This project has been in the queue for a year.  It really started with the fabric. It is near and dear to my heart, as it is a piece I received from my bestfriend. (She takes some amazing photographs that you can see here). This fabric is lovely. As I do not read Japanese, it appears to be a printed cotton broadcloth. The patterning and metallic embellishments give the fabric a depth that I do not see in other...