tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26997956697629505632023-11-16T02:27:06.260-05:00Blotch and ThrumMy life, in various craft manias - fabric design, sewing, quilting, dyeing, batik, shibori, screen printing and weaving... And many things, I am sure, I haven't thought of yet.Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-66933360239580999802022-12-17T12:35:00.000-05:002022-12-17T12:35:29.357-05:00Overshot samples from Jane Stafford Textiles School of Weaving<p> I have been a member of the <a href="https://www.schoolofweaving.tv/browse" target="_blank">Jane Stafford Textiles School of Weaving</a> for a few years now, but I'm not someone who tends to do every lesson in order or in a timely manner. Because of this I have started to slim down the requirements for myself, and in some cases just make a short sampler instead of the finished project as samplers. This makes sense to me in the color theory projects, but not so much in the lace and block work projects, where I personally don't want a sent of placemats that look wildly different. Or, in the case of the overshot project, 5 scarves. </p><p>Everyone has already been given a scarf I've made, or several, so making five more, using silk as the pattern weft to boot, seemed outlandish, so, I decided to make 4x6" samples for my sample book instead.</p><p>The warp is 8/2 cotton, but after doing two samples with the 30/2 silk as the tabby weft and one strand of 18/2 zephyr as the pattern weft, I had so much trouble keeping my beat consistent that I quickly switched to 8/2 cotton for the tabby weft and 2 strands of zephyr for the pattern weft. This does make the hand too hard for a scarf, but was much easier to weave.</p><p>After I did the five patterns she set out, I rethreaded the warp to try out a namedraft overshot threading that I had designed in an MLH class: (the name I used is "Blotch And Thrum")<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTH4W5jjGLoNUdzxvCEucXvdAUPPOon_wNH734CzG8rS55lvfg53OkgYzmXlEMnVSQXNFb1P2sHhjq1iNVdjTO-3qasS5zxds81_agYSuqFL8VyJpBwB1WuyWwryCZ0RxhN7zZaVgJdFaMO4UgpmgEAEjtVflvPQXdSeeNotgpd_UN3zY3GMBISNS/s385/bt-nd0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTH4W5jjGLoNUdzxvCEucXvdAUPPOon_wNH734CzG8rS55lvfg53OkgYzmXlEMnVSQXNFb1P2sHhjq1iNVdjTO-3qasS5zxds81_agYSuqFL8VyJpBwB1WuyWwryCZ0RxhN7zZaVgJdFaMO4UgpmgEAEjtVflvPQXdSeeNotgpd_UN3zY3GMBISNS/s320/bt-nd0.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JNAlAn_AQI1qXz4sVcz3fwmi-vqANq7J3bk8NE0JQ5bUOhR8KMa3k6rFygTpnEwC3usgXGgWGhBDVdvop9VTT8GHb-V2O-aO1DmBJhkL1qaCiIkAnu2wrOywduwqGxDt299xArNgXKcJyl3G_Gq4DHpURWWteH-EChBel352WYz3g04e_1umoA3T/s358/bt-nd2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="358" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JNAlAn_AQI1qXz4sVcz3fwmi-vqANq7J3bk8NE0JQ5bUOhR8KMa3k6rFygTpnEwC3usgXGgWGhBDVdvop9VTT8GHb-V2O-aO1DmBJhkL1qaCiIkAnu2wrOywduwqGxDt299xArNgXKcJyl3G_Gq4DHpURWWteH-EChBel352WYz3g04e_1umoA3T/s320/bt-nd2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxqXal4e5sxCyeHnuZoawXTS7enRmiU-yRlkgr4p-U7D2Z1cHSV72_OK2XwhKpGv7YrDbOge_uMU8fJlI-L2FygZ1d5AeIZu2Og_e0woInw2Hu-VROIizKYiz66aKD_uRY0g1MZKax16Cmvv9CRgzmWoh-fMGvAgtN8KRY6I_rKdjBxbvjxvldcUn/s405/bt-nd1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxqXal4e5sxCyeHnuZoawXTS7enRmiU-yRlkgr4p-U7D2Z1cHSV72_OK2XwhKpGv7YrDbOge_uMU8fJlI-L2FygZ1d5AeIZu2Og_e0woInw2Hu-VROIizKYiz66aKD_uRY0g1MZKax16Cmvv9CRgzmWoh-fMGvAgtN8KRY6I_rKdjBxbvjxvldcUn/s320/bt-nd1.jpg" width="264" /></a></div>Still using an 8/2 cotton tabby weft and the doubled zephyr pattern weft, just treadling differently. I did note, in finishing these, that the pink does not shrink up as cleanly as the other colors.