Shibui

SHIBUI QUILT COLLECTION
From Sheila DeRose Designs

$12.50	JAPANESE LANTERNS Columns of paper lanterns provide festive lighting for outdoor activities as well as community festivals throughout Japan. Lanterns come in many shapes, sizes and colors. They are arranged singly, in horizontal rows, or in columns of lanterns stacked upon one another as in the quilt pictured here. Add a festive touch to your home!
$13.50	ISHI-GURUMA (Stone Cart) Ishi Guruma refers to an ancient Sashiko design inspired from stone-cart wheels. This design works beautifully with any border print fabric. Or, make your own border print in a "log-cabin" style or decorator look. Instructions are included from Lap to King-size. In keeping with the "ying" and "yang" of Eastern philosophy, the pattern incorporates both "male" and "female" print fabrics. Female fabrics are those lovely, colorful, large floral prints. The male fabrics are solids, geometrics, plaids and stripes in blue, black, maroon, deep green and brown. Together they compliment one another.
$11.50	STAR GAZING Stars are rendered in circle form in Japan. This star is in hexagon form - the shape of the "Pa Kua" associated with the Chinese "Feng Shui" and the "I Ching". Considered a most favorable geometric shape, it will bring luck and good fortune wherever it is displayed. Instructions for Lap and Queen Size quilts. Stunning in high contrast floral prints or soft muted Daiwabo Taupes.
$13.50	GEISHA Often compared to the role of our modern day Hollywood stars, the Geisha was skilled in the cultural arts including music and dance. There were educated on a level with men as they were expected to converse and socialize with them. The Geisha held a special place in Japanese society and was respected for the role she played. This Geisha pattern provides many design alternatives using a Kona Bay Geisha Panel, a Tenugui or Lonni Rossi Geisha Panels for the center focus. Instructions are included for an alternate pieced center. The Geisha panel can be ordered on our Tenugui page:

$9.50	NOREN PANEL QUILTING PATTERN This is a finishing pattern for use with purchased Noren panels. Noren refers to "shop curtains". The auspicious design motifs symbolize prosperity and abundance and decorated the entrances to businesses. The cover wallhanging is of Maneki Neko, the beckoning cat. Also known as the "money cat" because of the 3 ideagrams for 10 million ryo on its chest. The ryo was a unit of monetary exchange in Edo Japan equivalent to about 18 grams of gold. Includes quilting instructions. The Noren panel can be ordered on our Noren Panel page:
$13.50	HOSHI STAR Hoshi means "heavenly body." In Japan, star and constellation representations are regarded as auspicious and protective for those who use them. The Hoshi quilt utilizes the West's familiar six-point star softened by a surrounding circle of fans - truly a "heavenly body." Instructions included for queen-sized quilt. Uses the Easy-Six Ruler by EZ International.
$13.50	OGI FAN "Ogi" is the generic name for "fan" in Japanese - specifically the folding fan believed to have originated in Japan. The Ogi quilt is made to showcase a large collection of Japanese fabric. Use small geometric "male" prints in the fan blades and floral "female" prints for the fan bodies. Cottons, cotton sateens and silks all make beautiful fans. A large scale floral print will add dynamic interest to the boarder. Instructions also provided for a queen-sized quilt
$12.50	JAPANESE HOUSES The house block is an original block design made from charm squares and a great way to show off your collection of Japanese prints! You'll love the many fabrics you can use in this quilt and the fun of trading charm squares with your friends!
$10.50	WISTERIA MAIDEN A three-panel set featuring the Wisteria Maiden, Fuju-musume, in the center piece. Popular in Japanese art and doll-making, the Wisteria Maiden is rendered as a kimono-clad lady wearing a dish-like hat and holding racemes of wisteria. Our Wisteria Maiden is centered between two panels of Ogi (fans). Any 9" blocks designs can be used in the panels. The Geisha panel can be ordered on our Tenugui page:
$13.50	OHANA Ōhana refers to the honorable place of flower. Hana also means "flower." From its Shinto heritage, Japan celebrates nature and the spirit of nature in every aspect of its cultural life. Make this flower quilt using large scale floral print fabrics. Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate skill level. Finished size is approx. 59" x 72".
$10.50	SEVEN TREASURES "Seven Treasures" refers to a repetitious background design utilized by Japanese artists and craftsmen in pottery, textiles, lacquer, metal work, and porcelain. Sometimes called "Seven Jewels," the Seven Treasures pattern is characterized by interlacing circles and is often used as a Sashiko quilting design. The Seven Treasures Quilt uses only 3 fabrics in a dynamic and dramatic design. Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate. Finished sizes: Throw: 60" x 75" and Queen-size 100" x 116". Quilting from the Heartland's Winner's Circle Template set will also provide you with acrylic templates that are a perfect match for the Seven Treasures pattern.

Instructions for these quilts refer to male and female Japanese fabrics. The terms are used to differentiate between the large scale floral fabrics such as those seen in women's kimono, and the linear designs found in the men's kimono. Female fabrics are multi-colored, curvilinear, and often feature designs that migrate diagonally across the fabric. They will often have medium to large scale floral designs with gold or silver metallic highlights. Male fabrics are subdued in color - usually only one or two colors in indigo, black, grey, maroon, gold, brown, green or rust - and are characterized by a linear design. Uneven plaids, stripes, and geometric shapes of a small scale are most appropriate.

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