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Morning Sun over Hills — Free Kinusaiga Pattern

Difficulty: Confident beginnerRegions: 7Suggested size: 240 × 240 mmProvisional minimum: 220 mm wide

A calm landscape with broad hills and sun, plus one small bird that calls for a little more care. Print a sample at your board size and check the bird with your fabric and tool before committing to the full piece.

Download this printable kinusaiga pattern

These numbered PDFs are prepared for a 240 × 240 mm board, the suggested size for this design. Choose the paper in your printer:

Download A4 PDFDownload US Letter PDF

Print at 100% / Actual size, then measure the square on each sheet: it should be 25 mm. See the printing guide for joining multiple pages. These files passed digital print checks; physical paper and fabric tests are pending. Use the size tool below if your board has different dimensions.

Size and print for your own board

1 · Finished size
2 · Paper

Both sizes are always available — the choice is remembered for next time.

Advanced settings

Measure the calibration square after printing. If it is not the stated size, turn off scaling in the print dialog (choose 100% or Actual size, disable Fit to page) and print again.

Preview · finished size 240 × 240 mm

Print preview — 2 sheets of A4 (portrait) · each section 125 × 240 mm · finished size 240 × 240 mm

These sheets make one continuous drawing. Each page is a full-size section. Trim at the corner marks, match the repeated 10 mm strip at the dashed line, and tape the sheets together before transferring the pattern to your board.

At these proportions, one A4 sheet fits about 190 × 190 mm. A larger finished size needs joined pages or larger-format printing. See the assembly guide.

Assembled drawing · 2 × 1 pages
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Dashed lines show the paper joins. They are not cuts in the artwork.

Morning Sun over Hills · 240 × 240 mm · A4 portrait
Page 1/2 (row 1/1, col 1/2) · overlap 10 mm · print at 100% / actual size
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
25 mm (≈1 in)
Morning Sun over Hills · 240 × 240 mm · A4 portrait
Page 2/2 (row 1/1, col 2/2) · overlap 10 mm · print at 100% / actual size
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
25 mm (≈1 in)

Colour reference

A fabric-planning aid — printed sheets always contain the line art with region numbers.

Colour reference for Morning Sun over Hills: 7 numbered regions

Materials

  • Foam board (kinusaiga base) — 240 × 240 mm suggested
  • Fabric scraps: warm cream (sky), persimmon orange (sun), mist blue (ridge), two greens (hills), deep green (field), black or navy (bird)
  • Craft knife or groove stylus
  • Fabric tucking tool or small flat screwdriver
  • Optional frame or edge covering for the finished piece

Tips for this pattern

  • Tuck the sky first — it is the largest piece and sets the tension for everything else.
  • The sun sits partly behind the hills; the printed grooves already show where each fabric stops.
  • The little bird (region 7) is the only small shape. If it feels tight, cut it slightly oversized and trim after tucking.

Design: KinuMaker · Licence: Free for personal use and for selling finished physical pieces. Please do not redistribute or resell the digital pattern files. · Updated 2026-10-25. Size warnings are provisional geometry guidance. Try a printed sample with your own fabric and tool before cutting the full board.

Making your first piece? Read how to make kinusaiga for materials, cutting grooves and tucking fabric.

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