"Poco A Poco" by Keiko Morihiro won The Grace Company Master Award for Traditional Artistry at Houston 2025.

Artist Statement: "About ten years ago, I started working on a hexagonal quilt, but stopped halfway through because it had too many pieces. Four years ago, I started working on this quilt again and was finally able to complete it. The number of hexagonal pieces used to complete this quilt was 30,833. All the hexagonal pieces were quilted in rocking stitch, and each side of the hexagonal paper liner is 8mm long."

Poco A Poco by Keiko Morihiro First Place - Hand Quilted Quilts (Sponsored by Arrow Sewing) at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2024. The title of Keiko's quilt translates to "little by little", which is very fitting when you consider all the small individual pieces that she hand quilted together to win this award. Every single piece combines to create a hand quilted beauty of an image that can be seen from afar, but you'll have to stand back more than you would for your average quilt as this one is 86" x 100" in size.

Quilting Method: Hand

Quilting Technique:English Paper Piecing,Paper Piecing, Hand Quilting, Hand Piecing

Design: Original Design