I myself am a color chaos goblin.  I make fun patch work quilts with the scraps from other peoples quilts.   Hundreds of little pieces and a riot of color.  Love to see your creations.

I just went down a rabbit hole thinking one actual Japanese technique this would look great with is sashiko stitching, and it looks like there might be some basis in the inspiration for the western style coming from a Japanese practice called boro. Google gives a ton of modern examples but I did find a few historical ones, including a robe in the V&A collection dated 1850-1900.

Thank you

I admire how smoothly scripted, filmed, sewn and presented this is.

I did the lining for a wool coat in this kind of patchwork after seeing your last crazy patchwork video😜

I made bed quilts using this technique over 30 years ago but didn't realize that it was a thing until today. Thank you for sharing this fun project and giving us a history lesson.

I enjoy your channel a lot, generally speaking, but I REALLY enjoy when you talk about the things you are passionate about.

Such as history, colonialism, and the history of colonialism. Which hey, happen to also be interests of mine.

Thank you for sharing your time and labor with us.

My mother, who was a child of rationing, had a crazy patchwork dressing gown, with tiny pieces, featuring things like my grandfather's racing silks, which I remember from early childhood (1970s).   I've always dimly supposed it to be a product of rationing and always-busy hands, but 1960s-70s and the sewing machine make much more sense.  I wish I'd asked her about it.

My now finished (at last!) quilt was sewn more or less like this, too. I didn't sew the individual pieces to a backing to stabilize, I mostly sewed them to each other and ironed the seams open, then added batting and a back, and finished with sloppily made bias binding, and tacked with Xs. Just in time for the summer to come upon us, lol! At least the cat enjoys sleeping in a quilt-purrito <3

I learned to paper piece quilt blocks over 20 years ago. Then about 10 years ago I pieced random patterns onto muslin cut about postcard size. Quilted and bound it and mailed them for Christmas greetings. I’m a color junkie, so I used  bright small patterns and pieces. Only the most favorite folks got one, but boy did they let me know how much they loved the fabric postcard. I see them on their Christmas trees years later.
I appreciate the grace you extend to us all as we try to balance creating and sustaining with physical and mental health. Your kindness and creativity have made me a huge new fan. I’m no longer sewing for cosplays for my kids, but may have to rethink and find a con and make a character. In my 60s it is more challenging to find like minded folk, so I’m going to just try harder. There is a local coffee shop(Dungeons and Java) that has a craft night where people bring unfinished projects and create in community. Maybe I will find an adventuring party as well!
Very best wishes!!!

The wall hanging looks amazing!

"I respect that, but will not be replicating it" is a quote that can be applied to so many things when using historical inspiration.

I knew there was exoticism involved, but I had never actually heard an explanation for why Jonathan Swift included Japan in "Gulliver's Travels".

"completely fabricated"! such an awesome multilayered use of the phrase there (intentional or not, I do not care)

Absolutely brilliant ! Made being awakened by our dog at 5:30 a whole lot less annoying. You have  already improved my day, and I now have an idea for a sewing project for my class (who expressed an interest in quilting just Friday). <3

Youre amazing. I mean, listening to you as i sew and watching how you do crazy patchwork is such a pleasure. Thank you darling, for being you. ⭐

The wall hanging looks great! This is a technique I've been thinking about on and off since seeing your patchwork coat, maybe some day I'll have the energy to actually iron seams and make something like it.
I make cat toys when I just need to de-stress and sew something by hand, so I keep a bag of "fabric trash" because I will end up using it somehow, either for making said cat toys or for stuffing a bum pad or a new pin cushion.

The patchwork, both as a WIP and a finished object, is stunning, and the historical tangent is fascinating. You do an excellent job of making some really important points about exoticism in general and Japanomania in particular. I enjoy all of your videos but this one was something special. I especially enjoyed the opening sequence.

I'm not really a patchwork person (my chaos demon needs to be sat on, so I keep my scraps to use as cushion stuffing) but I did make a Dutch 1940s liberation skirt after watching Juul Thijssen's videos. The technique I used was similar to what you described at one point - folding the edges under and embroidering them down, except I used my sewing machine's appliqué stitch.

And this is the modern streamlined method! It’s pure faff. But then we all have different tolerances in crafting. I’ve made multiple steeked all over fair isle colourwork garments and I know some people think that’s a ridiculous amount of work 🧡🧡🧡

I’ve been working on a similar project inspired by your scrappy LARP quilt this past month to make sense of scraps. I can’t be bothered with ironing lately so sitting with a big basket of scraps and no plan is wildly therapeutic in it’s mindlessness 💛

I have done a little bit of crazy quilting, but I did not know about the method of sewing everything to a big piece of backing fabric. I think I will try it out. The finished hanging looks amazing!

Brilliant, I have the obligatory bin bag full of material scraps so I will definitely be trying this out.