There's been some speculation about how much patchwork fabric I bought in Tokyo. I hadn't shown you anything after my high and mighty post about how I planned to do focused fabric shopping. My lack of posts about it could easily have been construed as a sign of guilt. I'm rather stoked to say that I listened to my own advice. All up, I bought myself around 6 or 7 meters total of patchwork fabric. I know these are 6 or 7 meters that I'll actually use and probably quite quickly. There's no shame in that. I picked up circles and spots for my Jockey and texty black quilts. I picked up a couple of meters of last season prints that I really like. I stayed focused.
It was easy, I suppose, as there wasn't much to wow me. With the increasing availability of Japanese prints online, there was hardly anything new to see. It's one thing I've increasingly noticed in the last few years. The craft industry has globalized and homogenized. Japanese prints are available here and in the states. US and Australian designers have scored prime positions on end caps in Japanese stores. The distinctive styles and physical barriers that have separated our crafting styles are whimpering away. For that reason, I didn't feel compelled to buy a lot in Japan. I bought what I needed knowing that much of it is now readily available here when I need more.
(photo pinched from beeware70)
It helped to that I got the joy of playing personal shopper for one of my local fabric gals. I was great big smiles when I paired up these Yuwa prints and a Suzuko spot that I knew some local friends would love.
So I kept my patchwork fabric habits in check in Tokyo.
I'd be all smug about it, but I leapt off the wagon this weekend when a jelly roll of Summersville and a fat eighth bundle of Mama Said Sew landed in my hands. Still, I think I'm winning of the fabric battle.
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