I wanted to write a bit about the traits of Japanese style quilting compared to Western style quilting, but today’s schedule is a bit tight and the posting deadline is here. I’ll just show a few pictures. Or maybe I’ll use bullet points:
Types of fabric: plain cotton, woven patterns, large and small scale dyed patterns, stencil dyed cottons, silks and wool.
I tried to choose colors that were present in the center block.
Block categories: patchwork, Sashiko, Kamon (traditional family crests worked as applique or sashiko) and Takarazukushi (good fortune symbols worked in applique.)
Now to the clue: Kathleen suggested King’s Crown pattern for this round, or choose a block that begins with a K, or that begins with the first letter of my name, L. I immediately thought of Log Cabin. But turning to my Japanese block design book, I saw no examples that looked like a log cabin. In studying the block names, I realized that the “L” sound is absent from the Japanese language! Lots of blocks start with a K. I settled on this pattern – Kumiko – which translates to Lattice.
And its construction begins with making four strip-pieced squares built around a center square. Hm, that resembles the beginning of a log cabin.
And here is my first block for Border One.
I ended up making three blocks, which I plan to place just below the center block row.
And so the first round is done, and my post written before the Linky party closes.
I see that my chosen path will hold much challenge if I stick to the plan.
If you want to follow along with Stay at Home Round Robin, here are the hosts and the weekly schedule. Check out their posts!
- January 20: 1st Round: Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
- January 27: 2nd Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
- February 3: 3rd Round: Gail @ Quilting Gail
- February 10: 4th Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
- February 17: 5th Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
- February 24: 6th Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- March 24: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
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Cool block. The nested square block is common, but I’ve never seen it set 4 together like that.
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You were clever to find a block beginning with K that translates to one beginning with L. These go very nicely with your centre block 🙂
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Thank you.
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I am enjoying seeing how you work the borders into this unique quilt. It is so cool!
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Thanks Wendy. I feel pretty good about participating in SAHRR this year.
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Come for the inspiration, stay for the education! I always learn something from you! (and it is always something I think is just so amazing!!) I might need to see if my library has any Japanese quilting books! I am absolutely fascinated! I really like your start as well!
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The most prolific author of the craft is Susan Briscoe. I didn’t find any books in my library, but I purchased two last year. I also started searching the internet for Japanese quilt shows.
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I am happy to report that my library has an extensive collection, including several by Susan Briscoe! Thank you!
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That’s wonderful. I am wondering about the word Yutori. Is it Japanese?
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It is!! It roughly translates (albeit poorly) to spaciousness. But it really is so much more than that!
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Anything to do with Japan it’s fabrics and design suits me just fine
Youve a nice collection.
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Vivienne, you may be interested in viewing kimonomomo’s shop on Etsy. I bought more Japanese fabrics from her and they seemed reasonably priced.
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Looks wonderful! I love Japanese fabrics and aesthetic.
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Thank you. I found more fabrics on an Etsy site, so 8 additional pieces are coming my way soon
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Such pretty fabrics! I would have a hard time choosing… I like what you’ve done so far. Interesting to learn about Japanese quilting.
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