Sachiko Aldous Featured Artist At 2018 Payson Quilt Show

Pictured is Sachiko Aldous, the 2018 Featured Quilt Artist.

Each year the Payson Quilt Show at Peteetneet features a guest artist with a display of her quilts and other creations in a special area.  This year our featured quilt artist is Sachiko Aldous, the designer and writer of her creative blog, Tea Rose Home.

Sachiko was born in Japan, where she was raised, until moving to the United States at age 23.  Her mother recalls that Sachiko held her first needle at the tender age of two, and hasn't stopped creating since then. A few of her favorite creative pastimes are quilting, sewing, refashioning and jewelry making.  Her works have been featured in several blogs and magazines such as "American Patchwork & Quilting," "Quilts and More," "Altered Couture," "Jewelry Affaire," and "Haute Handbags." Sachiko lives in Utah with her husband (who happens to be her most favorite person to hang out with) and her three children.

Under the title of her blog, Tea Rose Home, is a subtitle which reads, "Everyday life with a little bit of flair." Sachiko certainly has that flair. Her works range from full sized quilts as well as very tiny miniatures, to quilt shop scenes in "Altoid" tins, handcrafted jewelry, 'repurposed wearables,' and home decorator items.  She seems to find a way to make everything around her beautiful and will leave you wondering, "Why didn't I think of that?"

You can tell Sachiko shares the sentiments of all quilters by a quote found on one of her blogs, "Saying good-by to a quilt you spent so much time and effort on is a little bitter sweet.  Well, I guess it is more sweet when you think that something you created will be used for years to come by someone you care about."

Her display will be well worth seeing during the the Payson Quilt Show, which runs from October 5th through the 13th at the Peteetneet Museum.  Show hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. For more information about classes and other activities, as well as quilt entry forms, visit our web site at www.paysonquiltshow.com.  Help us celebrate the art of quilting in our community.