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Have you ever tried to FMQ a feather wreath? Did you know you do not need a stencil to do one? I have taken lots of pictures to show you how. Soooo… get ready for this picture heavy post! &nb…
Kawandi is a style of quilt created by the Siddi people of India, traditionally done by hand. It is truly scrappy and improvisational. While I like doing hand work, I was also intrigued by faster machine methods. I've listed some resources at the end of this tutorial if you are interested in creating Kawandi by hand, want to see another machine tutorial, want to see some footage of Siddi creating Kawandi by hand, and a discussion of creating Kawandi in your own style. This tutorial describes a new way of creating Kawandi by machine. These are NOT traditional Kawandi, but inspired by the joy and movement of Kawandi-style. I started with a background piece of fabric approximately 8x10", a piece of batting of the same size, and many scraps of batiks or quilting cottons. 1) Place the background over the batting, right side up (this is a quilt as you go technique, so the batting is incorporated from the beginning. 2) Place 4 scraps in the corners, right side DOWN - NOTE I'm using batiks in these examples, so its hard to tell that these pieces are upside down. In this image, you are looking at what will be the WRONG side of those scrap corners. 3) Begin UNDERLAPPING adjoining scraps into the corners. Fold approximately 1/4 inch on the side that will go UNDER the corner. Again, the scraps are placed upside down. Pin the piece in place along the edge. This will be machine sewn. 4) When you get to the next corner, fold the 1/4 inch on both sides of the scrap because it will go under 2 pieces of fabric. 5) Continue folding and underlapping scraps, pinning along the outer edge until you get the entire edge filled. Notice that it doesn't matter if you use short scraps, or long scraps. And again, its impossible to tell from this image because I'm using batiks, but you are looking at the right side of the background, and the WRONG side of the colorful scraps. 6) Sew 1/4 in seam all the way around the edge, removing pins as you come to them. 7) Clip the 4 corners close to the seam, being careful not to cut the thread. 8) Turn right side out by flipping each scrap over the seam. Use a tool to poke out or pull out the corners. There should be no raw edges of fabric along the edge of the piece because they are either in the seam OR they are folded under. 9) Carefully press the outer edge - taking care not to press the batting, as it might melt depending on fiber content. 10) The result is a piece with finished edges like this: 11) Top stitch close to the edge, This will secure all the folded under edges of each scrap. 12) When you are on the 4th side, approaching the beginning of your stitch line, turn the corner about 1/4" or 3/8" before you get there, to start the 'spiral' of stitching. The next steps are done just like Kawandi by hand, but you continue sewing on the machine. 13) To place the next piece, fold under 2 edges. Finger press or iron as necessary. Overlap the unfinished edges of previous scraps. 14) to place a color into a long strip, fold under 3 edges, staying aware of where you will place another scrap to overlap. 15) To keep a small scrap straight as you sew over the edge, it may be necessary to use long tweezers or stiletto. 16) Continue placing scraps and sewing in concentric rectangles, into the center. Note: this picture is from another project than the ones above. 17) Prepare the final scrap by folding under all 4 sides, and sewing the ever smaller rectangles/squares of stitching. 18) For the piece made of batiks, I decided the center "squares" looked better on the diagonal. Although not traditional at all, I've already broken so many 'rules', that I just decided to make this mine. Also, I'm aware that traditional Kawandi have 'folded flowers' in the 4 corners. Include them if you wish. Make it yours! Paula RESOURCES: How to make a Kawandi by hand by Kieren Dutcher https://youtu.be/yFd0xEfKeto How to make a Kawandi by machine (with binding) by Mel Beach https://pieceloveandhappiness.blogspot.com/2019/03/modern-kawandi-making.html Margaret Fabrizio travels to India to learn Kawandi from Siddi quilters: https://youtu.be/WqdIswL96q4 Margaret Fabrizio shows her own Kawandi quilts, and talks about making them in her own style. https://youtu.be/4NRxqOqp_UA
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You may remember Pipany won my 100th post giveaway a while ago? I thought you might like to see what I sent her: I made up this little bag...
Назову эту технику "Акварель", хотя это и не совсем правильно, но если вы зададите в поисковик "watercolor quilts", то найдёте работы выполненные именно в этой технике.
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We made it to Spring! Sort of. As I look out my window, I can still see huge drifts of snow left by our late winter blizzard last week. But there is a ray of sunshine coming. It’s called Spri…
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Brr, ganz schön kalt draußen! Möchtet ihr euch auch am liebsten in eine warme Decke einkuscheln und das Haus nicht mehr verlassen? Heute zeigen wir euch ein schönes DIY Projekt, wie man eine einfac…
Jan and Gena sure know how to make lovely quilts and it was my pleasure to quilt for them both. Quilt Information: ...
