7 More Minis, 25 Minis Total!!!🇯🇵

These are the last of my mini quilts for now! I managed to squeeze all 7 of these minis onto a 1 yard cut of backing--it was a juggling trick!

Quilt Info #1:

Sayonara 2022🐯, Yōkoso 2023 🐰

Farewell 2022! Welcome 2023!!! Here's a Grace and Peace Quilting review of 2022, and a preview of what's to come in 2023, the year of the rabbit in Japan!

 First, 2022: I quilted 120 quilts in 2022, 51 of my own, and 69 for others.

Of my own 51 quilts, here's the breakdown:

Lucy Boston Day

Happy birthday, Lucy Boston! She would be celebrating her 130th birthday today. Lucy Boston, famous to quilters for her "Patchwork of the Crosses" quilt, was also a British author, an artist, and a restorer of an old cottage and English garden. She was born on December 10, 1892 in Southport, England, and lived to the age of 97. 

This is Lucy Boston's original quilt called "Patchwork of the Crosses", made in the 1950's: 

Tama Quilters is a small group of quilt friends that met in each other's homes in Tokyo, Japan, in the 2000's. We continue to do biannual "summer homework" where we make 6 blocks--one to keep and five to swap with the other members. For the summer of 2019 it was decided we would make Patchwork of the Crosses blocks! Here's my finished POTC quilt!!! ⤵️

I-Spy 🔍 JOEE Quilts

Here are four I-Spy quilts for children in Japan!!! I had help from four quilt friends who pieced the quilt tops!!!

JOEE Info:

➕National Positive Thinking Day ➕

Happy National Positive Thinking Day!!! September 13th! I have a special finish today--this is my 7th National Day quilt out of 8 that I'm finishing this year!!!

Quilt Info:

Contributors: Tama Quilters of Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan

🍦National Ice Cream Day🍦

Happy National Ice Cream Day!!! July 17th! In 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared the third Sunday in July as the day we celebrate ice cream in the USA!!!

This is my 6th National Day quilt out of 8 that I'm finishing this year!!!

Quilt Info:

Contributors: Tama Quilters of Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan

🎈National Hot Air Balloon Day🎈

Happy National Hot Air Balloon Day!!! June 5th! I have a special finish today--this is my 5th National Day quilt out of 8 that I'm finishing this year!!!

Quilt Info:

Contributors: Tama Quilters of Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan

TGIFF & Cherry 🌸 Blossom Quilt

Happy Cherry Blossom season!!! And welcome to this week's TGIFF--Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday!!!

National Flower💐 Day

Happy National Flower Day!!! March 21st, the day after the first official day of spring in the northern hemisphere. It's a day to look ahead to warm weather and flowers blooming!!!

Quilt Info:

Makers: Tama Quilters, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan

I-Spy 🔭

These two quilts will be going to Japan to help teach English to children in orphanages!!!

Quilt Info:

Gift for: JOEE for Language Learning, located in Japan

National Dress👗Day

Happy National Dress Day!!! March 6th!!! This is my 2nd National Day/swap quilt that I have finished for 2022!!!

Japanese 🗻 New Year's Quilt

Happy New Year, 2022!!!

Welcome to the first of my National Day quilts of 2022!!! I have eight different National Day quilts I'll be putting together throughout the year, on the following days:

2022🐯Planning Party

Welcome to my 2022 Quilt Planning post! Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl hosts a link party every year, and gives us an opportunity to share our plans for the coming year and link up with other quilters!!

🌊The Great Wave Off Kanagawa 🌊

I quilted up this famous scene of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa", a copy of the original woodblock print made by the Japanese artist, Hokusai, in the year 1831!!!

Quilt Info

Maker: Me!!!

Fabric: Japanese Tenugui

🐱National Cat Day Quilt🐱

Happy National Cat Day!!! October 29th! In celebration, I have a new cat quilt to show you!

Check out the National Cat Day Quilt Link Party by clicking on the button below! ⤵️

Quilt Info:

Makers: Myself + 4 Japanese Quilters

🐶National Dog Day Quilt 🐶

Happy National Dog Day!!! August 26th!!! In celebration, I have a new dog quilt, dog blocks, and dog photos to share!!! 

Check out the Dog Day Quilt Link Party by clicking on the button below!!! ⤵️

Quilt Info:

Makers: Myself + 4 Japanese quilters

Glam💎Clam Finish Along 1 & 2

Here's the results of the latest quilt-along I participated in!!!

Quilt Info:

Pattern: Glam Clam and the 8" Glam Clam template by Latifah Saafir

Fabrics: Antique Japanese Indigos

💜Purple 4-Patch⊞

Here's my 6th and last quilt of Yokii's to share with you, all quilted and ready to be gifted!!!

Quilt Info:

Maker: Yokii in Tokyo, Japan

🐱Kitty Parade😺

Here's Yokii's fifth quilt, out of six, that I'm finishing for her!!!

Quilt Info:

Maker: Yokii of Tokyo, Japan

Quilt name: Kitty Parade!

🎉Always Have Fun😎

 Here's Yokii's fourth quilt of six that I'm finishing for her!

Quilt Info:

Maker: Yokii of Tokyo, Japan

Quilt name: Always Have Fun!