Liberty mini coin wallet

I love Liberty Tana lawn!

I used 10cm zipper: It is small but it is worthwhile to work with this small zipper!

Finished!

Amano Hashi Bag

Could you figure out how to make this bag?

Using a special Gamaguchi frame and Japanese Kimono print textiles!

Soon to be available at Perth Craft and Quilt Fair!

Happy quilting

Mariko Japan

Our new Zori (Japanese old-fashioned shoes) wallet

From the right side, it could look like just footwear and actually it is a wallet. It is also good to keep some private things in this wallet because people would have no clue whether it is shoe or wallet!! The zipper is just 10cm long! The shortest zipper we can find in the world.

This wallet will be out not too far from now.

Happy quilting
Mariko

Mini mini coin purse: Today's class in Kumamoto, Japan

Colourful mini coin wallet! No more shortage of your parking coins!

Happy quilting
Mariko

Origami Kimono family!

We just made Origami Kimono mum and kid.

Tiny and pretty mini Origami Kimono broaches are available here.

Handmade and only one for you.

Matching colour with black bias tapes

Another great example of colour assembly of Liberty Tana lawns for Liberty beads bag.
White/Pink look pretty good with black bias tapes.

Happy quilting

Patchwork Mariko

A bit of oriental taste!

This big tapestry was finished today by one of my students. Great job done around those curvy lines although we often find it very difficult to saw.

The assembly of the fabrics has a good Japanese taste too.

Happy quilting

Mariko

Mariko's class today from Kumamoto: Ikeko Tapestry

I am very happy to see one of my students' work today. She has been working on Ikeko tapestry with different colour scheme. Isn't that great!?


She has been using Liberty Tana lawn fabrics and Kaffe Fassetts and Ikeko Tapestry patterns and kits are available here!!

Get inspired and make your own design. Please show us your work if you already have Mariko's patchwork products. 

happy quilting
Mariko

Mariko's Patchwork Class in Kumamoto Japan: What we made today

Mariko's Patchwork class in Japan: We will introduce what Mariko's teaching in her daily classes in Kumamoto Japan.


Today we made some new designed Macaroon cases with some laces attached to them. Attaching a little tassel making it look more elegant!

You can make your own macaroon cases here.

Happy quilting
Mariko Japan

Endo Noriko's Confetti Naturescapes: Amazing

We had a great time with Noriko Endo at a restaurant nearby Fitzroy where Australasian Quilt Convention was held. She was invited as a special guest lecturer by Expertise Events all the way from Japan!

Her newest released book: Confetti Naturescapes is just amazing, demonstrating her innovative quilting methods and detail description about nature. We are truly impressed with her expression in each detail.

She travels throughout the world to teach her innovative idea. If you have not attended her classes yet, you surely should go to her class to find how unique and fantastic her quilting is.

 Noriko (on the right) and Me 

Visit her website and you can find how to make this amazing Naturescape quilt. 

Noriko Endo's Confetti Naturescapes

She mentioned that she would come and visit Australia again early in 2013 in Western Australia and Victoria! We will update this once we find our the detail of her upcoming workshops.

Meanwhile, we have black tulle materials designed for her Naturescape quilt. Please email us if you would like those beautiful tulle. 

Mariko 

Our workshop was on review! Thank you!

We are very excited to find our workshop was actually on this amazing blog: Sunshineandshadowws


They have introduced so many fabulous craft projects. We found some of their Sashiko projects very amazing.

If you like them, please do not forget their blog too.


It is really nice to hear how our customers review our workshop. We would love to hear from you more and your opinion always counts to help us to run a better workshop!

More ideas have been generated for more workshops for upcoming 2012/2013 craftshows!

If you haven't attended our workshop yet, come and enjoy making some nice little projects with us!

The special clips used in this workshop are available here.

Shop renovation finished

We have been working on renovation of Mariko shop in Japan for last a couple of months. We re-painted the wall of the shop and made a new billboard for Patchwork classes. We also installed new pink cover with our Logo above our entrance.. The logo we are using in Japan is different from Australian one.

New days just started!  I am very excited to see a new apprearence of my shop.

Happy quilting

Mariko Ikeda

Country fair in Kumamoto Japan: new Shikaku bag

A month ago, I exhibited at a small craft fair in Kumamoto (my hometown in Japan).

For this show, I made a new bag with Kaffe fasset. This is a new version of Shikaku Bag.

 

Compare with our popular original Shikaku bag.

 

What do you think?

The above is slightly diffrent compred to the original Shikaku bag, using less squares with a little bit sharp triangle kind of shape. It sits well when you put it on somewhere flat.

Who wants us to sell the kits for new version of Shikaku Bag?

Please let us know your opinon. Your opinion counts.

What I brought back from Australia

As I probably mentioned before. I spend most of my time in Japan, running my little patchwork shop and teaching quilting.

I come to Australia about three times in a year for big craft shows. In 2012, I have been to AQC (Melbourne), Sydney Craft and Quilt. Now I am looking forward to going to Brisbane in October.


One of the most exciting things for me is shopping at craftshows. Have a look what I bought there and broung back to Japan.

Are they familiar to you? 

I love craftshows in Australia. I always come back to Japan with new inspiration!

Happy quilting

Mariko

Started facebook and twitter

Mariko getting more open to new technology.

Please check our newly made facebook and twitter pages.
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Patchwork-Mariko-Japan/198853586799801

and
Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/quiltmariko


If you have an account for both pages, please friend us (or follow us).
In that way you will be more updated with our brand new information.

And we are thinking of something special only for our friends in these pages..
Stay tuned.

It is very excited to have these pages.
It is handy and we could upload many pictures. In that way, we could share more pictures with you guys.

Happy quilting
Mariko

Hello.

My name is Mariko Ikeda. I have been running Patchwork Studio Mariko for 20 years in Kumamoto, Japan.. I assume that most of people have not heard of the name of the city.. My shop is located in down the south in Japan..


I have been visiting to Melbourne, Australia since 2004 annually. I have been exhibiting at Australisian Quilt Convention (AQC) every year since 2004.

I have met lovely people in Melbourne and kept creating great connection with people out there.
Melbourne is the one of the most greatest places that I have visited so far..

I wish to re-connect with the people I met again although I am physically very far from Australia.. I will upload a lot of my quilt works as well. Stay tuned.

Mariko Ikeda
Patchwork Studio Mariko Japan