Quilters' Express to Japan

04/11/2024

I'm offering a 7 day sale (thru April 17) on 7 items from my personal collection of Japanese Vintage Textiles, listed in my QEJAPAN Etsy Shop. Hop on over and take a look: www.etsy.com/shop/QEJAPAN and look for SALE category.
4/12 Update: the Treasure Ship (1st Photo) is SOLD. 6 pieces remaining.

10/29/2023

Re-posting because when I turned the post into an event, all the important info & 1/2 of the postcard disappeared. Trying again:
I'm excited to announce that I am the guest artist at Gallery 255 at the Public Library of Union County in Lewisburg PA (on Reitz Rd) for the month of November 2023. I will be exhibiting 60+ artworks, in the fiber art mediums of quilting, Japanese sashiko embroidery, rag weaving, and hand-stitched collage. There is a public reception scheduled for SAT NOV. 4 from 2-4. You can view the exhibit anytime during regular library hours- which includes several evenings. Closed Sundays & Thanksgiving Day, but open the WED before and the FRI after. Message me if you want to meet up for a private walk through. Thanks!

04/02/2023

And...🥁🥁🥁 my "Indigo Patchwork" quilt was juried into a SAQA-PA exhibit titled "Textiles Unleashed." The scroll-like vertical piece (click to see full view) is made with Japanese handwoven and hand-stenciled fabric remnants from vintage kimono. It is machine-quilted. The group exhibit will be at The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Loretto, PA, near Altoona from April 28, 2023 through July 15, 2023. There will be a reception on Saturday, April 29 with attending artists speaking about their work.

04/01/2023

So happy to announce that one of my fiber collages, "Three Friends," was juried into the Penn College of Technology 2023 "100 miles" exhibit, showcasing the diverse and artistic talent of our region. Located in Williamsport, PA, the show dates are June 1-July 20. Ya'll come!

02/10/2023

Sometimes in life you are in the right place at the right time... I was volunteering at Gallery 255 of the Union County Library here in Lewisburg last Tuesday, monitoring the 9th Annual Lewisburg Arts Council's Member Exhibition for a few hours... when a journalist from the Standard Journal newspaper came by and asked for an impromptu interview... YAY! The show is up through the month of February during regular library hours (NOTE: There are 3 libraries in the vicinity; this is the one on Reitz Rd.) Feel free to share this post! P.S. By the way, there is a new art exhibit every month and I'm the featured solo artist for the month of November 2023. Mark them calendars! Ya'll come! Textiles= ART!

LEWISBURG — There’s always art on the walls at the Public Library for Union County, and this month is a special time for area artists as the Lewisburg Arts Council

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11/07/2022

Released from the tree at the peak of glory… but trapped en route by bare bush branches on the descent. 😳🍁

11/06/2022

Yet another glorious autumn day- with more gasping colorations even within the SAME leaf!! Nature’s decay is a fascinating thing. Do you know that trees actually PUSH off their leaves? This year’s color changes are the best I can ever remember.

10/30/2022

What a glorious and majestic autumn!! Takes your breath away around every corner.

10/16/2022

Walking outdoors in the very late afternoon here in central PA… the colors are different at this time of day… 1st five photos from the same tree!! Then 6&7 leaf bunch also from 1 tree!!! Like a kid, I still can’t resist picking up leaves. Photo 8 me with long legs, last of the 🌞 for Oct 15 2022.

08/28/2022

Here are the 3 tic-tac-toe quilted cloth game boards in play. I should have included these examples in my previous post or visit my QEJAPAN Etsy shop. Link in profile.

08/28/2022

Summer fun! Added 5 very small quilts to my QEJAPAN Etsy shop. The first three pieces double as Tic-Tac-Toe game boards (!) & come with 2 sets of shells 🐚. #1 & # 2 are nearly identical in fabrics but #2 is a tiny “travel” version of #1 that fits in your pocket or purse. #4, titled “The Letter,” is a narrative piece with lots of hand quilting. And #5 is a Blue & White Yukata Log Cabin wall piece made with treasured vintage hand-stenciled remnants. Link in profile.

