1. Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Satomi Quilts

Join me to learn about how Satomi of Satomi Quilts started her quilting journey, from where she draws her inspiration for her quilt designs, and how teaching her boys to snowboard has made her a better quilting teacher.GUEST BIOSatomi Hoar is from rural northern Japan and lives in northwest Connecticut with her husband and two children. She is a modern traditional quilt pattern designer and Bernina Ambassador. She began quilting nearly ten years ago when her husband’s mother, an experienced quilter originally from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, offered to teach her. Aside from her family, designing quilt patterns and making quilts is her greatest joy. She looks to nature, the many places she’s been fortunate to visit and to live, and the experiences of meeting so many amazing people through quilting as her inspiration. To learn more about Satomi Quilts, follow her on Instagram @satomi_quilts or visit her website at www.satomiquilts.com.LEARN JAPANESE EP. 1"Nanakorobi Yaoki": Fall down seven times, stand up eight.Support the showABOUT THE HOSTEmi Takagi Stapler is a Japanese-American quilter and designer currently living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born in the United States and raised in Japan, she finds inspiration from her Japanese culture and upbringing, but through a modern lens. She enjoys connecting with artists and makers to listen to their creative journeys, and believes that we find the most authentic inspiration when we are curious and look far beyond our own front doors. To learn more about Emi or the Creative Japan podcast, you can find her on Instagram @emiandkostudio or visit her website at www.emiandkostudio.com.