I thought I’d show you my how I made my “design decisions” for the Kimono Quilt and the progress I’ve made.
Once I had made my Kimono Block, I then had 16 and so could play with the layout of them until I found one I was happy with. It was quite hard to find a balance as they are all so lovely and yet so very different. It took me several trials before I came up with this one.
As you can see I was helped by my able assistant, Mr Tiggy.
Choosing cornerstones
After this I cut some of the sashings and I sewed the sashings between the top four blocks.
Then I cut the horizontal sashings and and laid the blocks out onto different fabrics to see which one I should use for the cornerstones.
The first fabric I tried was a red version of the cream Futoji Kanji which I used for the sashings.
The second was a plain black.
I decided that the red Kanji was too busy and so went for plain black and as you can see I have completed the first row.
I have sewn the first two vertical sashings to the first block in the second row so I’m happy with my progress as I am hand-piecing these blocks. Better get back to it…
Looking good! This si the fun part isn’t it?
I had guessed that arranging those kimono blocks might not be easy. I think the black was a good choice. Maybe you can use the red in an outer border. What size are the blocks?
The blocks are 9″ by 10 3/4″. The red I am planning to use along with the cream, as part of the backing.
Yes, the black was a good choice. Don’t you just love to do the hand quilting?
I do, but I’m not planning to hand quilt this one, just hand piece it.