It is another honor to announce that I will be teaching at 2025 in Phoenix. re

It is another honor to announce that I will be teaching at 2025 in Phoenix. @themqg released the schedules. Please visit their website to check out amazing workshops & lectures.
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It is my 5th year in QuiltCon as a faculty, teaching something outside of Quilting. When I submit a faculty application, I always wonder first if what I can offer is suitable for the Modern Quilting World. Isn’t it kind of crazy that I am offering the exact same workshop for 5 years straight? Well… Sashiko is the only thing I can teach.
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This year, though, I decided to go outside of my comfort zone a little bit. I will bring my Domestika Course contents to the In-Person Workshop. It won’t be the same contents of Domestika Course, but it will be much more “relaxed” than the one I offer as [Core & Essence]. I will not force you to learn the “Form” I try to pass down.
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At the same time, I am happy that I can offer [Core & Essence], which is a pretty intensive learning opportunity rather than “Let’s Enjoy Sashiko Together”. One can take both, or this time, neither of them have prerequisites.
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I feel so fortunate to offer another lecture, too. In the last 2 lectures, I received the same question, [Why are you doing/teaching Sashiko (if you didn’t like it in your childhood)?]. I will talk about it in this lecture. It is based on my personal story… but I am pretty confident that the story can resonate with anyone who loves stitching. It is my pleasure to offer an opportunity to embrace “why you stitch” while sharing “why I stitch” – and conclude as the answer to “Why We Stitch”.
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今年もまた にて講師として参加させて頂けることになりました。5年目。有難い限りです。同時に「集大成」かなとも思っています。5年間、全く同じ内容のワークショップを続けるのは、こういう「お祭り」においては珍しい事例のようで。毎年、講師として何をお教えするかの提案書を出すのですが、「目新しい内容ですか？」という質問事項には目を瞑って断られたらそれまでという気持ちでいて、それがもう数年続いているので、2025年が集大成になるように進めていこうと思っています。
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教えられることは決まっているので、何が集大成かというと「お伝えすること」の一つの区切りとなればと思っています。「なぜ（私は）刺し子をするのか」をしっかりと言葉にしてこようかと。集大成と言いつつ、依頼があればどこにでも行く気持ちではありますが、ダラダラと続けるのも違う気はしているので…気合いと覚悟を込めて。2025年2月、アリゾナでお会いできる人がいたら嬉しいです。
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2024-05-30 21:01:02

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