This designer panel is by Ky Fujita for QH Textiles, taking hanafukin panels in a new direction, with a nod to sashiko tradition. This contemporary sashiko panel covered with delicate snowflakes falling amongst swagged garlands of decorations brings a beautiful new design to your Christmas collection. Please see my stitching suggestions below for ways to stitch this design to best advantage. Hand printed in Japan. This rectangular design would make a lovely Christmas place mat if turned sideways, or a seasonal wallhanging that could be embellished with sparkly beads or buttons dotted along the swags .
It is a 'hana fukin' with literally means 'flower cloth' and printed on green 100% cotton fabric. They may be stitched with a doubled or single thread (or a mixture of both, for an interesting effect), in coloured threads, or white for a very minimalist contemporary look. Any of my medium sashiko threads would be ideal for these panels, or use the finer sashiko threads doubled.The fabric is an exact colour match for the 'snowflakes
', 'hanabi
', and 'Christmas wreath
' panels and other QH Textiles panels in greige, so the panels could be combined into one wallhanging or a quilt, with extra fabrics.
These hand printed designer panels are more expensive than the other hanafukin I sell, but the patterns are so beautiful, I wanted to start selling them! I have more more designs by Ky Fujita in stock.Sashiko Cloth by QH Textiles (Australia)
Printed with water-soluble ink - marks wash out
Composition : 85% cotton, 15% linen
Individual Cloth Size : Approx. 35cm(W) x 50cm(L) (Finished size Approx. 30cm(W) x 45cm(W))
This fabric is a slightly finer weave than the Olympus hanafukin sarashi cotton.
#KF2021-31GR ‘Holy Night' designer hanafukin sashiko sampler greige
Hanafukin cloths are traditionally stitched through two layers of fabric (the second layer is the plain section) but can be stitched just through one if you want to add wadding and quilt the panel after finishing the sashiko stitching. For 'quilt as you go', the plain section can be used as a backing.
To stitch through two layers, the cloth can be stitched all round and bagged out before stitching the sashiko; stitched across the short ends with right sides together, then the sashiko stitched, and finally the two selvedges turned in on each other and ladder stitched together; or the edges tucked in using a butted finished and stitched all round. Any of these can also be done after the sashiko is stitched, if you don't want the back of your stitching to be visible.
In addition to simply stitching the whole panel in medium white sashiko thread, you can experiment with different colours and thread thicknesses. The greige fabric would contrast well with darker or brighter coloured sashiko threads, or go for a more delicate low contrast look with white or pastels, including 100m #194 and #195. Red sashiko thread would make a classic colour combination with the natural greige, or you could combine red and green to coordinate with the red and green versions of the panel, and make a set, alternating the fabric and thread colours, perhaps linking all three with touches of golden yellow.
Whatever threads you choose, it will look lovely. Remember the lightest colours, white especially, will appear bolder against the dark blue fabric, while colours like deep red will recede, rather than create a bright accent in your stitching.The whole panel can be stitched in a single medium sashiko thread or with some threads doubled for a bolder effect, such as the circle outlines. If you wish to stitch in just one colour, try combining the 20m medium sashiko thread with the 80m fine sashiko thread. The colours are identical and the finer thread could be used to give a very delicate effect to some parts of the pattern.
