Beautifully Folky Appliqué Quilt Squares with Roses - Sold Individually carved arrow except pocket sized

except pocket sized

Ink on ledger paper

a Japanese textile designer (and National Treasure) renowned for his stencil patterns and dying techniques applied to the creation of kimono

but liked both the message and the manner of this old sign so much

For me this holds so many things in it

Beautifully Folky Appliqué Quilt Squares with Roses - Sold Individually carved arrow except pocket sizedI'm completely taken by these, which to me possess the same sort of charm as old school girl drawings and watercolors of the very same! The quilt they were made for was definitely completed (done on what I believe is black silk, these are backed in a green printed fabric, with a thin layer of batting between front and back) and many years later someone cared enough to salvage the squares, which I purchased from a seller in New York. I think they would