What is going on The City Quilter in NYC?

The City Quilter is located Belly Button (Center) of Manhattan, 133 West 25th Street.
They opened Gallery for the quilters. (The ArtQuilt Gallery·NYC')
I went to the opening party for Noriko Endo whose Impressionist Quilts. (She is a second quilt artist for the gallery. )
Look, Noriko and her beautiful artwork!She said,

"I love the fine art by oil paints. But I can't paint on the canvas. So I tried fine art by sewing."
Of course, we spoke in Japanese!

Her amazing work at The City Quilter will be until August 6th.
The City Quilter have many sewing classes.
If you fell like to start something new, sewing is a great challenge!!!

They have a large selection of fabrics in the store. Well, my all veggies were there.
Most of them were sold out. Few yards of Green Pepper were still there.

They are selling some my designs from Joy Basket.

• Fun Play dots / Midnight and Red
• Cheer Wheel / Brown
• Spin Jam / Black

I forgot to ask my Veggies will be in the store again or not.
They are expecting my Fruits-A-La-Carte will be in the store!

Wonderful events by Alliance for American Quilts

• Quilters Take Manhattan : Join us!
  

• Modern Stories: Documenting the Modern Quilt Movement:
  Friday, August 5, 2011, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

• Marianne & Jay on the Runway: A Quilter's Alliance of Fabric & Fashion
  Saturday, August 6, 2011, 1:00-6:00 pm

• NY’s Ultimate Block Party: Cocktails at The City Quilter
  Saturday, August 6, 2011, 7:30 - 9:00 pm

Last day of Noriko Endo's show, they will have another party!

Int'l Contemporary Furniture Fair @ Javits, NY

After The Quilt Market, I went to Javits Center in NY.
There were Surtex, Stationery Show, and Int'l Contemporary Furniture Fair.

I enjoyed this fair very much! Of course, you know why!

Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts

Tomorrow is last day of the show
"Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts"

If you are in NY area, please go to PARK AVENUE ARMORY
643 Park Avenue, New York City

It is amazing!

It is hard to say which was my favorite, but I picked these two quilts.

Hoodie's Goodies Parasol.

A Hoodie's Goodies Parasol
Fabrics = Candy Dots (Brown) and Precious Garden (Green).

I ordered this parasol (using my fabrics) at the Tokyo Dome Quilt Festival.
My Japanese client came to NY for our business meeting and brought my parasol on Wednesday.

I use the parasol in Spring and Summer to avoid UV.
I can't wait holding this parasol and walking in NY city soon!

Please let me know if you are interesting Hoodie's Goodies Parasol!
This parasol might be available in Kit and finish product in future.
It is another one of kind!

Welcome to the Hoodie's Goodies.

Now you got in. Enjoy the store.

I donated these flower artwork - Free Mind Group- Leonia Art Auction 2007.
Large Frame 75.00 Medium 55.00
Right - two white frames are Finding Honey Pie for toddlers.
Eight Honey Pies are hiding in the shapes.

Beautiful Julie Popa's Quilt using all my fabrics.
My Besides Half and Full Aprons as samples for the patterns and Kit.

Atomic City and Doll House / 2005 Leonia Art Auction show.
Sassy Poodle, Cutie Pie, Kettle Rattle, Sparkling Paris, Fun Fan Fun
These designs from my fabric collection.
Coordinate with my fabrics in your room!
All That Jazz for 2009 Leonia Art Auction show.

Kitchen Club Collection. Big 85.00 Small 45.00
Welcome Mannequin. 25.00
The Mannequin wear the cap - you can make it from my Besides Half Apron's book.
She wears my Japanese Accessories.

I got milk! Moo. The are cute at the kitchen and kid's room as well.
We decided to sell my stuffed Animals in custom order. 55.00
We sold this cat already. We have an option to buy original artwork Greeting cards with Autograph. 8.00
Left on the shelf. These are Desktop Frame - Small 35.00 " Crazy bunny"
Atomic City XSmall 20.00
Little Cowboy - Box frame 20.00
Love Rosie, Spoon & Fork Big frame - 75.00
Hana Kat - Pink, Blue, Yellow - 45.00
Reformed Notebook - Hoodie's designs are printed on Recycled Paper.
These are one of kind! Big 10.00 Small 6.00
My Accessory Tree.
All artwork will be on Hoodie in the box soon.
Plus more stuff!

