A long waited Japan trip is only 14 days away! First stop is Auckland, New Zealand for DH brother's wedding and visiting his family at the same time. On March 25th. we leave for Japan. It is our first time visiting Japan. I'm so excited and looking forward to exploring Japanese culture, art, crafts and hopefully see some quilts along the way. I hope to be able to post some pictures on here when we arrived at Lesley's place in Kanazawa in the second week. Please come right along and enjoy the Japanese flavour with us.
I even have a Japanese project to show you. This is my Japanese fan quilt I started a few years ago. The block is only 2" finished with fan applique on the dark background. I will hand applique and hand piece this quilt. I only used Japanese fabrics for it. They are not all 100% cotton though. I bought a few mixed bags from the place called Make in Tokyo here in Melbourne and I have been using some of the fabrics from those bags.
I was inspired to make this quilt from a travel exhibition of Japanese quilts. I couldn't take photo of the quilt so I sketch it down on an envelop I had with me. My version is more colorful than the original one. I have been enjoying piecing those tiny blocks. I used freezer paper as templates for applique.
A Japanese Quilt Blocks book from the library where I work. My student is a Japanese librarian so she got to order some cool books for use!
A journal is ready for me to take. I used some of the scraps from the rail fence quilt to make the cover. I made two of the same journals. I will keep one to giveaway later on in the year.
Okay this is our monster hotel in Tokyo. It calls Shinagawa Prince Hotel. It's in a big hotel complex and I read a mixed review about it. Anyway, we booked and will find how it is when we get there. It's an adventure into the unknown so it will be exciting!
Kyoto Travelers Inn Hotel looks more friendly to us, let's hope so. We were told that it's a busy time in Kyoto at this time of year due to the cherry blossom season. The Japanese are great travelers themselves. I hope to see some traditional costumes around streets of Kyoto.
I even have a Japanese project to show you. This is my Japanese fan quilt I started a few years ago. The block is only 2" finished with fan applique on the dark background. I will hand applique and hand piece this quilt. I only used Japanese fabrics for it. They are not all 100% cotton though. I bought a few mixed bags from the place called Make in Tokyo here in Melbourne and I have been using some of the fabrics from those bags.
I was inspired to make this quilt from a travel exhibition of Japanese quilts. I couldn't take photo of the quilt so I sketch it down on an envelop I had with me. My version is more colorful than the original one. I have been enjoying piecing those tiny blocks. I used freezer paper as templates for applique.
A Japanese Quilt Blocks book from the library where I work. My student is a Japanese librarian so she got to order some cool books for use!
A journal is ready for me to take. I used some of the scraps from the rail fence quilt to make the cover. I made two of the same journals. I will keep one to giveaway later on in the year.
Okay this is our monster hotel in Tokyo. It calls Shinagawa Prince Hotel. It's in a big hotel complex and I read a mixed review about it. Anyway, we booked and will find how it is when we get there. It's an adventure into the unknown so it will be exciting!
Kyoto Travelers Inn Hotel looks more friendly to us, let's hope so. We were told that it's a busy time in Kyoto at this time of year due to the cherry blossom season. The Japanese are great travelers themselves. I hope to see some traditional costumes around streets of Kyoto. 
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