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Month of September has been a mix bag here at the Shah household. In the midst of it all I offered Siddi Quilt workshops. Thanks to all of you who signed up, it was an enjoyable experience. Those who missed the workshops, with all your requests via emails and Instagram, I have scheduled two more workshops for the month of October. The supply list is on the workshop page. The time of the workshop reflects Pacific Standard time. You will have to check the time in your zone before selecting the session. You will receive a zoom invite a week prior to the workshop date. So excited! Click on the link and it will take you to the Eventbrite sign up page. For Friday, 10/09/2020 Click on the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-stories-in-stitches-siddi-quilt-104-tickets-122656529983 For Saturday 10/10/2020 Click on the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-in-stitches-siddi-quilt-103-tickets-122148616801 I hope to see you then! Be well my friends! Sujata
I am stitching again. And working on another quilt. In fact, in my mind & that dreamy place where ideas happen, I will be making lots of quilts and quilt-like things this year. And I got pondering - maybe you would like to make one along with me. Like an online quilt-along. Where we all shar
Where did that week go? More than a week really.... I have been busy starting a new quilt. It is not easy to demonstrate the colour. That is the beauty of these dark indigoes: they seem to have a changing mood. And I have mended a piece not suitable for the quilt and made a little bag. More of these coming as well I think.
A visit to the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles with some of my quilter friends was a treat, as there were several exhibitions on (plus the company was superb). Today we will cover one of th…
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It's a low light day. Looking back up to the sleeping loft. Left the light on because I'll be up there making less of it today. Just a bed. Sheets, pillows. Blankets. And a lamp. That could be enough. (That's...
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Today it's time to celebrate Australian quilters whose quilts were shown at QuiltCon! And after that, there are a few great doGoodStitches quilts to share. Quite a few of the Australian contingent attended the Awards Ceremony, hosted by Jacquie Gering and held on the first morning of QuiltCon. There were significant video/computer problems, and so none of the winning quilts were able to be shown on screen during the ceremony - but that didn't quieten down our excitement when "Rainbow Magic" by Mollie McMahon was announced as the winner of the Youth category AND winner of Carolyn Friedlander's Judge's Choice ribbon! Mollie is a member of Canberra MQG, along with her Mum Jules, who helped with quilting the quilt. In Mollie's words “[t]his is the first ever quilt I made when I was 7. Mumma let me choose fabrics from her boxes and use her sewing machine and I got this made. It’s called “Rainbow Magic” as I love all the colours in it and it makes me feel happy and magical because I made it”. Very awesome indeed. Another Australian prize-winner - in fact TWO prizes! - was Katherine Jones of the Tasmanian MQG. Katherine's "CPU" quilts was awarded first place in the Bias Tape Challenge. (I couldn't find a blog or instagam link for Katherine, so have linked to the Tasmanian MQG!). This quilt was inspired by the sponsor of the challenge - Panasonic - and the quilt is Katherine’s interpretation of a circuit board. Katherine machine-appliqued bias-binding strips in conjunction with quilting, and hand-appliqued the squares and circles, which were then "trapuntoed and then machine-quilted around the edge to add dimension". This quilt is only small, but it's incredibly effective and a really clever design. Katherine also took out the second prize ribbon in the Bias Tape Quilting Challenge! - this is "Stock on Hand". Katherine said this quilt was inspired by working at a plumbing firm. The owner - for whom this quilt was made, and in their chosen colour palette - hoards pipes of various diameters, lengths and composition. The quilt was constructed by making rings of bias binding, “‘sculpting’ them with a hot steam iron into circles, attaching with glue to a length of background fabric, and sewing them on with FMQ”. I totally missed seeing Jules McMahon's quilt in the show, but I really wanted to include it here as part of the Australian quilt-contingent. This is "Faraway Fields" and it was shown in the Improvisation category. I've taken a photo from Jules' blog post - where you can read her own lovely words about the quilt. The quilt blocks were made from scraps provided by Denyse Schmidt and Free Spirit (at QuiltCon 2013!), with some extra blocks contributed by Cheryl Arkison. The background