Hoodie's Goodies Exhibition March 12 - April 3

It was storm night in our area.
Thank you for coming even it was bad weather.

It was fun night for us after our hard work!

Jennifer made Hoodie's Goodies banner using my fabrics, cool!
The owners for The Craft Lounge. Jennifer, Kathy, Susie
(from left to right)
They wore my aprons, but they looked like theirs.
"So cute!" I said, "Don't move, I have to take pictures."

The apron is just like her skirt.

We all worked very hard before the show.

Susie hang all my artwork on the wall.
Susie and Jan displayed all my my goodies.
I was handing Goodies everyday.
Kathy put all my goodies in their inventory.
The Craft Lounge is located by Leonia Elemental school - Anna.C.Scott at main intersection of our town, Broad Ave x Fort Lee Rd.
Many children and parents are walking the street during a day.
We picked up my artwork for kid's room and Kitchen for our customers from my library.
They sell the gift items that are completely hand-made.
They are one of kind!
You can enjoy being there, really.They have classes for crafts.

It was a storm night's picture, but you could tell the store!
I will put more pictures of my Goodies on next post!My Quilt "Cuckoo Candy Plot" is by the cashier. Enjoy it!

An Invitation Card from The Craft Lounge for Hoodie's Exhibition

This is a little different show from my other shows.
My art in the frame on the wall and you can purchase them. WOW!
Not only that, my Aprons and bags will be there and they will be custom-made with my fabrics.

Opening March 12th, 7:30 - 10:30

Date : March 13th - April 3rd
Place : The Craft Lounge
324 Broad Ave. Leonia NJ 201-944 -3311
Time : Wed, Thu, Fri 11 - 6 / Sat 10 - 6

The Show is Started on 9th!

Taeko Doll

Katsumi Punch-needle Work

Hoodie's Collection

Needleworks "The Job of Fabrics x 3" in Tokyo!

You are invited to our art show!

My Gallery Show with two my best friends in Tokyo is coming soon.
Date : November 9th - 15th.

Katsumi Takeoka from Osaka (Punch-needle Artist),
Taeko Nakano from Tokyo (Doll Artist)
Hoodie from NY (Fabric Artist)

We have known each other for 1/4 century and kept our friendship.
We create different type of art, we have different job careers, we are living different area in our different life.
We are still creating own artwork in own our way but all of us are using fabrics in our recent work.
It passed 16 years since we had the show together in Kanazawa.
We decided to get together again. It's our party time!

"Needleworks" 布の仕事x３(The job of fabrics x 3)
at Amulet Art Gallery in KandaJinbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo.

This is the building for our show.
Second floor - Gallery
When I visited there in last summer (August) to check my space at the gallery.
They used the space for the market at the time.
There were displayed with many cute hand-made goods.
When we will have our show, we won't use this big table.
Both big side of walls will be my friends', my wall will be by the window.This wall will be mine!First Floor - Shop and Cafe
Half of their space, middle to the end at 1st floor is their regular shop.
Another half, front space is their cafe.
They sell items that are all hand-made goods by artist or antiques.
All of them were so special.I found cutting fabrics at the end of their store.
I couldn't see my fabrics at once but I found mine "Morning Call Group"
I called this design "Sweet Garden" #5292 Apple
Cotton Fabric Store "Early's Print" is selling my fabrics.
They called this design "Fruits"
Thank you! Ms. Tsuchiya.
#5292 Apple from Morning Call Group for Blank Quilting
It is sold out at Early's Print siteCafe at their 1st floor.
In this picture - My friend who is a Doll Artist/Taeko Nakano
and my son/Ice Hockey Player and Film maker for skateboarders,
High school student/Freshman
It was a very hot day, we needed to drink delicious Japanese Ice Coffee.

I couldn't be at our show 16 years ago. I moved to US already in 1993.

I won't be in Tokyo for this show either because of my son's school and sports and my work.

The challenge piece "Cuckoo Candy Plot", my cuties and aprons are going to Tokyo.

I'm going to make my second quilt for this show.