Sorry to be so late getting this posted.... the gorgeous Oriental fabric I chose had other plans than mine. I thought it could stand on it's own, but it demanded something special! That took extra time- quite a bit of extra time! It has a pretty Oriental-ish looking pieced and appliqued pocket on the front. It is much happier, but now I'll be up half the night doing my nails for work tomorrow! LOL
Use a 1/4 in. seam allowance- except in one place clearly indicated. I am going to assume y'all know about sewing and I am not going to remind you of the obvious- like trimming selvages, pressing at each step and pressing seams open, backstitching to secure seams, trimming corners before turning, adding interfacing as needed, etc. Be careful to not get too much bulk- only interface if necessary and keep it out of the seam allowances.
I highly suggest using Warm & Natural for your batting. You will not have to baste and it feeds thru the machine nicely- since there is no backing fabric when you quilt. I tried another brand of batting and it got all caught up in my feeddogs. My Janome was NOT pleased! Quilt any way you like- it's mostly just for background. I usually use a large-ish meandering, a diagonal grid, or "headbands" and "bananas".
So, without further ado..... here it is! (Click on each picture and the instructions will be at the bottom of the picture.)