I’ll be back to travel posting very soon, just wanted to catch up with the latest news here at Kimonomomo: Kimonomomo Open House Come see our newest treasures from Japan! When: July 9th 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Where: 1515 Everett St., Alameda, CA. AQS iQuilt Class Sale Come try my Sashiko Basics class! Download…
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Summer Quilt Road Trip
A month from now I’ll be in Japan, but I’m already planning my summer road trip to AQS Quilt Week in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I usually fly out and ship my booth separately, but this year I’m going to try something different. I’m going to drive the 2,291 miles of I-80 from Alameda, CA to…
April News: New Sashiko Challenge, Japan Trip, and Shows
Yes, I missed another deadline. I had promised to show you the Spring Sashiko Challenge on April 1 and it’s now April 7 and I’ve finally put it together (see below). We had a quilt show on April 2-3 which slowed me down a bit, plus it’s been very busy in the shop lately (thank you!)…
White as a Sheet – thoughts on race and quilting
Something happened at a quilt show recently, and it’s been tumbling around in my mind for a while. I was born and raised in a part of the US considered progressive, open-minded, and racially diverse, which I like. However, I regularly see indications all is not as rosy as it would seem. The majority of quilters I…
Houston International Quilt Festival 2015
Things started off so well. I dropped off our boxes at the trucking terminal, with all the boxes neatly stacked so they fit together like a 3D cardboard Tetris. Unfortunately, that’s not how things turned out once the shipment arrived in Texas. Notice the missing lumber. Almost every box was smashed. Thank goodness it was…
New video, upcoming shows, and classes for October
Finally got done editing part 2 of the Deconstructing Kimono videos. They were both long, I’m working on shorter videos but sometimes I have too much fun to keep things brief. Class space is available for the two Sashiko classes I’m offering this month: Voodoo Kitty Pincushions. These will be relaxed, all hand sewing using vintage…
AQS QuiltWeek Grand Rapids Michigan & Japanese Textile Lecture
Helloooo, Grand Rapids! I’ll be heading your way August 11-16 for AQS QuiltWeek and I am very excited. I’ll hit up my two favorite haunts, Reserve and San Chez for fantastic food and drink, do a little shopping downtown, and check out the beautiful architecture of this little gem of a Midwestern city. AQS QuiltWeek brings…
New organic cotton fabrics from Cloud9 and Monaluna, and our latest quilt show
Last year we quietly launched our new Etsy shop, Blue Star Organic Fabrics. We’re still building inventory slowly and collections we ordered last fall at Quilt Market are arriving a bit at a time. Last month we got Haiku from Monaluna, and this month Morning Song from Cloud9 arrived. Both collections are gorgeous, and more grown…
Silk Sashiko class registration almost open for Houston International Quilt Festival 2015
Class enrollment opens July 3 for the Houston International Quilt Festival! If you’d like to take my SILK SASHIKO class on Saturday, October 31, (#749 in the class catalog) be sure to sign up early as last year the class sold out by mid-August. I’ve had all year to work on improving the class so it…
News for June 2015
Shop news for June and beyond… More videos! This one is about KARISMA erasable & washable pencils (available in the notions section of my Etsy shop). I’ll be talking about tools for the next few episodes, so let me know what you’d like me to cover. Our next show is the Seven Sisters quilt show…
Schedule for April 2015
It’s spring here in California… actually, we skipped winter altogether so it’s been spring since February, but I digress. Spring is time for new projects, cleaning out the stash, and learning new techniques. Here’s where you can find me in April: NO MEETING for the Bay Area Sashiko Workshop in April. Our first Sunday of…
Schedule for March 2015
Busy busy! Local local! No airplanes for me this month. Here’s where you can find Kimonomomo this March: March 1 – Bay Area Sashiko Workshop in San Jose/Campbell. Details on Meetup.com or contact Carol if you need information/directions. The address is never posted online so you do need to contact me or Leilani if you’ll…
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