<p></p><p>After those samples, I tried a few other treadlings on the warp, maybe eight other ideas, and here are two that are somewhat related to overshot.</p><p>1. Summer and Winter: (pattern weft is 5/2 cotton)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiHZ7AvGtD5E8_2JtYp5nQee__k_k26THsrIFceUEwQe2SFjtKeR-fzlG6tWgJ4c-Q9_vftPCOZwv8rX9P4-ZLvO6GOPP1dLqBJoa1uFNbS0U87lQ1y8bthQw2aNceTe4fc3yjjwAUFwbPlwrG4xHnkYrTQbBv_50kXfw1-8Jvi6dtjnTzjzlNUaq/s364/sumwint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiHZ7AvGtD5E8_2JtYp5nQee__k_k26THsrIFceUEwQe2SFjtKeR-fzlG6tWgJ4c-Q9_vftPCOZwv8rX9P4-ZLvO6GOPP1dLqBJoa1uFNbS0U87lQ1y8bthQw2aNceTe4fc3yjjwAUFwbPlwrG4xHnkYrTQbBv_50kXfw1-8Jvi6dtjnTzjzlNUaq/s320/sumwint.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><p>2. Taquette: (weft is 5/2 cotton in two colors)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSj0VI3egCVFhwok8HKQ_skt_t7nmip70LnPq9i1iSKtQprnxRt1QzFdIdhZGn46wLqOysUdq5f8FL6SjlKpIXu52RDaeHJLPYjPelwlwML2gqHBOKbHQi9n3uKeccTUOJ0MYQhLpkkKA_K3lKHvcr4Xa7NQ9Kl4gAX4PvENSaqeuaL635AskcbnhN/s339/taqu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSj0VI3egCVFhwok8HKQ_skt_t7nmip70LnPq9i1iSKtQprnxRt1QzFdIdhZGn46wLqOysUdq5f8FL6SjlKpIXu52RDaeHJLPYjPelwlwML2gqHBOKbHQi9n3uKeccTUOJ0MYQhLpkkKA_K3lKHvcr4Xa7NQ9Kl4gAX4PvENSaqeuaL635AskcbnhN/s320/taqu.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br /><p>I think that this was a very successful use of the class. But while I also did a small sample for one of the lace classes, I'm still prone to succumb to the temptation to do as I'm told and put on a long warp and make a lot of placemats.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-10588467558185334352022-02-15T22:40:00.002-05:002022-12-15T21:00:15.317-05:00Twill Gamps<p>I recently took a class on twills offered online by the <a href="https://www.mlhguild.org/" target="_blank">Michigan League of Handweavers</a>. Before the pandemic they only offered classes in June at their annual conference, but starting last year they have begun offering online classes as well, which has been awesome. This is the first one I've taken, though I have also attended some of their evening lectures.</p><p>I'm basically obsessed with weaving, so I'm fairly happy to attend
everything. But even if you don't weave, they have classes for other
fiber arts as well.</p><p>For this gamp, I used some of the suggested twill patterns, and a few from the <a href="https://www.schoolofweaving.tv/browse">Jane Stafford School of Weaving</a>'s twill exercises, and one from a magazine. The threading started out easy, but as I worked down the draft, I found myself inserting more and more repair heddles to fix errors. <br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDQvHtXWKB1Qal-foLmsWnidm0sxLSIckRtuDFRdFCkaKrBCxqtsctN3Z2SEsA-LMxfDNbi57bfP3dHOObLn1oFSOwx_Z4ntdDeU8QHYw0NWkpYYal7lDRkJWLpJGfwQUDnjs2We2j3Vb1mpAf77F4hLz5wnnjOmwnOP4TTyD1lI9OrkaMdB1ybUSz=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDQvHtXWKB1Qal-foLmsWnidm0sxLSIckRtuDFRdFCkaKrBCxqtsctN3Z2SEsA-LMxfDNbi57bfP3dHOObLn1oFSOwx_Z4ntdDeU8QHYw0NWkpYYal7lDRkJWLpJGfwQUDnjs2We2j3Vb1mpAf77F4hLz5wnnjOmwnOP4TTyD1lI9OrkaMdB1ybUSz=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fixing the last threading error.