is Essex Linen, and the quilting was by Jeannette Bruce. Please click through and read about Jules' gorgeous quilt, as it's a really lovely story. Sarah Fielke made this beautiful quilt, "The Definition of Stitch", which was quilted by Kim Bradley. It's one of the very few quilts where I forgot to also take a pic of the information card next to it! - so please just marvel in its gorgeousness without any further info - and keep your eye on Sarah's blog, as she may post about it. I am guessing it was shown in the Use of Negative Space category, but I'm not sure, I'd love to know! I really love this quilt - sorry the photo is vaguely blurry - Sarah's words are fabulous, and her low volume background is gorgeous. And I love the idea of the quilt - defining the word "stitch". Clearly, there was a reason why I was too distracted to take a pic of Sarah's information card (say hi to Danielle and Rachel while you are marvelling at Sarah's quilt!). Crystal McGann's amazing "Iceberg" quilt was shown in the Piecing category, and was made for the 2014 Sewvivor Quilters' Edition. It's a really clever idea, showing the iceberg continuing beneath the surface of the water, and I just love the little newspaper boat - in Crystal's words, "[y]ou cannot cross the ocean, unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore". The quilt is a combination of paper-piecing, machine piecing, machine quilting and hand-applique. Catherine Mosley, an individual MQG member from NSW made a beautiful quilt from Jen Kingwell's "Gypsy Wife" pattern, which was shown in the Modern Traditionalism category. Catherine made the quilt from solids, and pieced the black and white stripes for the background. It's a gorgeous, happy quilt and it was a real treat to see it in person. Lovely Jen Kingwell was at QuiltCon, in the Moda booth, and she posed with Catherine and the quilt - click here to see the pic from Catherine's instagram. Alys Gagnon, a Melbourne MQG member, made "Gradient", which was shown in the Improvisation category. "Gradient" started life as a single block, created for a guild block challenge at Alys’ very first MQG meeting. In Alys' words, “[t]he expansive negative space and the analogous colour scheme are a playful response to the theme of “Emerald”, the 2013 Pantone colour of the year”. There was a fabulous moment at the MQG Leadership Drinks during QuiltCon, where Alys was able to chat a little bit about her quilt with Jacquie Gering - click here to see Lorena's gorgeous photo that captured a bit of the magic. And that's all for Australian quilts in the juried show! - but I can't move on from awesome Australians without mentioning Dan and Andi from You Patch. They travelled from Melbourne to have a "You Patch" booth in the Vendor Hall at QuiltCon. They held three information sessions each day, and seemed to be surrounded by interested quilters each time I walked past - I wish I had stopped to take a pic or two. Thanks to Dan and Andi's clever-ness, "You Patch" turns photos into pixellated quilt patterns, which include yardage requirements, cutting instructions and Kona colour recommendations. "Little Brother" by Stacey Murton was made from a "You Patch" pattern, and was shown in the Piecing category - click here to see it in our post from yesterday. And click through to read more about "You Patch" - and see more fabulous quilts - at Andi's blog. So now we move on to group quilts - well - just one Group Quilt, and then a few doGoodStitches quilts. "Playing With Little Bits" won first prize in the Group Quilts category. It was submitted by Rose Daley of Baltimore MQG, and pieced by Anna Levengood, Jill Stafford, Jessica Skultety, Jessica Levitt, Robin Tillsworth, Rachel Singh and Elizabeth Timmons. The quilt was created at Mid-Atlantic MOD 2014 - each person had created a section before the weekend, starting with low volume fabrics and then adding pops of colour. During the retreat, they sewed their sections and other elements together to create the finished quilt top. The quilting was inspired by Jacquie Gering’s ‘Creative Quilting with your Walking Foot’. There was a special exhibition at the show, to celebrate charitable quilts made by various doGoodStitches circles around the world (though all the quilts I saw were made by circles in the US!). I loved that the MQG coordinated this exhibition - you can read the little info card about the quilts below - and click through to read founder Rachel Hauser's blog post about the exhibition. I'm in the Care Circle, which is made up of girls from Australia and New Zealand. One of my highlights from QuiltCon was meeting Rachel from our Care Circle - that's Rachel on the right up there with me and Danielle, in front of Sarah's quilt - she lives in New Zealand, and we've chatted on email, instagram and Flickr, but it was just awesome to meet in person! "Watercolour" appears on the left below and was created by