From the Vault - Summer Kimono Quilt

In the "From the Vault" series, I show a quilt I made in the past.  

In 2008, I made three quilts from the Bargello Kimono quilt pattern by Castilleja Cotton.  I planned on making one with colors representative of each season, but after making Spring, Summer, and Autumn, I lost interest in making a Winter one.  Even after a six-year rest, I still don't feel like it.

Last year I showed you my Spring Kimono.  Today, quick before summer ends, we'll look at the Summer Kimono.

I had two jumping off points for the color - one was the border, and the other was the very pretty Oriental fabric in the flared bottom portion.

I used lots of floral prints, and free-motioned various flowers in the background.

Close-up of the bottom of the kimono.  You can see the Oriental fabric on each side.

I'm surprised that the corners all lined up so nicely.  I have trouble doing that nowadays.  I must have used up that skill.

I think this border fabric is a Philip Jacobs print.  You can see a little more free motion stitching in the border.  

The back - not very summery.  Oh well.

The label.

I never showed you the back of the Spring Kimono last year, so here it is.

And here's the label.

I might show the Autumn Kimono sometime this fall, but we might just wait another year, too.