Simply Quilts

Sashiko Tote Bag

Episode QLT-519

Experience the International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas, through the eyes of attendee Gaye Sunada, to get an up-close and personal tour of the event. Afterward, Sunada joins host Alex Anderson in the studio to demonstrate how to make a Japanese sashiko stitched tote bag. Sunada explains the history of the art form along with a demonstration of the needles, threads and stitches needed.