ x 43″ |
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Made with 100% cotton Chirimen fabrics. Chirimen is a Japanese term describing a dull crepe fabric made with a course yarn. Originally of silk but now found in man made filaments such as polyester, rayon and cotton.
35″ x 35 |
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My memory of spring in Japan where spring flowers in a garden all bloomed, and paths go through. 46″ x 46″ |
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Made from an old silk Obi (sash for kimono). This Obi is about 120 years old.
23″ x 38″ |
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Used a pattern “Harmony” from Atkinson Designs to blend printed fabrics into three part of harmony.
16 x 46″ |
 Sakura Table runner |
Traditional color of Indigo blue with white thread. This is a spring scene over seeing by wooden fences; birds are flying and cherry blossoms are florting on a river.
20″ x 29″ |
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Center piece is a part of a Yukata (summer cotton kimono) fabric. A unique way of color combination: tea green with purple.
24″ x 54″ |
 Pillow case |
This is originaly designed for Japanese Zabuton (cusion for sitting). Zabuton covers are a part of fashion in Japan.
16″ x 16″ or 24″ x 24″ |
 Flower table cloth
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A modern aproach of Sashiko in daily life. The design is adjustble for any sizes of table cloth.
27″ x 27″ |
