Blogged Inspired by old utilitarian, patched work quilts. Measures 41.5" x 40" (Hand quilting was inspired by Indian patchwork stitching.)
This last couple of weeks, I've been away with my family, enjoying a Carnival cruise around the south pacific. We had a lovely time away enjoying time on tropical islands and sea days filled up with ship activities. There is always a lot to do on a ship. I knew that I'd need something to sew when I had downtime, so brought a small bag of pink scraps to work on a Kawandi style project. It's very portable style of project to work on while away from the sewing room. The night before we left, I prepared the backing piece and pressed the edges with a decent 3/4" seam. I took along my bag of scrap fabric, a needle and small spool of variegated Aurifil 12 wt thread # 4651, thread, scissors, marker and small ruler to ensure that my lines weren't going too far out whack. I also took a little packet of applique pins to keep my pieces in place when I rolled up the project before heading out to the next trivia challenge or show in the theatre. I worked most of the project on the ship and finished it off last night. I think I might choose a different colour scrap tub and make some more. It's nice to have a slow-sewing project ready to work, without deadlines to worry about. Have you tried making a kawandi style of project? When I saw the beautiful Kawandi works by Linda over at Flourishing Palms, I was inspired to try this style myself. I'm so glad that I did. The stitches may not be straight or perfect, but they were very enjoyable.
In today’s fashion, this traditional mending technique is being used as a style statement.
Authentic Boro is an historical textile art, but its techniques are plenty relevant today. Here's info and ideas for making your own boro-inspired art.
Creative Play Challenge No. 2 – Nature/Organic; Kawandi Style Quilt
A very general update on my Kawandi quilting adventures, including information on my next class session with Gotham Quilts.
Our Kantha stitch quilt upcycles old textiles with vibrant embroidery and rich textures. Learn how to make Kantha quilt and help reduce waste with Gathered
While I was researching last week’s post about slow fashion, I found so many beautiful examples of sashiko (Japanese quilting)-inspired mending and boro, the traditional Japanese practise of …
Learn how to make a wholecloth quilt with this step-by-step photo tutorial that includes tips for Kantha-style stitching!
Créations broderies au ruban de soie et traditionnelle. Sacs et trousses, boîtes rigides sur Jeffitex, panneaux à suspendre... Le Monde de Gipsy!
Blogged Hand hand quilting was inspired by Indian patchwork stitching.
Blogging takes more time than one might think. Fellow bloggerses, do you agree? Maybe I'm just slow (I am), but I find that I always have a folder full of images on my desktop, destined for a post that never happened. Sometimes that's probably a good thing, but sometimes I dust these folders off and feign surprise and say, Hey, buddy, where have you been hiding? and feel guilty because obviously I knew they were there all along. All this to say that I'm going to be putting up some not-so-recent photos, and all of them will begin with something like "Last summer at the National Clogging Championship..." or "When I was 12 and my family lived on a submarine..." Except, you know-- different and less exciting. Welcome to the start of the past-due posts. GUYS, I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN MAKING QUILTS. No joke. Last Spring, I participated in a gallery show at our church, where we were asked to make two 18" x 24" pieces- the first based on the concept of barrenness, and the second, flourishing. The first went up on Ash Wednesday, and the second on Easter. So of course, being the thoughtful, introspective artist that I am, I came up with this deep, symbolic, and highly meaningful interpretation: Barren = gray! Flourish = colors! Hyuk, hyuk! (I promise, there was some thought behind it. Mostly because I was told I had to write a statement to hang next to it, but fortunately, that ended up not being necessary, which is good, because I have little patience with writing that sort of thing.) I don't have any pictures of the first one, because I forgot, and it is boring, and it is currently at the bottom of some pile and covered in cat hair. Maybe some day I will unearth it? I actually do like it quite a bit, but gray quilt with gray quilting and gray binding isn't all that exciting. And this was my first foray into hand quilting, if you can call it that? Utility stitch? Utility stitch by a four-year-old? I thought it would take a few hours... Ha. Haha. Hahahahahaha. THIS IS A WEEK OF MY LIFE. But it's colorful! So I'm ok with it. There were actually multiple versions with different piecing configurations, but then Brian laid out some of the strips I had sewn together, and it was obnoxiously perfect. I feel a bit like a four-year-old tying my shoe when that happens, because it's like, Oh, thanks, that's awesome! but also, I AM MAKING IT, I CAN DO IT MYSELF (EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING THAT I CAN'T DO IT)! Do you know this feeling, friends? I still have a lot of those other pieces, though; so someday I might make a second COLORSPLOSION. So! That's that. Only a year late, that's not too bad... And, on a related note, if you live in KC and are looking for a place to celebrate Easter, Redeemer is having a big ol' shindig at the convention center that we're calling Downtown for Easter, because we are creative with names. You should come! It will be fun! I will be there! There might be chocolate! (I don't think there will be chocolate, sorry!) But there WILL be Jesus, and singing, and good coffee, I am sure of that.
