explore indigo in-depth

blue japan :: indigo tour

unending delights

12-day textile tours to Japan

creative quilting experiences

workshops & retreats
long beach, ca
you’re invited!

Shop at Okan Arts’ huge Studio SALE where everything is 50% or more off! Textiles — yukata cotton, kimono wool, silk, kasuri, ikat, and shibori! Plus kokeshi, Japanese home goods, and more!
SAT May 10 :: 10am to 3pm

ONE DAY ONLY
pop-up shop & sale

SAT June 7 :: 10am to 4pm
Head to La Conner WA for an amazing Japanese textile sale hosted by Okan Arts. Plus, catch Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s Museum Talk about her newly opened exhibit at the Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum.

It will be a fun day for quilters in the Northwest!

1-DAY ZOOM WORKSHOP
curved templates of your own design

THU May 22, 2025 :: $125
Patricia Belyea teaches you the basics of making templates (from freezer paper!) and moves you to a confident approach for sewing curved seams (that are flat!). 

1-DAY ZOOM WORKSHOP
dancing X’s quilt

SAT August 16, 2025 :: $125
Learn Patricia’s Inserted Curves technique with the simple Dancing Xs quilt project.

Insert two curved lines into a patterned fabric for a lyrical quilt composition.

3-HOUR ZOOM WORKSHOP
designer facings

SAT August 23 :: $95
Now you can finish your quilts with clean and modern Designer Facings.

Patricia Belyea teaches you a full range of fun, easy, and exciting facing techniques— Courthouse Columns, Pieced, Pinwheel, Colorblock Corners, Bordered, Making-Do, and Crazy Combos.

12-day tours in Japan
trip of a lifetime!

Experience Japanese textiles, quilting, people, and traditions — with insider visits, hands-on workshops, celebrity meet-ups, special meals, and more.

Each tour is limited to 16 participants. Solo Occupancy in 4-star hotels.

festival of quilts
patricia in the UK!

Join Patricia at the largest patchwork and quilting event in Europe this summer. She’s giving two talks (Code 510 and Code 528) and teaching a one-day Academy Workshop (Code 326).