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I was using 8/2 mill end yarn I got from <a href="http://peterpatchisyarns.com/index.php" target="_blank">Peter Patchis</a>, but as I was winding my warp, it seemed a bit finer than the 8/2 I normally use, so I set it at 24 epi, instead of the intended 22. The contrast yarn is 8/2 cotton from a previous project that was left near the warping reel. It gave the white warp a jaunty, nautical feel. <br /></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAE4q66Ys_9f69FJofdiOhu73hHTSUynm5V_D6jJnacAmn6ITZ6WhssGI81De-DmPzrU9DIgp4HWmiq0EtnvK1IVYJ9U0ZAtyapJXZmexrpaSktWdcfyFtohKPtu21TjU1wiKbgZx3HvlHz4FZkAYN4II73J9Qm1ngmfmNuNWIvkhmBwF7N4c5ZkwV=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAE4q66Ys_9f69FJofdiOhu73hHTSUynm5V_D6jJnacAmn6ITZ6WhssGI81De-DmPzrU9DIgp4HWmiq0EtnvK1IVYJ9U0ZAtyapJXZmexrpaSktWdcfyFtohKPtu21TjU1wiKbgZx3HvlHz4FZkAYN4II73J9Qm1ngmfmNuNWIvkhmBwF7N4c5ZkwV=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checking thread counts.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p>The first two gamps were woven trompe as writ, the first with the more usual 2:2 tie up, and the second with the 3:1 tie up. The last was back to 2:2 but I messed around with yarn. I used 10/2 cotton in the weft, trying to use up bobbins (and it certainly emptied a lot of bobbins!). I didn't wind bobbins for this project until the third gamp, when I needed new sizes of yarn to experiment with.<br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNy3tf0gZlrOmheAdEeHXR6k_e7tohVUti5lqyL8Gq6wcB_8YicmKS3f91q6w0-MpUuK9XwW1aeQq442mr27b9UOfjLj3-4t7bnJcTypuDGib7izR-g8vI6lVoOzEReMEs4_Tvjyu86hI6MeSt6mMU2OedAj6VETGWN2RO6yTwcNn_fqF5WwUA7tcO=s2475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1857" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNy3tf0gZlrOmheAdEeHXR6k_e7tohVUti5lqyL8Gq6wcB_8YicmKS3f91q6w0-MpUuK9XwW1aeQq442mr27b9UOfjLj3-4t7bnJcTypuDGib7izR-g8vI6lVoOzEReMEs4_Tvjyu86hI6MeSt6mMU2OedAj6VETGWN2RO6yTwcNn_fqF5WwUA7tcO=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2:2 tie up, 10/2 weft.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p>I did finish these gamps last week (or earlier?) because the loom is already warped with the next project. But yesterday I wet finished (hot water with gentle detergent for 20 minutes, then rinsed in cool water, then rinsed in the washing machine on a quick cycle to spin out the water, and air dried overnight. I press with steam, I press everything with steam now. (For a long time I was a hot dry iron purist, but a class with <a href="https://talesofastitcher.com/" target="_blank">Maria Shell</a> won me over to the clouds of steam side.)</p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBT8u4DP8LY5Te-81E8ciagpjPVUaTblrXUKj5riyG6hD30tURLMEil0xgPIxHzBa3WzScNeGWMZeQiDPBn7ZBL6opJLCMq_hhIGhpyWyYQVQRaP1AoeVvjpIsNc-ji_MeOAaNTwdV_8r0LpcXixiVhaT0oVY3l4XI_ug0o8IShfgDym1FDSOGGTPE=s3300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2475" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBT8u4DP8LY5Te-81E8ciagpjPVUaTblrXUKj5riyG6hD30tURLMEil0xgPIxHzBa3WzScNeGWMZeQiDPBn7ZBL6opJLCMq_hhIGhpyWyYQVQRaP1AoeVvjpIsNc-ji_MeOAaNTwdV_8r0LpcXixiVhaT0oVY3l4XI_ug0o8IShfgDym1FDSOGGTPE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Experiments