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A giant four-sided display featured hundreds of sunflower quilts.
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Once the ceremonial ribbon cutting was over, almost 33,000 quilt lovers from around the world were able to view the special exhibits at the Kobe 2002 International Quilt Week in July.
About 430 quilts were displayed, including a collection titled American Favorites from the Pages of QNM. The quilts were selected by Mary Leman Austin, executive director for the magazine, and Jan Magee, senior features editor, and included works by Karen Kay Buckley, Donna Hanson Eines, Cynthia England, Candy Goff, Ellen Graf, Deborah Grow, Vickie Hallmark, Margarete Heinisch, Sandra Hoefner, Janine Holzman, Judy McClure, Kathleen McCrady, and Linda Pool. Also included were Jan Rashid, Sharon Rexroad, Cindy Starkey Robinson, Linda Roy, Ann Seely, Carol Ann Sinnreich, Patricia Styring, Gerry Sweem, and Ann Trotter.
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As part of a challenge from the Quilt Week Executive Committee, organizers of the show, Japanese quiltmakers contributed their own 36"-square sunflower quilts that were incorporated into a giant four-sided display that dominated the Kobe International Exhibition Hall. The sunflower represents the recovery of the city of Kobe from the disastrous Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city in 1995.
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Present at the ribbon cutting ceremony were various dignitaries including quilt artist Chuck Nohara (third from left), quilt designer and television personality Kathy Nakajima (third from right), and QNM senior features editor Jan Magee (second from right).
Waves, 65" x 71", by Keiko Yokota, was the Grand Prix winner.