the Love Circle - Ara Jane Olufson, Jacey Gray, Rachel Hauser, Daisy Aschehoug, Jenelle Clark, Cat Downs, Deb Aspuria, Amanda Hohnstreiter, Jessica Rider and Natalie Sabik. It was quilted by Natalie Sabik. The quilt is an original design, with the scrappy blocks emphasising the transition from darker to light value fabrics, creating the illusion of watercolours blending together. On the right is "Trellis Crossroad", pieced by members of the Humility Circle - Jessica Kerkhoff, Carla Fawcett, Elizabeth Adle, Claudia Pate and Mary Gibbons, and quilted by Sandra Smith, Vickey Hughes, Brittney Selby, Jaime Penrod and Tiffany Searle. The quilt pattern is from "Modern Bee". The blue portion represents the teamwork required to make the quilt. On the left below is "Rainbow Triangles", created by the Nurture Circle - Kat Drinkwater, Jennifer Ferriss-Salter, Mai Flourry, Briawna Hugh, Lisa McGriff, Dhia Peach, Gabrielle Robles, Kari Stewart, Carla Voorhees, Louise Wackerman and quilted by Carla Voorhees. The triangle log-cabin blocks are from Modern Bias, and the tutorial for the 60-degree improv piecing is from Magnolia Bay Quilts. "Eclipse" was pieced by members of the Hope Circle - Afton Warrick, Cath Hall, Christie Kline, Ellen McKee, Heather Flegel, Kim Soper, Kimberly Swink, Melanie Hughes and Suzy Lampman, and quilted by Ellen McKee. The blocks were originally to represent balls, with a layout making them appear to bounce across the quilt - but once the blocks were received “they looked more like the Sun and Moon, so the layout changed to reflect their cycle of rising and setting". The use of curved blocks was inspired by “Log Cabin Beads” by Kathy Hamada, seen on All People Quilt. "Gradient Patchwork" was pieced by the Grace Circle - Robin Correa, Melissa Devenney, Donna Swain, Jana Dee, Irelle Beatie, Elizabeth Jones, Kristen Russell, Laurel Krynock, Laura Collins and quilted by Laura Collins. Each circle member sewed single-colour patchwork blocks using 2.5 inch scraps, sorted by value and moving from dark to light across a diagonal. The group was inspired by “the trending popularity of gradients in knitting and the scrappy patchwork of Alex of Teaginny Designs”. And last quilt for today - "Birds on a Line", created by the Dream Circle - Jeannette Day, Lindsey Rhoads, Leah Newman. Alison Robinson, Alex Duenkel, Tamara Hampton, Diane Stanley, Christine Horlbeck and Alexis Day, and quilted by Jeannette Day. Circle members created birds in different sizes, based on a pattern on the McCalls website. I know you may be suffering from QuiltCon overload by now, but that's ok - I'm on a roll - click away if you need to. Tomorrow get ready for a little Gee's Bend, and then my last post will be the people of QuiltCon, because really, despite all these posts showing off a lot of quilt-gorgeousness -the people were the best part of QuiltCon! xoxo cat
Часть 1 можно посмотреть здесь. Часть 2 можно посмотреть здесь. Часть 3 можно посмотреть здесь. Часть 4 можно посмотреть здесь. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Wa quilts В этом блоге, хотя он совершенно не рукодельный, очень хорошо объясняется, что есть "wa", правда на английском. Если суммировать то, что пишет автор, то "wa" - это префикс, означающий приналдежность к "родной" традиционной национальной Японской культуре. Cоответственно "wa quilts" - это квилты, сшитые в исконно Японском стиле, с определенным выбором тканей, цвета, часто из мельчайших деталей и лоскуточков. Сходите по ссылке, там есть фотографии таких квилтов с прошлогоднего шоу. I found a nice explanation of what are "wa" quilts in this blog post. Although not a crafty blog, the author shows many beautiful "wa" quilts from the last year Tokyo show - have a look. I will dare to post a quote about "wa" meaning here: "Wa is also a prefix that designates something belongs to native Japanese culture. Washoku is Japanese food, a washitsu is a room with tatami mat flooring and paper-screen doors, wafuku is clothing like kimono or jimbei, and waji are written characters that originated in Japan as opposed to being borrowed from the Chinese language. Wa quilts, therefore, use Japanese-style designs that do indeed maintain balance and harmony in a very non-Western way. The fabric in wa quilts are typically subdued colors, but rarely without a delicate pattern or texture. Patterns and motifs simultaneously achieve balance and movement. " Квилт-победитель шоу я уже показывала, его автор - Etsuko Misaka. Поймала себя на том, что постоянно возвращаюсь к его фотографии. Люблю. Grand prix-First Place quilt I've already shown, but because it is a "wa" quilt, I will show it again. Quilt by Etsuko Misaka. I love it. А это квилт с призом моих личных симпатий в категории "wa". Домики на квилтах - их никогда не будет много :-) This is my "wa" award :-) I don't think we can have enough of houses on the quilts :-) Официальное первое место