Thursday, February 7, 2019

Tokyo International Quilt Festival - The Bags

The bags are one of my favorite parts of this quilt festival, beautiful and useful/functional.




























These three were the winning bags. There were others I would have chosen over these, but I wasn't the judge for the show.




Do you have a favorite? Are there any that give you ideas for something you'd like to make yourself?


10 comments:

Jeanie said...

I can't being to imagine the countless hours that have gone into any one of these bags. They're all gorgeous and all so unique.

Vireya said...

The range of different techniques is amazing. The prize winners don't grab me, but I guess the judges could look inside and handle the bags, so they may have qualities that aren't obvious from the photos.

I really like the one you have a big photo of towards the end - grey and blue, with appliqued flowers and the dimensional folding technique. It looks elegant and beautifully-made.

kiwikid said...

WOW! so many beautiful bags..hard to choose one from all on display! Some of them have such fine work. I think I like the Boro one near the top with the red patch.

Lin said...

What a lot of beautiful bags! I would have chosen the one towards the end with the flowers inside the handle. xx

Carol- Beads and Birds said...

Oh thank you for sharing the pics! I LOVE Japanese bags.
xx, Carol

DUTA said...

The outer look of all the bags is superb! To decide on a favorite one I have to see what's inside.

Queeniepatch said...

Good to see you took many more photos than I did. Thanks for sharing.
My favorite? It is difficult, but I think the chirimen bag is fun, and maybe useful for carrying some large and flat object horizontally - a pizza or cake for example!

Julie said...

The embroidered bouquet of flowers caught my eye.
A great selection, very talented people who made these.

Beatrice said...

Hello, thank you for sharing your pictures from the Festival with us!
I love bags and am intrigued by the bag made with tatami ribbon (if that is the correct word ...). I like the one with the appliqued flowers and the tiny folds in the fabric (just before the 3 winners). Awesome craftsmanship! I would not dare use such a bag!

Leonore Winterer said...

I love when beautiful and useful are combined, but some of these look way too pretty to actually use them!