Kathie Kerler

Kathie Kerler - Fiber Artist, NQA Certified Judge, and Writer

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Seoul, South Korea–Day 3

For our first full day together as a group, we did a walking tour around the area near the hotel. What do you know? There was a quilt show inside a large tea house. The show no doubt had a name, but everything was in Korean. The two quilters who were there to greet people did not speak English per se, but they understood me when I explained I was a quilter. When I tried to buy their calendar to help support the show, they insisted upon giving it to me.

Here is the entrance to the show. Notice the variety of bags they’ve created.

Entrance to quilt show

Here’s the charming quilter who insisted upon giving me a copy of their calendar and allowed me to take photos of all the quilts.

Korean quilter

You will see in many pictures that Korean quilters stage scenes or vignettes as French and Japanese quilters do.

Christmas vignette

Vintage scene

Holiday scene

Other similarities Korean quilters have to Japanese is the popularity of taupe fabrics and quilting is done by hand. Hand embroidered details are also very popular, which I appreciate being a hand embroiderer myself.

Taupe Medallion style quilt

Medallion detail

Medallion detail

Taupe and Neutrals–Apple Core Blocks

Taupe–Houses

Baskets in Taupe

Medallion style quilt

Medallion detail

It was interesting to see the Korean quilters’ interpretation of Molas. I love the owls.

Mola work

Detail of owls

I really like the gradation in this quilt and the beautiful appliqué and embroidered border.

Wonderful gradation

Border Detail

This Pineapple quilt has good energy. At a distance the “check mark” pops.

Pineapple Quilt

Multi-star quilt

Traditional quilts were well represented.

Alphabet quilt featuring Sunbonnet Sue

Sampler quilt

School girl Sunbonnet Sue

Vintage themed quilt

Vintage Montage featuring miniature quilts

Great detail and dimensional elements

Detail

Tree and log cabin quilt

Holiday quilts are popular among the Korean quilters.

Santa Claus quilt

There was even a Halloween quilt, which surprised me. I don’t know if they celebrate the holiday, but this quilt represents the month of February in their quilt calendar!

Halloween quilt

 

 

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