Monday, May 7, 2012
Cincinnati show - applique quilt
I bet it costs a pretty penny to ship a quilt from Japan to the USA for a quilt show.
When I was in Tokyo for the quilt show in 2009 the applique and hand work just blew me away.
This is a great example of the workmanship and attention to detail by Japanese quiltmakers.
This past Saturday I went with my friend Sue to see Johnny Reid at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. It was an excellent show and Johnny is a very engaging & energetic performer. Here is a clip of him from a CBC interview (I truly LOVE the CBC).
Sometimes on a Friday while I'm making supper I will fix myself a martini and put on one or two of his cds. Half way through my drink I force DH to dance with me (fyi, it's not very romantic when you make someone dance with you, but the martini seems to make it all ok). I'm wondering if I can get a blowup doll that looks like Kevin Costner, heh, heh, heh.
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I love to see the quilts from other countries and what they do. That quilt is beautiful. I wonder how many hours it took to complete.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I love the CBC also. I wouldn't have said that 20 years ago. They've come a long way.
I had never heard Johnny Reid before. He's great. I now have both of his CDs on hold at the library to try themn out.
ReplyDeletea blow up doll of kevin costner! hahahahahaha! My aunt also loves Johnny Reid, she saw him in Winnipeg, I have seen him only on cbc and an in concert he did, I think he sounds like Rod Stewart...
ReplyDeleteAlso, I read a while back and had a friend who went to japan for a holiday that they actually teach quiltmaking and other needle crafts as part of the regular school curiculum...