'Wa' stands for Japanese and the quilts entered in this category of the contest should have something Japanese, be it fabric, motif or technique. Wheels of indigo. By Tsukiei(?) Hanabusa 花房月栄 Carps and pine needles By Yoshiko(?) Uemura 上村義子 You need a good collection of kimono silk to make such gradation in your quilt. By Michiko Ohbuchi　大淵美智子 Reflections in the quiet pond by an old water mill. By Kaworu Okada 岡田かをる Flower viewing by Ayako(?) Sato 佐藤絢子 It is a Western patchwork pattern but the fabric is all shibori kimono silk. Fancy collecting all these shades! The Asian dragon has no wings but can climb the air nevertheless. By Michiko Kitahara 北原美千子