Project Kuro

I find it quite funny that I don't have a kurotomesode in my collection, I have a maiko obi but no kurotomesode.( Cos you know I'll get more wear out of a maiko obi then a kurotomesode!) It's usually what most people buy when starting out in wearing/collecting kimono, I guess it's due to them being cheap and abundant on ebay. Anyway I've never really liked the look of kurotomsodes, not for any particular reason I just find them a bit blah. Also after finding out that you unless I'm going to a wedding and a close member of the family, you can't really wear this anywhere else! Talk about a one time wear garment, no wonder there so cheap and abundant on ebay. But in order to 'complete' my collection I need a kurotomesode.
You know I've been telling you about my wip's and how I should get a move on with them, well this is one of them. I bought this bolt from Ryujapan years ago with the intention of making it in a kimono, hell I even bought some doura bolts to line the thing. However life got in the way and it's been languishing in wip purgatory ever since. In a effort to get try and make a dent in wip hell I've decided to make this my next project.
As you might know I have sewn a hitoe (unlined) kimono however I have never even attempted to try and sew a awase (lined) before or anything that requires me to match up patterns. So this is going to be my baptism of fire and I'm going to document my process here.
This is the bolt I'm going to make my kimono from

Kinda shitting myself in case I make a mistake but if I don't start now I never will, and like they say 'fortune favours the bold'!