with different sized weft yarns<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi23Kz5mtdSxZEqui-MhiJPwRSbXWzzFkzwEaUxz0W_IOSGv2E0GSZ3dUCWBKFjlo_SYLFtRda6hvX1LH63gBnNUmWazLBDHVzxuCDPskCwFXvTUoolOqmU7fDT_mHUOdDlGlsT6NbalqzzxwlcIFeAsZRciG963S5-8D4TcrkFnVai3veP5NHTu2Fq=s2475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1856" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi23Kz5mtdSxZEqui-MhiJPwRSbXWzzFkzwEaUxz0W_IOSGv2E0GSZ3dUCWBKFjlo_SYLFtRda6hvX1LH63gBnNUmWazLBDHVzxuCDPskCwFXvTUoolOqmU7fDT_mHUOdDlGlsT6NbalqzzxwlcIFeAsZRciG963S5-8D4TcrkFnVai3veP5NHTu2Fq=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some experiments with color<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0oaJcQGg4AtVBF_bMmmm--RhB9Ymp3832YynRl-c9PfMMqcM7p9cU1CV6aDjpO5GZdaq3ByaBRjZV2LVOP25zvOGd_bBz-7lPdeVj1jBgntQgJp252Hzr6QtOVuDE34Qbr_mf9zuZXha705Nkq8PW9KPIxXbwyvgSmuoVq51bRp7kCgm2erDiUo1N=s2886" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="2266" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0oaJcQGg4AtVBF_bMmmm--RhB9Ymp3832YynRl-c9PfMMqcM7p9cU1CV6aDjpO5GZdaq3ByaBRjZV2LVOP25zvOGd_bBz-7lPdeVj1jBgntQgJp252Hzr6QtOVuDE34Qbr_mf9zuZXha705Nkq8PW9KPIxXbwyvgSmuoVq51bRp7kCgm2erDiUo1N=w314-h400" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3:1 tie up weft faced side, 10/2 weft.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv4bWErirgXjhXMziZ2pHv_HCFxlwE7Vi2BfOXW9XAzEMpUXgCG8qX6OnMZuawxxMNx-ZSV6MGk-N7pInmkzx_sNV_PEXk1s5aHlimBwFjjzVVnTklhuoIFHGc_tkk5k8Oc59XhgU2lWAo4fhWWQE8OnpwTGfELYHa_fxpQybzz2xZwG95rzJPBK88=s2475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1856" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv4bWErirgXjhXMziZ2pHv_HCFxlwE7Vi2BfOXW9XAzEMpUXgCG8qX6OnMZuawxxMNx-ZSV6MGk-N7pInmkzx_sNV_PEXk1s5aHlimBwFjjzVVnTklhuoIFHGc_tkk5k8Oc59XhgU2lWAo4fhWWQE8OnpwTGfELYHa_fxpQybzz2xZwG95rzJPBK88=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3:1 tie up warp faced side, 10/2 weft.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p>As you can see, I attached labels to explain what yarns I used, and even after at most two weeks, my memory was pretty hazy, so I need to process things more quickly! (Or take notes at the loom? but that seems even less likely...)</p><p>Based on the designs I liked here, and some we talked about in the class, and something I saw on the <a href="https://www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com/" target="_blank">School of SweetGeorgia</a> I'm designing a towel combining three twill designs I've called the twilliest towel. The loom, as I mentioned, is warped, but I haven't started weaving on it yet. I will, however, only be weaving simple patterns, I'm not doing this one trompe as writ, I don't feel confident with long non-repeating sequences yet. I'm letting the complex threading do the work for me.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-29561998677925162762022-01-19T17:27:00.002-05:002022-01-19T17:27:38.762-05:00Slab Quilts from the Scrap Bins<p><br />I'm a quilter who holds on to scraps. I am, in general (but not always) a maker of scrap quilts. My theory of finding fabric for scrappy quilts is that if I'm cutting fabric, I start in my scrap bins, and then my fat eights, and then look at yardage. (Let's not dive into the philosophy of Scrappy vs Scrap quilts right now, please!)