vintage Japanese fabrics make a 'thank you' quilt special

I made this quilt as a thank you gift for someone who graciously offered to help me with a project. Can't say too much yet... till I send off this gift. I love making quilts to give away... it makes me happy. This one, I kind of fell in love with... so it will be hard to send away. But I guess that makes it an even better gift

The fabric is vintage Japanese yukata (cotton kimono cloth) and traditional Japanese prints. I collected the vintage fabrics on my many trips to Japan.

Tom the dog wondering what all the full is about.

Part of the back. And the next photo shows the whole back. I pieced in one long strip of the vintage yukata. Cotton yukata is most often made in 14 inch strips. I pieced this with the selvedge on top so you could see the original finished edges of the cloth.

The last photo is a close up of the front. I did not have a plan when I started making this... I just pulled fabrics out of my stash and I knew I wanted big blocks to preserve the fabric design. I also wanted something masculine, so I kept the color pallette to only indigo and white. The quilting is simple straight lines.

I hope the receipient loves this as much as I do!