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One thing I did last month was attend the Tokyo International Quilt Festival, held annually at Tokyo Dome. I'd been in 2007 and 2008, but had missed it last year. Overall, I don't think there were quite as many stand-outs as the other times I'd been, but there were still some very beautiful things to be seen. I appreciated the trend of using sparkly or sequined fabrics, of which there weren't so many in previous years.

Be warned that I didn't edit these pictures in any way, so I apologise for the poor framing of some of the shots!

(Outside Suidoubashi Station, walking toward Tokyo Dome.)

In case anyone was wondering whether it's really necessary to hold this event in such a large venue, the answer is:

And here are some of the quilts themselves! This year's theme was "Light, Wind and Water". This is hardly a representative sampling, as these were among my favourites, and I tend to go toward bright colours -- there were plenty of more Japanese-inspired quilts in shades of brown, grey and indigo, as well as flowery Victorian-looking pieces, but I'm not posting those. ^_^

This one was very impressive close up, with all the little figures living out their lives:

Yes, this is indeed Mont St-Michel:

Here are some examples of Korean-style patchwork (isn't it a gorgeous technique?):

And my very favourite quilt of the show, which stopped me in my tracks, it was so stunning:

Let's take a closer look...

I love groundcherries, love the way they look and the way they taste, and the colour combination was quite striking. If I one day make something half as impressive as this, I'll be satisfied.