GENERAL MEETING: "The Allure of Japanese Quilt Shows" with Patricia Belyea (ZOOM)

Patricia Belyea

Join Patricia for a flashback of the Tokyo Quilt Festival and a tour of the 2024 Yokohama Quilt Festival. She will also show her own quilts, made with vintage Japanese cottons, and will talk about how these special fabrics inspired her.

More About Patricia

A creative quilt maker, speaker and teacher, Patricia co-owns Okan Arts with her daughter Victoria. The small family business imports vintage Japanese textiles, hosts online quilting workshops and in-person retreats, and leads textile tours to Japan. 

Patricia also writes a blog, speaks at quilt guilds and teaches workshops around the US.  She is the author of East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs , a book about making improv quilts with Japanese fabrics, released in 2017.

Check out her website at okanarts.com