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| Kyoto Flea Market quilt, on display. |
Just finished two quilts, one of which is shown above, in DH's home office. The pattern was inspired by Kathy Adams pattern Japanese Story.
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| Kathy Adams, Japanese Story. |
The geometry is fairly basic, so I didn't purchase the pattern, but worked out the dimensions and construction on my own. However, the pattern gives yardage requirements, cutting instructions and assembly diagrams, so would be useful for someone just beginning in quilting.
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| Rolls of narrow width woven fabric. |
I named the quilt Kyoto Flea Market as I purchased the patterned fabrics at a temple market in Kyoto in 2012. To my dismay, when I returned home I found most of the fabrics had holes and other areas of damage (the fabrics were tied in tight, unscrutinizable bundles at the market). However, there was enough usable material for two nearly identical quilts (a limited edition, if you will). Buyer beware, indeed!
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| Items at the temple flea market. |
This pattern is a useful way to "corral" a collection of large-, medium- and small- scale fabrics and show them to advantage. Below is a "blankie" for a child assembled from shibori samples made in an Elin Noble workshop.
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| Shibori sampler quilt. |
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| Detail, Kyoto Flea Market quilt. |
The sashing is black Kona cotton, and while most of the hand-quilting is done with black thread, I hand-quilted the sashing using red thread - subtle, but a little zingy.