Pajogi-Style Patchwork

Pajogi-Style Patchwork

Pajogi-Style Patchwork

I’ve been intrigued with quilting my entire life, from the first time my mother and
grandmother sat down with me at the sewing machine. I started a patchwork quilt at the age of 12 that was tied with yarn. It rested in my hope chest until I was married and
although I hate to say it, we used that quilt until it was threadbare and past saving.

I love to research different techniques in quilting and when I stumbled on Pajogi quilting, I immediately immersed myself in linens, cotton batiks, and silks. Pajogi, (sometimes referred to as Bojogi), is a Korean tradition. The women would collect all their scraps until they could create a gift bag, quilt, or other useful project for their everyday lives.

A Leisure Arts Pajogi-Style Patchworks fabric furoshiki scarf, with pastel stripes and Korean patchwork design, wraps a box on a tray. Soft lighting highlights text about a wrapping project and “Let’s Go Shopping” materials list.

In this book of 15+ projects, you will find different uses for this technique from candle
wraps to lap quilts.

One beautiful aspect of Pajogi is that the finished piece can be displayed in a window or door with sunlight permeating the joined pieces of linen or cotton batik. It’s like quilted stained glass. Making a lampshade is another fantastic way to enjoy the luminescence of Pajogi.

The Pajogi-Style Patchworks table lamp by Leisure Arts features a vibrant rectangular shade with Korean patchwork; next to it, a brown box provides shopping supplies and fabric yardage for your DIY lampshade project.


The seams of Pajogi are hidden seams. They are easy to do, and you will find yourself
using this technique in other quilting occasionally as it works more efficiently. I really
enjoyed this technique as a true highlight in my quilting career. I hope to bring more
Pajogi-style patchwork to you in the future.

Shop Pajogi-Style Patchwork Now. 

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About the Author

Debi Schmitz Noriega has been immersed in craft and sewing since childhood days of
spending summers with her grandma, working on 4-H projects with her mother and then working in her parent’s craft store when she was a young mother. When her parents retired from the store, Debi started her professional design career. She raised 4 children that were involved in 4-H as well and carried on the legacy of making projects for the home, gifts or as apparel.

Her design career has taken her around the world and has given her the opportunity to
work in a field that is her hobby as well. You can find many books, magazine articles,
internet projects as well as a couple of exciting adventures on television.

Debi lives in Urbandale, Iowa with her husband, a cat, and a dog, surrounded by lots of
grandchildren, giggles, and memories.

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