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvYU45eHYSoiATxPRxmYNL-qAGWThjt2D2lhLw0LK7RmjMYgRrvpD8jDormf4w7gAA9Bl3biCwFvpnalaQQDuAiJUMVRnbaImhIGp3adKevf4x8yHTulhTNMV4-BmlECmVxUcQmUT62YzPQqlPaMeyMYsx9JNHkxsMOT-MIyoac_UkVX1VWgr-dELa=s1627" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1627" data-original-width="1489" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvYU45eHYSoiATxPRxmYNL-qAGWThjt2D2lhLw0LK7RmjMYgRrvpD8jDormf4w7gAA9Bl3biCwFvpnalaQQDuAiJUMVRnbaImhIGp3adKevf4x8yHTulhTNMV4-BmlECmVxUcQmUT62YzPQqlPaMeyMYsx9JNHkxsMOT-MIyoac_UkVX1VWgr-dELa=w380-h415" width="380" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrap bins! I use plastic shoe boxes, and sort by color.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>But my bins having been getting full lately! After I finished my Calico vs Modern Flower quilt, which I definitely didn't use scraps in, but produced scraps from, I decided to take on my scrap bins.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF5HBJlY4vhpeTnvbh5PZHtpd91iy1PRoWRs9trE-rlcGBVXXRz-tNbvaWbT7LPg8F-Pi1no5yeAdOynfOYHtwV-troN5BLqrkBV0-Szp80zTP3c-t_8hRPKgUCf2w3yfe6dP__ztrU8ZxjQJrzC7FAdDfoGqZLKQEMpfyq7DcJPkoCnUZUt0ORTZR=s396" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="372" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF5HBJlY4vhpeTnvbh5PZHtpd91iy1PRoWRs9trE-rlcGBVXXRz-tNbvaWbT7LPg8F-Pi1no5yeAdOynfOYHtwV-troN5BLqrkBV0-Szp80zTP3c-t_8hRPKgUCf2w3yfe6dP__ztrU8ZxjQJrzC7FAdDfoGqZLKQEMpfyq7DcJPkoCnUZUt0ORTZR=w188-h200" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stack of slabs.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Starting in October of 2021, I began making 6" <a href="http://www.cherylarkison.com/diningroomempire/2013/06/slabs-for.html" target="_blank">slab blocks</a> (full pattern is in <a href="https://www.ctpub.com/sunday-morning-quilts/" target="_blank"><i>Sunday Morning Quilts</i></a>), from the contents of my scrap bins. I sort the fabric and press it, only using fabrics that are less than 5" on at least one side. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibtufMm4Tc4nvp2kb5I7vggooaWGTd3scYcV7H6GtrCsD7I48xR2O92NnbY6sdoiflZhwlEObiW7l6QI9d26c5P8o_YKL-RalNGKFknV9k-TXaPLecSix87d5LpJh3nuZp1mz2egHJzgc7Vu6wVanSBm3FqFv1_LGo689V8SgS3_iN2Ovg6ikc2fHQ=s393" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="393" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibtufMm4Tc4nvp2kb5I7vggooaWGTd3scYcV7H6GtrCsD7I48xR2O92NnbY6sdoiflZhwlEObiW7l6QI9d26c5P8o_YKL-RalNGKFknV9k-TXaPLecSix87d5LpJh3nuZp1mz2egHJzgc7Vu6wVanSBm3FqFv1_LGo689V8SgS3_iN2Ovg6ikc2fHQ=w200-h168" width="200" /></a></div><p>From the first I intended to make one quilt, a gradient of warm vs cool in a checkerboard, but quickly found that even having not used much from my scrap bins, that I had assembled enough blocks for almost two. Then instead of assembling quilts, I just kept making blocks, adding new bins in as I finished one up. So, I didn't actually get around to making a quilt top until early January.<br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjItA1jTIxdc_BpAUIx4S4yDdYqNlhjhg34cNXg4f0_jlUJBtTMTgzt-Np5rQYR9liiWupt62sHuIGcnG1bz58wYA06X5by0_UmHOS9_pRC1bEADiaaKTRYPZxfB5oK2zqnp1o2KeEwiydQzfDyG8CtoAjrTH_j3Jxczfc2N87IEqERtXtlKFpgNRAO=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1500" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjItA1jTIxdc_BpAUIx4S4yDdYqNlhjhg34cNXg4f0_jlUJBtTMTgzt-Np5rQYR9liiWupt62sHuIGcnG1bz58wYA06X5by0_UmHOS9_pRC1bEADiaaKTRYPZxfB5oK2zqnp1o2KeEwiydQzfDyG8CtoAjrTH_j3Jxczfc2N87IEqERtXtlKFpgNRAO=w447-h282" width="447" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first slab quilt, a simple design with alternating gradients.