Coming to the end of February

I've been working on knitting my WIPs -- changing as my arm allows. The Irie Tarot bag is coming along, as is one Paistu mitten.

A Japanese friend lent me a book by a friend of hers: Reiko Yamaguchi. I believe this particular book is out of print, but it is glorious to look at:
the cover

a screen

a close-up of beautiful fabrics

so of course I spent the afternoon sipping tea, looking at the book, and looking at photos from the Tokyo International Great Quilt festival posted on Flickr by moonstitches

I need to get back to my February TIF challenge!