Good day Quilters! Welcome to my stop on the Inspired by Fabric Star Sampler Blog Hop sponsored by Fabri-Quilt. When contacted by Lisa and asked if I would like to participate, I jumped at the chance. Here's the star I selected! It has a very traditional look but is pieced together in a much simpler way. So let's get started! And there you have it! For a chance to win one of 3 fat quarter bundles of Marblehead Venetian Glass, sign up to follow Inspired by Fabric on their blog (using the "follow" button or the "follow by email" button in the right hand side bar) and leave an email letting us know you did, as well as telling us your favorite star block. You can leave a comment to enter once for each post during the Star Sampler hop (9 entries total). The giveaway will be open through Monday, March 17th at 11:59 EST, and we'll randomly pick 3 winners on Wednesday of that week. Make sure you catch the tutorial for all the blocks in the sampler! March 4: Connie from Free Motion by the River March 5: Joanne March 6: Fabri-Quilt blog team March 7: Dawn Stewart from Spring Water Designs March 10: Heidi from The Whimsical Workshop March 11:Fabri-Quilt blog team March 12: Shanna from Fiber of All Sorts March 13: Tammy from Tamarinis Thank you for visiting and I hope you'll return again soon! Till next time...
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I have to tell you that I am pretty excited about this quilt. I also have to tell you that I didn't know anything about this quilt until after I had quilted it. This quilt is from an old kit, it has reference lines for the quilting and the scalloped edges that I disregarded and quilted the way that I wanted. Now, before you are all shocked that I didn't quilt the way the quilt was intended, Jeanna (owner and appliquer) and I decided to let me just quilt the way I would. The reference lines would just become part of the story of this quilt. This is what Jeanna had to say about the quilt: This is a quilt that I had wanted for a very long time. I'd seen pictures of it online as it's an old kit. I think it's from the 40's or 50s and the kit itself was found on an auction site. I finally made the quilt and have been waiting to get in line to get it quilted by you. I hand appliqued it and it was my first fully appliqued quilt and my very first embroidery. I had a lot of fun making it and I'm so glad that you got to be part of the story. You did an amazing job and I thank you for your artistry and taking the time to do something so beautiful on it. Me again - thank you Jeanna! I feel so lucky to have been a part of this lovely quilt as well. This particular quilting design was decided before I put the quilt on the frames. With the "Wide Open Spaces," I decided that I needed to have a plan first. So, I marked out the lines for the inner border surrounding the "Tree of Life" first, then I added the lines for the outside border. I quilted as I advanced the quilt, one row at a time. It is fun to compare what the quilt was supposed to look like as far as the quilting and to see my take on it. The original quilt had straight lines, feathers and 1 inch squares. If you look on eBay (just search Tree of Life quilt) - you will be able to find a few examples of this quilt which will give you a chance to compare the quilting. It is really fun. I used Glide thread for this particular quilt, with 2 layers of Hobbs 100% cotton batting. It gives it a nice texture and Glide is my favorite thread at the moment. I had some empty space in the upper corners of the inside border and this feather motif fits perfectly there. This is free motion quilting on my A1 longarm, none of this is computerized quilting. I use my straight ruler to get the lines perfect as well as a purple disappearing marker for the temporary lines I mark as I quilt. The lines come out with water. I did use a blue water soluble marker for the permanent lines in the beginning, which also came out with water. Isn't this motif fantastic? I love it and the texture of the background shell fill. This is a fun perspective, one of me on the floor looking up! The dancing squares are perfect for the side empty space. I really enjoyed quilting these fun designs. I can't get enough of the feather motif and swirl fill. It is so gorgeous. I think Jeanna did a wonderful job on her embroidery and applique. It is simply fantastic. Love. This design is on the top and bottom and I love it. It was simple enough, but I think it looks so elegant and fits with the rest of the quilting designs. I had a lot of fun quilting this up, I hope you have enjoyed the pictures. A couple more things, I can't thank you all enough for taking my iquilt class, Quilting Make a Difference - it has been fun to know that those of you who can't make it to one of my classes can take one online. I hope you enjoyed it and if you haven't had a chance to take the class - you can here. You should! I have updated my teaching events for this year and you can find all the info on where I am teaching here. I can't wait to see you all! Oh, and if you get a chance and want to vote for me as Teacher of the year - you can do that here! Thanks for the nomination - I am honored! Thanks everyone!
Ooops, this one has the right orientation to go into the set. But I won't delete the other one, as M3 and I have been nattering over there. I like the way you can play a set through, and watch a block developing. But it doesn't work unless all the pictures of the same block face the same way.
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