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> So, now with lots of left over blocks, I cast around for another design. This quilt is a clear illustration of getting your first idea out of the way so that you can have a really good idea instead. And also working with constraints. Once I finished going through my black scraps, I had realized that I had nearly enough so that every block on the quilt would get one. So, I made a few extra, to hit 35 (in a 60x84 inch quilt, you need 35 6" blocks), and then looked at the colors I had left. Because I had a lot of blue (both light and dark) those became the center, and because I could only cobble together 5 credible pairs of colors (red and orange, purple and pink, dark and light blue, green and olive green, brown and yellow), the stripes run length-wise and not width-wise, which was my initial idea.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhU0i444Lmx8R_I1aCY0iuRdUpPHHeiHpajkuyUyZSQVBeIqF59u5t7MMZbq6DD4fYz9KvcSVP7LL-Zk5yFzCc_Tco00as_3JBQNS7SGH3jfbk4wOfi2DwMxFnZeghWK2wnpJSP91bvDFNgmClUXNYfxE5wpoobl1NX6k_mwcceibSajqEgP2pveY7=s1542" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhU0i444Lmx8R_I1aCY0iuRdUpPHHeiHpajkuyUyZSQVBeIqF59u5t7MMZbq6DD4fYz9KvcSVP7LL-Zk5yFzCc_Tco00as_3JBQNS7SGH3jfbk4wOfi2DwMxFnZeghWK2wnpJSP91bvDFNgmClUXNYfxE5wpoobl1NX6k_mwcceibSajqEgP2pveY7=w393-h400" width="393" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sort of a rainbow buffalo check<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>This used up all my orange blocks, and if you look closely, you'll see that one of the orange blocks is really a pink block. Another thing you'll see looking closely is the number of gingerbread people, rejects from my Christmas pillow from a few years ago. (citation needed :P)</p><p>The colors I left out of the second quilt were the teal and the gray blocks, so employing the gray was on my mind designing the third. The lack of contrast gives an interesting underwater sort of look to a fairly standard Irish Chain layout.<br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGVeFNPtfGDxUAxTsh2WyMixMbvsTuro5NCfb9B5GcEvD60hZrflhwCMI8hbPiPxhvKxnv3v7ncRsAncfCiIiyFWmSI_ZISWuEeZCrhJzKMGznJbP92Feeo2vJi2z9S14URSyt3JR6nUmRe4FMp3DzzhmqCfzrpXO7Swzo0MR9gcSQKRF631YfCMoR=s1636" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="1443" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGVeFNPtfGDxUAxTsh2WyMixMbvsTuro5NCfb9B5GcEvD60hZrflhwCMI8hbPiPxhvKxnv3v7ncRsAncfCiIiyFWmSI_ZISWuEeZCrhJzKMGznJbP92Feeo2vJi2z9S14URSyt3JR6nUmRe4FMp3DzzhmqCfzrpXO7Swzo0MR9gcSQKRF631YfCMoR=w353-h400" width="353" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blocks arranged in a Single Irish Chain configuration<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p>The third quilt uses up the teal, the pink, and the greens that were left, and most of the purples and browns, leaving me with mostly gray, yellow, and light blue blocks. I have about 40 6" blocks remaining.