Hello!

Josianne Robb is a British quilt designer based in Hong Kong and the driving force behind Indigo Shima.

With 20 odd years of experience, Josianne defines herself as a ‘modern traditional process quilter’ . Breaking the concept down:

• she mixes old and new unceremoniously, re-interpreting classic designs without abiding by strict rules. Josianne also typically includes repurposed fabric in her quilts, which she combines with quilting fabric.

• Josianne is particularly interested in the craftmanship involved in designing and making a quilt, favouring waste reducing piecing techniques

• Josianne is also fascinated by the close relationship between quilting and mindfulness, best illustrated by her preference for hand quilting. Hand sewing invites makers to slow down, become engrossed in a repetitive process conducive to meditation. Her designs explore this interest further, with each quilt pattern symbolising a concept underpinning the concepts of self care, empowerment and happiness.

Indigo Shima was born in 2020. Publishing quilt patterns has been a dream of hers for many years. The COVID pandemic reminded Josianne that there is no time like the present and gave her the impetus to make the dream a reality.

Thank you for visiting this site and, if you are purchasing a pattern, a course or commissioning a quilt, for helping an independent designer continue to make her dream a reality.