в категории "Wa Quilts" - Teiko Saito. First Place in "Wa quilt" category - by Teiko Saito. Второе место в категории "Wa Quilts" - Chiemi Ishii. Полностью согласна - трапунто высокого уровня, потрясающе. Second Place in "Wa quilt" category - by Chiemi Ishii. Дальше просто фото участвовавших в этой категории квилтов. Some other wa quilts on the show. Мне вот этот квилт очень нравится - ракушечные лоскуточки, игра с цветом - чудо! I like this one very much! Shells, all sorts of indigo shades - great! "Houses in hometown" by Teruko Shibata: Необычная цветовая гамма, очень красивый квилт! Unusual colours, beautiful quilt. "Beyond the sea" by Noriko Hasegawa. "Country antique ZAKKA" by Mariko Akahori. "My life" by Keiko Minato. Квилт "Мираж", Shizuko Kuroha. Я еще напишу об этом чудесном мастере позже. "Mirage" by Shizuko Kuroha. I will post about one of my favorite artists more later. Ну что, остались квилты в рамках и оригинальный дизайн. До скорых встреч :-) I have a little bit more, so... see you soon :-)
Crazy Little Strings – Diamond Charms Quilt Block and Tutorial Dear Quilters. As promised, a tutorial on how to create these diamond string blocks. Don’t throw out your strings. Have you got a bag or two of strings of fabric lying around. If you don’t and you threw them out maybe you will reconsider keeping them. … Continue reading Crazy Little Strings – Diamond Charms Quilt Block and Tutorial →
Finally we get to the Stitch Modern 2015 exhibition, the 4th annual show of the East Bay Modern Quilters. A non-juried exhibition, members of the group all submit a quilt if they like and we end up…
Alongside making in silver and copper, I always sew. These are some ongoing pieces I've been working on, exploring colour and pattern throug...
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On peut venir du même pays, le Japon, et explorer le textile de façon bien différente... Fumiko Nakayama , amoureuse des Molas, et ses tableaux de grande taille créés avec beaucoup de minutie et de couleurs: Tomie Nagano et ses somptueux quilts indigos...
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Purple in the garden. Alliums. Silhouette. Moody, murky background. machine stitched with hand embroidered French knots. 5 ½ x 7 12" x 15" framed SOLD www.chursinoff.com/kirsten/
I haven't cropped the scrappy diamond quilt, Splendid, but I wanted to see what it looked like when it was trimmed, so I did a camera crop. I am really happy with the way this is looking and will likely enter this in some national quilt shows next year.
Allium flowers embroidered by machine. Black beads sewn by hand. 6 ½” x 8” 14" x 17" framed SOLD
Allium flowers embroidered by machine. Black beads sewn by hand. On a background of well over a hundred different fabrics. These are some of my favourite colours to work with and it always makes me happy to have piles of colour surrounding me as I work at my desk. SOLD 8”x10” 17" x 21" framed www.chursinoff.com
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Close-up view showing the prickly stems of these berry-red hips.
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The folded log cabin blocks are now complete and ready for sashing and borders. Here are the instructions to make a courthouse steps block with this technique. The fabric requirements are: muslin for block foundation; fabric for square centers; and, six fabrics for rows. I cut an 8" square for each block from the muslin. From each of the striped fabrics cut a 2" x WOF strip. An additional strip is needed for the outer fifth and sixth fabrics. Press each strip in half. Cut a 2 1/2" square from the center fabric. Cut 4 - 2 1/2" strips from the first row fabric. Place the center square into the center of the muslin foundation. Lay one 2 1/2" strip on the center square with raw edges matching outer square edge, folded side in. Sew 1/2" inside the folded edge. I used the left edge of my presser foot as my seam guide. Lay a second 2 1/2" strip on the opposite side, matching up the edge as previously described. Sew. Add the third and fourth 2 1/2" strips on the remaining opposite sides. Square should still measure 2 1/2." The remaining rows are sewn as follows: lay the assigned strip 3/8" from the edge of the previous row's folded edge. I recommend using a 1"x6" ruler for measuring. Each strip needs to be measured as you go around the square. When sewing, begin with a 1/4" tail. When seam is complete, cut the strip 1/4" beyond the square edge. Do not sew down the extra 1/4" of fabric. This is what each strip will look like as sewn on. Continue sewing strips around, remembering to measure each strip and sew 1/2" from the folded edge. Each seam should be catching about 1/8" of the previous row's edge. This is the 3rd row completed, and the 4th, the 5th, and the 6th. I'll trim up and join the blocks next time. Until next time,
