JAPAN QUILTS
  8 quilts from the Kagoshima
  Quilters Association, Kagoshima
  Japan






















  AUSTRALIA QUILTS
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  8 quilts from the Western Australia
  Quilt Association, Perth, WA
HIROKO MATSUDA 79CM X 79 CM I wish to cherish our eternal friendship, and I believe our exchange is a foothold for world peace
YORIKO KOZUMA 75CM X 75 CM A tight friendship ; In friendship all the independents depend on each other.
MUTUKO TATIWADA 75 CM X 75 CM Sunflowers; Wish every life is sound and bright to continue friendship.
AYAKO MIYOSHI 82 CM X 82 CM “Wa"of Friendship ; "Wa" has two meanings, ring and harmony.
MIHOKO DOHI 86 CM X 86 CM Star of friendship; Shinning star symbolize our friendship.
MIZUHO TAKEDA 99 CM X 99 CM Eternaru friendship. Nothing is more treasured than our friendship.
MERI YAMAGUCHI 140 CM X 140 CM Wish upon stars; Holding hands and make a wish upon a star for world peace.
TOMOKO KISANUKI 80 CM X 80 CM Bonds; Friendship is like a breeze which keeps windmills revolving.
Cathie Uno A friend's hand on your shoulder warms like the autumn sun. This expression holds very true for me. The background uses fabric from Japan and the USA. The Sun and Borders contain the fabrics from Turkey and Australia. The silhouette allows the viewer to become part of the composition.
Sheila Pye Golden Threads of Friendship The circle represents the world and eternity, the flowers within represent the friends in the garden of life. Around the circle are people of the world linked together by the golden thread of friendship that binds all hearts together.
Glenda Olesen Precious Diamonds With my quilt I wanted to reflect my thoughts of our amazing land. Our soil has a fascinating range of colours. I am a wildlife carer so blending my passions together show the jewels of our outback was my challenge.
Ruth Brazowski Friends are God’s way of apologising to us for our relatives Quilting has always been synonymous with FRIENDSHIP for me as this shared saying, suggested by my son-in-law, reflects the friendship we have and that of my many other friends.
Gay Kershaw Friends, Like Flowers, Gathered Together When I first saw the fabrics we were to use I thought it couldn’t be done. Then I remembered the quilt I designed for my granddaughter. I figured if I used a different fabric for each flower it would work and it did. I am very happy with the e
Kate Rowley The Smile of Friendship, Stitches the World Together A visit to Glasgow's Burrell Collection in 2008. I saw an Exhibition on Suzani wall hangings from Uzbekistan, I decided to use the circles in one of the wall hangings as the starting point. The circles represent the world.
Jan Style Chains of Friendship A design based on the strong links found in chains of friendship between quilters around the world.
Judy Campbell The 4AM Quilt (“It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter” Marlene Dietrich.) Quilting has always been synonymous with FRIENDSHIP for me as this shared interest has introduced me to many wonderful people. I sincerely hope to continue my involvement in both.
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Cathie Uno - Group Leader
Hiroko Matsuda - Group Leader