About Motoko Maggie Nakatani

Motoko Maggie Nakatani discovered her love of quilling when she opened a toy and candy shop in Kobe, Japan. She taught herself to quill and began importing quilling tools and materials to sell in her shop. After attending her first North American Quilling Guild convention, she was inspired to offer quilling classes customers.

Maggie is now the lead instructor for Botanical Quilling Japan, a group that focuses on the seasonal beauty of plants and flowers. She is also a founding member of the Japan Quilling Guild and the Japanese representative to the North American Quilling Guild.