My generous friend Aiko in Tokyo has just sent me another parcel of materials - completely different from the above. Traditional day Kimono fabrics in indigo, stripes and browns. At first glance I thought What???? but after going through my Japanese quilting books, I can see the potential. Watch this space, but don't hold your breath .
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I decided to make a wall hanging based on the Japanese style of door curtain which is used instead of solid doors to save space. I cut most of the fabrics into 10" strips of varying thicknesses, and sewed them onto a backing of calico. Each row has a Tori emblem block - the Tori gate is appliqued on to a background of plain Indigo fabric, and the block was inserted into each row of strips. I used a grey fabric for the sashing and outside borders, and will use the same for binding. For the backing I used a golden colour curtain material which I have had in my stash for years, just waiting for the right project!
This is the top before I quilted the top and backing together.