</p><p>So, my thoughts turned to the low volume scrap bin, which is the one I hadn't touched yet. One reason is that, really, it was in two bins. So, I spent a good chunk of time Monday (when I should have been threading my loom, for serious) pressing, sorting, and trimming odd shapes into strips, rectangles, or triangles for ease of piecing. At least what's left in the box is enough for only one box now, even if it's still very full!</p><p>I do suspect, though, that the design will be difficult to get right, as almost 3/4 of the quilt will have to come from low volume blocks, but that's the challenge. And the limitations I put on the project is what has made it fun, even if I'm not so rigid as to stick with them all the time. I mean, at this point, if I needed another purple block, I would go and create one, even if it was not from the small scraps I started out trying to use up. After all, what a scrap is, is in the eye of the beholder.<br /></p>Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-49614093138383223762020-11-09T16:07:00.002-05:002020-11-09T16:07:44.848-05:00Doing the work for more accurate dyeing<p>I have been dyeing a long time, and I have been mixing dyes to get different colors for a long time, and I have a book where I record using scraps or yarn or fabric what I get from those mixes, but I never did double check what color the straight dye was after it arrived from the manufacture, which was frankly very dumb. And as a former scientist, I should have been better about establishing a baseline.<br /></p><p>So, in the last few weeks, I've been winding up these 1 oz skeins of 8/2 cotton yarn, 140 turns on a 1.5 yard niddly noddy, but I'm not going into the math! (Using the <a href="https://rmyarns.com/rs-unmerc-cotton" target="_blank">big 8/2 cones</a> from <a href="https://rmyarns.com/" target="_blank">R&M yarns</a>, and if you're looking for good deals on factory closeout cones of yarn, I'd suggest getting on her mailing list) and dyeing each one with a 1/2 teaspoon of the dye, unless it's a jar with an asterisk, in which case I use a full teaspoon.</p><p>I use Procion dyes, mostly from Dharma Trading, though I have a few older ones from ProChem. <br /></p><p>Here's the method:</p><p>Skein yarn to be around 1 oz, 140 turns, tie it up in 8 places.</p><p>Prepare skeins for dyeing (in groups of 6-10) fill a bucket with hot water *as hot as you can get* from tap, add a tablespoon or so of synthropol and a tablespoon of soda ash, let sit for at least 15 minutes. Rinse (and sometimes I'd do this in the washing machine to save time and also get out more water, since sometimes I would not go directly to dyeing but instead dry the skeins to dye later.) If you are running skeins in the washing machine, put them in lingerie bags, ideally alone, but in groups of two is fine, because this will keep them from tangling with each other.</p><p>Put your rinsed, and rung out, skeins into a solution of 1 cup soda ash per gallon water. They should sit for at least 30 minutes. Once this is done, you can start prepping the dyes. I did 6-8 dyes per session, from all over the color wheel so I wouldn't get confused about which skein was which. When you deal with soda ash, wear gloves and eye protection<br /></p><p>To prepare dyes, wear a dust mask, gloves, and googles:<br /></p><p>Mix 1 Tablespoon of urea per 1 cup of warm water, this will help your procion dye dissolve.