So honored and humbled to be chosen to represent the USA at the Crafts Women Symposium in Tokyo, Japan. I had an amazing time and so was excited to be among such beautiful and talented women. Please click on the photo for a link about the Symposium and be amazed.
The G7 Craftswomen – Giovanna Gentili and Alessia Stendardo -Bag Makers from Italy, Sibille Kotte-Glassware from Germany, Amelie Viaene-Jewel Maker from France, Natalie Austin-Jewelry Designer from Canada, Kumiko Machida and Tomoko Fujii from Japan, Kathryn Sargent-Tailor from the United Kingdom(On-Line).
Thank you to METI, JETRO, Google, The Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries, YouTube Space and the people of Japan
ne more day until our Quilt Exhibit at the Honolulu Festival. Our regular quilting class will change from the Iolani Place to the Honolulu Festival Poakalani Exhibit Area from 10:00am – 2:00pm. Hope you can make it. Parking is $10.00 for the Festival so park at the Ala Moana Center and walk over. Hope to see all of you there. Mahalo
Kagoshima Prefecture known as the gateway to Japan because of it’s most southern location in Kyushu and it’s also home to the small leaf Azalea. 
Wakayama Prefecture borders Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Mie and is very close to the Kasai International Airport. Known for it’s Mandarin Oranges and especially the Ume it also borders the Pacific Ocean. Designed by John Serrao 45″ x 45″ 
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or does Color Matter – Traditionally it was always a dark color on a white or light background. Then with availability of more colors and fabrics the colors of quilts became more bright and vibrant. Today we use printed fabrics and batiks. Whatever the color choices are it never changes the patterns/designs their stories and traditions.
