Somehow these indigo blue panels have got very slightly sun faded along the edge, a little over a quarter inch away from the dashed line at the edge of three of the panels, where the fabric has been stored on the bolt before cutting. So long as you are going to cut the panel up and piece them into a project, this fade will be so close to the seam line, it may be almost invisible, or you could slightly trim the three panels a little smaller to use. I would not advise using the panels whole, as the fade, although minimal, would be noticeable. As these are being sold as slight seconds, please note I will not be able to exchange them for other panels.
The fade is shown in the first photo, and goes right across the panel.
This is part of my second selection of ready to sashiko stitch traditional kamon crest designs with smaller patterns, hand printed by Olympus Thread Mfg. Co.in Japan on their beautiful Kofu Tsumugi 100% cotton (coloured warp, black weft, with tiny slubs, also available unprinted). Once again, I've chosen some of my favourite kamon crest patterns for this new panel, with several variations on komezashi (rice stitch) hitomezashi (one stitch sashiko) patterns plus the knaji characters for the seasons for the smaller squares - spring 春 (haru), summer 夏 (natsu), autumn 秋 (aki), winter 冬 (fuyu). Coordinating with my other geometric and kamon crest sashiko panels. Each stitch is clearly marked, so they are easy to sew. The second image shows the whole panel.
Each hand-printed pattern is washed away with water and disappears, leaving no mark on the work. Do not prewash your panel, or all your marks will disappear! The panel's squares are 9 1/2in (24cm) and 4 1/2in (11.5cm) approx. They can be cut up and used like quilt blocks or stitched as a whole panel (it looks good if the cutting lines are left unsewn). The block sizes are the same as my other geometric and kamon crest panels, so now you can have many more blocks to combine for larger projects like quilts. The possibilities are endless!
There is a 2020 geometric panel that complements this one, in the same size and colours, as well as the original 2019 panels.
100% cotton
Size - Approximately 108 cm selvedge to selvedge (print width: 96 cm) x 60cm wide.
NB - about my panels -
- Zigzag or overlock (or faux lock) over the cut edges before starting to stitch - all fabrics for sashiko will tend to fray. The edge beyond the dashed lines at the side is the cutting edge of the panel - the panel actually starts on the dashed line.
- The indigo blue is not botanical indigo and will not run
Thread suggestions - suitable for any medium or fine sashiko thread. One panel uses approx. 100m sashiko thread used singly, more if doubled or in a combination of doubled and single threads. The Olympus 100m sashiko thread, available in 14 colours, is ideal.
Needle - Olympus Thread Mfg. Co. sashiko needles in packs of two or four.
Please see my FAQs page for more information about stitching this panel.
