I'd like to make a quilt for a dear friend who spent many years teaching English to adorable little school girls in Japan. I have some awesome Asian inspired fabrics but am wondering what to do next. Maybe a fan, or kimono? Maybe a combo of the two?

BTW Im really not into applique. I like pieced blocks only. Any suggestions?

I made one for a very dear Japanese friend, it had various different styles of kimonos, ginger jars, lanterns, and pagodas. The pagodas were the only blocks that didn't vary except in fabrics.

I was hoping that you would see this thread!!
(me-thinks you should post a pic of your beautiful quilt!!!)

:)

QuiltE-thanks for thinking of me, so here are some pics.

There are some wonderful paperpieced Asian themed quilts. A couple years ago there was a seller on Ebay that sold genuine kimono silk/fabric. I bought some pieces for a kimono pattern I have. I still have to make it though <grin>

You might try here:
http://www.cotton-picking.com/PaperP...ltPatterns.htm

Also, there are some lovely pieced quilts here:
http://asianfabricsource.com/KonaBayPatterns.htm

That's lovely :)

How could I not think of you? Your quilt is amazing ... and to think it's all PPing too! :)

Wow Pocoellie, that is some quilt you got there! I love it, especially the lanterns!

Oh! I think I need help closing my mouth. That is so beautiful!! Perhaps I should read further, but is it all paper-pieced? Thank you for sharing this magnificent project with us. Edit: I just read further, and thanks for the links!

TonnieLoree-yes, it's all paper pieced, I worked on for 9 months, although I have enough left over to make another quilt, since when planning it, I hadn't planned on sashing.