Kawaii Appliqué Quilts from Japan
How One Country’s Love of All Things Tiny Powers Today’s Most Intricate Quilts
By Naomi Ichikawa & Teresa Duryea Wong
Plus, 5 Projects from Top Designers
Hardcover. 208 pages. Hundreds of beautiful quilt photos.
Pre-Order Now.
Available June 28, 2025
The story behind the amazing, extremely detailed appliqué quilts rising in popularity today, with five kawaii projects to make.
Understand how Japan’s beloved kawaii culture began centuries ago, the world’s fascination with it, and its connection to the kawaii appliqué quilts made with tiny pieces, typically tens of thousands of carefully manipulated bits of fabric in one quilt.
Meet master quilters Yoko Sekita, Aki Sakai, Reiko Kato, Akiko Yoshimizu, Megumi Mizuno, and Hiroko Akita, who share with readers their techniques, studios, and masterpieces.
Hundreds of colorful photos allow close-up appreciation of Japan’s kawaii culture and, of course, the contemporary quilts that express it. Essays on Japanese kawaii culture and history from well-known quilting and culture experts Naomi Ichikawa and Teresa Duryea Wong. Plus, an inside look at Japan’s beloved Hina Matsuri festivals & Girl’s Day holidays, and how these celebrations have informed a generation of quilters.
Five step-by-step projects exclusive to this book are featured, designed by these master quilters.
Whether you travel the world or simply release your imagination, let the Japanese kawaii quilt genre expand your appreciation of modern expressions in quilting.
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