Before I begin talking about my latest quilt, I want to thank all of you who commented so thoughtfully on my last post! To manage my online time, I have generally chosen to not interact extensivel
This is a doll quilt (or little wall hanging) I made, using a folded log cabin pattern. Oscar our Dachshund, was thinking about joining my doll I guess! It is also often called: the 'Manx log cabin', originated from the Isle of Man. Fiona of this blog post here wrote a very clear tutorial and nice story of it's history, worth reading! I added a practical little step to this tutorial. Like a regular log cabin you start with a square and add strips of fabric in a chosen width. Only before stitching the next strip, you fold the sewn strip back (mostly 2/3 of the width, minus the seam allowance). So far the same tutorial like Fiona's. What I did to make it easier to iron the fold in the strip is: I used a template (made out of a cereal box) with the desired width. In my case my strips were cut to 3,5 cm (very narrow, you would prefer to make wider strips). After sewing with a 0,5 cm seam allowance, 3 cm was left. 2/3 of 3 cm is 2 cm. So the width of the fold is 2 cm as is the template is. Here the fold is ironed down and you can take a peak under the fold. a few blocks done There is no need to quilt this, which I think is a great advantage! To join the blocks you work like a quilt as you go method ( just picked a clear tutorial by Leanne and Marci with pictures) only in this case you don't have to worry about the batting. The things I learned is to: 1st pay attention with what thread you sew, because it shows on the back. Secondly how you start and stop your sewing line, this will also show. And thirdly only sew the logs length without the seam allowances at the beginning and the end (like in the improvised drawing above). I'm referring to the last rows because this will make it easier to sew the blocks together. Sewing the background squares together I chose to do this by hand, probably the only method without sewing all through the front. The little quilt is finished with a little binding. I used mostly woven fabrics and linens. Also lots of Japanese woven fabric scraps. I love the feeling of all these types of fabrics, lots of texture! I first saw an old quilt with this pattern at a friends house in Maryland (USA). Her family called it: 'a toe catcher log cabin', a funny name, I think, but very understandable if you look at all those folds! Oscar thinking: She smells nice...may be I could try something here.... Me talking to Oscar: I know it seems tempting but you are not going to fit in there as well..... Enjoy your week, GroetjesAnnemieke
Another variation on the grape hyacinth theme. This one is mostly machine stitched, but with hand embroidered flowers and hand couching on the rootlets under the bulbs. I also continued with the bit of reddish on the stems. A few glass beads were added to the flowers to make them glisten. 5” x 6 ½” 12" x 15" framed SOLD Kirsten Chursinoff www.chursinoff.com/kirsten/
Black and white quilts almost always look modern! A bright spot of color can be introduced for contrast and interest. In today's post we're...
Digging out samples from the past few years I found this one. Heavily beaded and full of plump yarns. And my signature Loopy French Knots. Ready to inspire my 2010 spring collection. This detail shows 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" of cloth. www.chursinoff.com/kirsten/
Kirsten Chursinoff "Honeysuckle Sunshine" 2011 Fabric, couching, machine stitching, and hand stitching. Honeysuckle is the Pantone colour of the year for 2011. Here's my interpretation of this colour through my textile depiction of honeysuckle. Detail showing the star shapes on the patchwork background as well as the couched threads and French knots. The background on this one is free motion zigzag stitch on over 100 small pieces of fabric. This fabric was purchased years ago. I didn't dye it myself, but wish I could. Sewing threads, embroidery floss and some hand dyed cotton. I've been collecting images from magazines and photocopies from books. My photo of Honeysuckle 2010 Rough sketches, templates and marker sketches on transparencies. Some of my previous designs/colourways with honeysuckle: Kirsten Chursinoff "Honeysuckle" 2005, SOLD Kirsten Chursinoff "Honeysuckle 2" 2007, SOLD Kirsten Chursinoff "Honeysuckle Vines" 2007, SOLD Kirsten Chursinoff "Honeysuckle Sunshine" $900 8" x 10" 20.5cm x 25.5 cm 17" x 21" framed 43.5cm x 54cm framed http://www.chursinoff.com/kirsten/
3 x 4 ¼” 9" x 11" framed SOLD White free-motion embroidery on black pieced background. French knots and stars embroidered by hand. Moon and mist: felt and used dryer sheet. I don't actually use dryer sheets in my laundry, but I find them on the floor of our shared laundry room! How's that for using "found" fibre! Silver metallic thread highlights. www.chursinoff.com/kirsten/