This blog is just meant to give examples and stimulate ideas about boro stitching. It's not really a "how-to" so much as a "how-I-do" with photographs.
Use this technique to create unique textiles, by Saki Jane.
In today’s fashion, this traditional mending technique is being used as a style statement.
Théâtre (7) - Ste Marie aux Mines
Cette année, mon coup de coeur s'appelle Akiko Ike, artiste textile japonaise, qui a inventé le Chiku Chiku (l'Art du Dessus Dessous, en référence au mouvement de l'aiguille et du fil qui permettent d'assembler des morceaux de tissus): Faut-il encore...
detail ~ Stitch Ritual by Jane LaFazio Stitch Ritual by Jane LaFazio (60x24") This quilt truly combines my two artistic loves, dr...
by HEIDI EMMETT Hello everyone. Thank you for stopping by. Let’s get right to it. Remember this picture from a week ago. My shawl with the singed holes. Well I finished the hand stitching on …
Closeup view of one of Carol’s favorite antique Japanese indigo boro!
My Quilts & Fiber Art It took me long enough but here is the first few albums of my quilts. Stay tuned – more to come
Ich zeige heute hier die Entstehung meines Weißquilts, aus alter Spitze, Bett- und Tischwäsche. Bereits im Januar habe ich damit gestartet, aber hier auf meinem Blog noch nie etwas dazu gezeigt. Das hole ich nun nach, daher warne ich Euch vor, es folgen eine Bilderflut... Erst einmal ein Bild des fertigen Quilts Zuerst habe ich die Bett- und Tischwäsche in Tee eingefärbt Dann wurde gedruckt mit Siebdruckschablonen und Textilfarbe Nachdem ich ein Konzept hatte, wurden die Blöcke genäht. Da die Blöcke später mit der "Quilt as you go" Technik zusammen genäht werden sollten, konnte ich sie direkt fertig quilten. Für den Quilt habe ich dann noch vier Trapuntoblöcke genäht Und so sahen dann alle fertigen Blöcke erstmalig zusammen aus. Nun mussten die einzelnen Blöcke zusammen genäht werden, wie schon erwähnt mit der "Quilt as you go" Technik. Nun noch eine Umrandung um dem Quilt einen Rahmen zu geben. Dann noch das Binding angenäht und fertig !!! Ich habe insgesamt neun Monate, mit langen Unterbrechungen, an diesem Quilt genäht. Nun bin ich froh und glücklich mit diesem Ergebnis. Viele liebe Grüße Alexandra Dieser Post geht auch zum Mustermittwoch , wegen der Teefärbung
All my stitch work is designed in an improvisational manner, working on linen fabric with 6 stranded embroidery floss.
A few weeks ago, I did a Monday Morning Inspiration post on Antonio Berardi. I just love his design aesthetic, and I mentioned in the post how much he reminds me of the late, great Claude Montana(my d
Two layers of Embrace Double Gauze from Shannon Fabrics with Pellon Wool Batting in the middle makes for a super soft and cuddly quilt. The wool is lighter and fluffier than cotton batting — the only difference in care is that it can't go in the dryer. It's just returned...
Find out how I used the tiniest fabric scraps to make a Japanese Boro Patchwork style projects, with tips for how to make a coaster with perfect corners! A fun, quick make, ideal for gifting and swapping or trying new techniques.
Click on any quilt in the gallery, and you will be re-directed to a larger image. From here you can scroll through all the quilts in the gallery, or click on the small X in the upper left corner to…
"Hope" Quilt by Kikuyo Miyashita 宮下季久代 from Japan There was a fantastic exhibit at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA, that ended January 5, 2014. Titled "Japanese Influences in Fiber Arts", the exhibit features, (among other things), award winning quilts from a major Japanese Quilt Show, the 11th biennial Nihon Quilt exhibit. [The quilts are now being exhibited at the New England Quilt Museum through April 12, 2014.] "Connected Squares" Quilt by Anco Brouwers-Branderhorst from the Netherlands The Japanese show attracts many outstanding international quilts from around the world, and over 35 of the top quilts from Quilt Nihon were displayed at the museum in Cedarburg. "In the Blue" Denim Quilt by Soo Hee Lee from Korea I have been to five quilt shows in the last three months, and yet the museum's exhibit has quilts whose design, workmanship and fabrics stand out among the many other quilts I have seen. I think that the international competition to be in the Japanese show gets a much more diverse body of work then local quilt shows. Quilt by Maya Chaimovich from Israel In this blog post I am sharing a few of my favorite quilts from the museum exhibit. There are many more quilts from the exhibit I'd like to share, but for now these will have to do. close-up of the Kikuyo Miyashita quilt, lots of Keiko Goke fabrics I love seeing quilts in person, because then you get to see not only the overall impact of the quilt, but the small details, fabrics, and quilting choices that make up the quilt. The quilt above has so many cheerful fabrics I have never seen before. The impact of the colors in the quilt is amazing in person. Close-up detail of the Anco Brouwers-Branderhorst quilt The color and construction of the geometric quilt above really caught my eye. The simple block construction, with the white squares offset, is enhanced by the quilting and the embellishment. close-up detail from the Soo Hee Lee quilt This denim masterpiece has to be one of my favorites. The use of zippers and belt loops and the arrangement of colors of denim is just fantastic in the sections of little houses, and then the overall arrangement of the houses in the quilt