Stitching texture.

I finished another UFO today.Well, I guess they are not UFO's  (un-finished objects) unless you leave hem that way.This project began when I was teaching in Costa Rica. I took vintage Kimono fabric with me... even the cream fabric was vintage Obi lining cloth.I slow stitched the bottom colours on the quilt   (slow stitch means a little hand stitching)The I traced the outline of a photo onto the fabric with a black pigment ink pen and added the kimono skirt fabric.I've been working on it on and off for a few months now, but decided to add the machine quilting to the hand stitching just yesterday. I love the effect.The shiny fabric is actually silk from India.I left the threads to hand loose and then stitched over them with the machine.It has cotton batting and the backing is the same antique Obi fabric and I will leave the edges raw.DONE.