Update, all the measurements together

Round 1= 24 1/2 inches
Round 2 = 6 1/2 inches
Round 3 = 8 1/2 inches
Round 4 = 4 1/2 inches
Round 5 = 6 1/2 inches

These sizes are given with the seam allowance included, and no more needs to be added to any of the measurements.
the finished size of the quilts will be 72 1/2 inches.

These are all the measurements for each round.
The progress of some of these quilts is fantastic...WELL DONE EVERYONE.

I will be posting soon, on each country and any news that I get. Keep stitching.

NIKKI

Round 4

Round 4 is now underway...
There are lots of excited quilters as they receive the quilt top for the next round...
Here are the details for the next round.

 'when you receive the next quilt, add a border of 4 1/2 unfinished ( 4 inch finished.) this will bring the size if the quilt top to 60 1/2 ( unfinished) This is the measurement your quilt should be before you send it on. You have 8 weeks, which will bring us to 27th April. Please ensure the quilt has left by this date.'

Good luck and I hope you are all enjoying this challenge.  

Team Kenya

Hi all, i would now like to introduce the members from Team Kenya, their names are as follows:

Gretchen Sanders Mwaura
Martine Chamorel
Veena Sennik
Kunden Pattni
Rajminder Kalsi


Welcome to you all and i hope you are enjoying being part of Patchwork Promises.

Team Kenya

Here are photos of our wonderful quilters in Kenya, i have no names to put to the faces yet but at least we can see what our talented ladies in Kenya look like..as soon as i have names and bio`s i will post them for you all to read..

Team Japan

M

Ms. Hiroko Nakayama


Ms. Hiroko Nakayama started making quilts about 28 years ago and lots of her quilts have been awarded prizes in the famous quilt contests of the world including the Grand Prix at the 10th Quilt Nihon Exhibition, Encouragement award of Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology at the 9th Quilt Nihon exhibition, IQF in Europe etc.

She is president of the Charming Quilters Association, also presides over the "Atelier Pepperment Calico" and teaches some quilters.  She lives in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Ms. Kumiko Funaki


Ms. Kumiko Funaki is involved in Haute Couture and loves to use beautiful fabrics from her youth.  After marraige and raising a family she has fallen in love with Patchwork & Quilting.  After learning how to Patcwork & Quilt she became an instructor of Japan Handicrafts Instructors` Association.   She enjoys making quilts and teaching in her "Pine Tree" class for more than 20 years.  She lives in Saitama Prefecture.   Kumiko Funaki has won some national and international quilt contests such as 1st entry awards at the American Quilters Society Show and contest in 2003, The Quilts of Japan award at the 9th Quilt Nihon exhibition in 2007, Small Wall Quilts - 1st place in 2009, The Bed Quilts hand quilting 1st place in 2010 at the American Quilters Society Show.

 Ms. Izumi Takamori


Ms. Izumi Takamori was born in Miyazaki Prefecture but now lives in Tokyo.  She started teaching quilt classes and opened a shop "Pin Cushion" in 1989. She is an instructor of Patchwork & Quilting, Machine Quilting, Knitting & Embroidery of Japan Handicraft Instructors Association.  She founded the Japan Heritage Quilters` Guild in 1995 with some quilters and a member of Japan Contemporary Quilt Association.  She is a very active quilter and has won  many national and internation quilt contests - "New Quilt from Old Favorite" Contest Ohio Star in 1996. 2nd place at the Flax Contest in 2002, Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival VI and more. Her quilts have been exhibited in the Tokyo Great Quilt Festival, World Quilt Carnival in Nagoya etc. She is also a member of some charities such as Hanshin Awaji huge earthquake and September 11 quilts etc.

Ms. Noriko Kido


Ms. Noriko Kido started making quilts about 18 years ago by herselft.  Because she wanted to learn more about it she took classes at the Japan Handicrafts Instructors Association  and then became an instructor of patchwork & quilting and embroidery.  She teaches quilting at Vogue Gakuen.  She is a member of the Charming Quilters and the Quilts Camarado.  She lives in Nagano Prefecture.  She is an award winning quilter in many international quilt contests  such as the World of Beauty`s Master Award for Traditional Artistry in 2006 at the International Quilt Festival, 1st place at the American Quilters Society Show and Contest in Paducah, Tokyo International Quilt Festival and more.

Ms. Junko Iemoto


Ms. Junko Iemoto became involved in making quilts in the dawn of the Japanese Quilts.  She became an instuctor of the Japan Handicrafts Instructors  Association and started teaching it at her quilt classes and some JHIA`s classes.  She presides "Quilts Island" about 22 years.  She lives in Hyogo.  Her quilts exhibit in many quilt shows such as The Japanese Quilt Artists 123 in 1998, The Quilts Osaka in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009.  The Japanese Imagery in One Hundred Quilts  in 2004.  The Craft Festa in Osaka in 2006 and more.





The five quilters are all the member of Japan Handicraft Instructors’ Association(JHIA). Please see our web site; JHIA URL:

http://www.jhia.org/english/

This Japan Team will be handled by the secretariat of JHIA.

Round 3

Hello everyone - its hard to believe that we have come this far already and that most of you have moved onto round 3 already....... - well done....i am a little late in posting the details for this round but here they are for your reference if needed -

• The next stage to add onto the quilt is a border of 8 1/2 inches. This will bring the quilt to a size of 52 1/2 inches.  As usual if you have any questions please get straight back to me. 

 

• Please have round 3 posted by  March 1st. 

Keep up the good work everyone and thanks for the information - keep it coming in....

SPONSORS

Happy New Year to everyone involved in Patchwork Promises.    I now have some details of some of our Sponsors to share with you all as follows:-

Team America 
 Nancy Mahoney:-
Fabric - P & B Textiles
Batting - Fairfield

Peggy Bass:-
Fabric - Ricky Tims Inc
Threads - Aurifil
Quilting - Matt Sparrow  - www.manquilter.com


I will update you on the sponsors for the rest of the group and teams as i get them.