08/22/2022

One of my Japanese cloth rag collage pieces from the Arigato: Boro Boro Series (2005-2011) was juried into the Purpose/Repurpose quilt exhibit at the Mansion at Strathmore, n N. Bethesda, MD, hosted by the MD/DC/ WVA Regional group (hope I got all that correct). Is anyone going to the reception on September 14? There is a catalog for sale on Amazon now. Many thanks to Linda Syverson Guild and Helen Blumen. Please contact them for more information.

07/23/2022

Here are 10 new quilted amulets. They are about 3-4” W x 4-6” Ht & meant to be good luck charms/talismans. The first one with peony I made as a gift. The next 5 were commissioned. The last 4 are still available. DM me for more info. You can also commission your own personal amulet. My recently published book, “100 Amulets” is available for purchase from

07/14/2022

07/14/2022

Facebook kindly reminded me that today, July 13, is the 3rd anniversary of completing my 100-day project. I made 1 amulet everyday for 100 days in a row. They have been exhibited as a group twice so far, and are now featured in a book published by Pretzel City Press, in a limited edition. It’s a beautiful book with images and stories of Japanese textiles and culture, and includes a lovely gracious forward by 6 time author Amy Katoh, DM me for more info or order online at pretzelcitypress.com/books.

07/09/2022

5 quilts on view at the Station Gallery in Lock Haven, Pa. As part of the Clinton County Arts Council 2022 Invitational Fiber Exhibit. Open on Sat’s & Sun’s during July. Featured in the center is my 64” sq “Star of Fortitude”(1991) hand quilted pineapple log cabin quilt. 3 pieces on 2nd wall: “Spumoni” Saori Hand weaving (2015); Boro series collage #8: Journal (2005); and “Empress Jingu’s Sacred Combs” quilt (2020). Colorful equilateral triangles quilt near the door: “All Things Being Equal” (2005). **And meet Frankie! My new housemate.

06/13/2022

Sunday evening walk after the rain. June 12, 2022. Lewisburg, Pa.

06/01/2022

Here are 5 recent amulets (post 100) I’ve made recently as commissions or gifts. If you’ve seen something in my book that strikes your fancy, and want an amulet for yourself - or would like to order the book, send me a message. I have a few more amulets I’ll show tomorrow that I made without knowing where they will land… which are ready to be claimed.

05/30/2022

Well, I didn’t take a picture of my French toast (in honor of the French open 🎾 (!) but here are the days highlights: testing sashiko stitching on a new blue fabric while watching Rafa Nadal (win). And then a walk after dinner… moved to a by this 2-toned majestic Iris (that purple!?!?!) and some azalea “snow” (a little sad because the new house owner trimmed 2/3 away. But I can still enjoy it.

05/27/2022

“Good morning!” my 1st clematis greeted me. Such a beauty. That color…Then, a peak inside the majestic yet oh so delicate white Iris… And what am I doing today? Watching the great

05/25/2022

Meanwhile… either last weekend’s heat wave the white irises sprang into symphonic 🎶 beauty. P**f!!! All at once. A single stem start a few years ago is now 13.

05/25/2022

One night, as I neared toward the 100th amulet, in July 2019, I had a dream about making plaid fabric from scraps (from previous amulets!). For Day 97 I recreated what I saw in my dream. I have very few “process” series like this, but I’m glad I made this one… now featured in my new book, 100 Amulets, published by Pretzel City Press. DM me for order details.

05/19/2022

So EXCITED!
Especially Grateful (capital G) to for posting this reel introducing my 100 Amulets book -hot off the press. It’s a beautiful art book with 100 images and a story to go with each one, zeroing in on my 50 years of going to Japan (where else could it be for me -ha ha!!)DM me for order info (it’s a limited run) or contact the publisher directly or pretzelcitypress.com

05/13/2022

SOLD!!! My “Letter to a Friend” quilted wall hanging with sashiko stitching on vintage hand dyed Japanese indigo. Gratitude for local clients who choose to hang my handmade fiber art in their home. 🙏