with a section of leaf pattern is just so creative. close-up detail from the Soo Hee Lee quilt I find myself just stunned sometimes at the talent, skill and time poured into some of the quilts. There is something exciting about seeing masterpieces, and being able to appreciate them. I can't quilt like these quilters, but I can enjoy their efforts, in the same way that I can enjoy a concert even though I can't sing well. Detail 1 of Maya Chaimovich's quilt This last quilt is so different, I can look at it and study it, and still not know where one fabric ends and the next starts. But it is lovely to see. Detail 2 of Maya Chaimovich's quilt I would encourage anyone interested is seeing this show to make the effort. Traveling to Japan to see a show like this is much harder then traveling to Wisconsin (or Massachusetts). People from as far away as Texas made arrangements to come and see this exhibit, and I can see why. These quilts traveled all over the world to get here. If you are interested in seeing more quilts from this exhibit, leave a comment saying so. If there is enough interest, I post more photos. Click on the images to see them enlarged (Yes, you can see these images even larger!). If you enjoyed this post you might also like: Batik Stars Quilt Batik Scrap Quilt Circle Quilt Heart Quilt Quilts Part 2 Valentine Vignette Valentine Hutch Spring Hutch Spring Needlework Vintage Lace Mosaic Heart Butterfly Bling I am linking up to these memes: Quilt specific links: Colorful life: Really random Thur (Entry 5 of 26.) 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Top 10 tips for slow stitching quilts.I love slow stitching it's very relaxing. I try to include a little in everything I do
...this is how i feel when i look at Boro From pinterest: found on indulgy.com Boro is a Japanese word meaning “tattered rags” a term commonly used to describe textiles that have been mended, patched, repaired over and over to keep them in use. Such things that are lovingly used much longer than the normally expected life cycle. How beautiful is that? Just the names of Fabrics such as shibori, katazome and kasuri are a joy to say. Found on Pinterest: from cityzenart.blogspot.com This is a piece (hem) of an old Edwardian sheet. I removed the lace from the edges and stitched it with random plain running stitch (Sashiko) I'm loving the effect, it will be added to some future works i have planned. I started this piece a few days ago, some old french matress ticking kindly given to me by Mark at The Old Stores Antiques in Montgomery. I've used old cottons unwound from old wooden reels. There were some tears in the the fabric so i patched and stitched them. This piece will tell a story when finished, it's size and shape was planned to fit around some old larger wooden reels i recently found. At the moment i'm building up layers of stitching and patches from my endless stash of old fabrics! Boro wrapped around the wooden reels. I'll be adding papers from old ledgers and receipts (perhaps i can find some textile or farming receipts) as i go along. This is a piece i've already shown here. It's progressing slowly, lots more stitching has been added Sashiko is a specific type of Japanese utilitarian embroidery stitching used to increase the strength and durability of everyday garments and textiles and it's what i've attempted to use in these projects. I was thrilled to find these supplies at the Quilt Museum in York last weekend Japanese cotton and Sashiko threads - for another project My 'very limited' studies in Boro and Sashiko also got me interested in Wabi-Sabi This piece of Japanese pottery has been broken and pieced back together, the cracks filled with Gold. The Japanese believe that when something has suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. I think i agree, it's how i see the Boro, even more beautiful for it's mending. I have some amazing projects planned for the near future using Boro and Wabi Sabi, i feel stories and histories coming on! This is one of my favourite blogs for Boro images: http://woky-shoten.cocolog-nifty.com/ "If you look closely at a tree you'll notice it's knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully". - Matthew Fox XOXO
Today we have been playing with the most lovely fabrics and trims. We have hand painted lace and bonded and cut up beautiful embroidered silks We have been making Crazy Patchwork and just like the Victorian originals we have made ours using snippets of lovely precious fabrics and all kinds of little treasures: broken jewellery, beads, velvet flowers, lace. We will be embellishing them next month with hand stitching using silk and hand dyed threads. I just wanted to show you Dawn's finished and framed piece from last Month's workshop. And Stella's Work in progress from last month. This is painted tissue with applied silk papers. She has started to hand embroider it. Isn't that an amazing texture? And we were all drooling at the gorgeous colours. I can't wait to see what they do next with all my stash. Sharing and inspiring each other is just the most fun you can have on a dreary old Monday!
Partner, when you said you like handquilting I hope you reallllly meant it. Oh, and I hope you don't mind that I've never done it before either.
Оригинал взят у ladoga999 в Åsa Örterström . я уже когда-то видела ее жакеты и пальто. Кроме возгласов ООООО!!!!!!! АААААААА!!!!! - есть еще - надо сделать такое, потому что моя жизнь уже никогда не будет прежней! ))) …