</p><p>In a separate measuring cup, add your 1/2 tsp dye. Then add a bit of the urea water, and mix the dye with it to make a paste. Then slowly add 1/4 cup of the urea water. I would pour each one of these into a small container and rinse the measuring cups before starting again. I had enough measuring spoons that I didn't really need to reuse them during the session, thank you thrift shops!</p><p>Squeeze the soda ash mixture out of the yarn. Wearing googles and gloves! I mixed up one batch of about a gallon and a half, and used it throughout the process for both the yarn washing and this soaking step.<br /></p><p>Pour the dye into a bowl, then squish and squeeze one yarn skein through it. The put it in a sandwich bag to batch for 4-6 hours. You can of course batch overnight, but I was impatient for results. I would wash out and reuse the sandwich bags, so I only used about 8 over the whole process. Then there is a lot of rinsing, then back into the lingerie bags for another trip through the washer before they dried out on the drying rack. After they were dry, I wound them into balls. Clearly the most time consuming part of the process was winding skeins and then winding those into balls!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDVjdlJkO3xkay9cp4iE-R9CbySwgAieLQgM6U2F8Uz7YtBZ1nqPrU5kn8Ognd_bURNImOOztBzfF_MddxmHWtVjkNLmEBHHQUnrcOHPt5mMmdjE-j-qcHO45zVRIb8IcQwjd_3703Po/s2048/IMG_5034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDVjdlJkO3xkay9cp4iE-R9CbySwgAieLQgM6U2F8Uz7YtBZ1nqPrU5kn8Ognd_bURNImOOztBzfF_MddxmHWtVjkNLmEBHHQUnrcOHPt5mMmdjE-j-qcHO45zVRIb8IcQwjd_3703Po/s320/IMG_5034.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not all these were dyed as part of this process<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-e9WO-EWHXCIECLu1vA3H5C0QoVFmgrN1mcRh6FfyK40C5wnbs8BQHF8Mn7WQGk8jzKr33kIOCnxnIVtJpFaBrn8Lf-pJPqZmSgJ3Iuq9Nh3hOmH3OATe7rkP0cHps_WE17trWazgTw/s2048/IMG_5039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-e9WO-EWHXCIECLu1vA3H5C0QoVFmgrN1mcRh6FfyK40C5wnbs8BQHF8Mn7WQGk8jzKr33kIOCnxnIVtJpFaBrn8Lf-pJPqZmSgJ3Iuq9Nh3hOmH3OATe7rkP0cHps_WE17trWazgTw/s320/IMG_5039.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A page of my notebook showing the results<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Now I just need some ideas on how to use all that yarn! I already have some ideas on new colors to try dyeing.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-63764507111813053322020-06-18T16:54:00.001-04:002020-06-18T16:57:05.572-04:00Maximum warp equations<div>I've been dyeing yarn again, and I've been thinking about how to use my weird ugly yarn, in a project by itself. Online warp calculators give you yarn <span>requirements based on how many items you want to make assuming you have access to an infinite amount of yarn, but what I want to know how is many napkins or dishtowels I can make with a extremely limited amount of yarn. <br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I spent an evening working out an equation, so here it is, be warned, though I haven't tested it in real life, though I ran the numbers back through a warp calculator, and it seems to work out. It also doesn't take shrinkage, draw in, or take up into account, but, then, neither do I. I like my dishtowels to measure around 21.5" x 30" on the loom and my napkins to be around 18" square. And then I live with whatever they shrink down to.<br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Alright! Here we go:</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>If you want to use the same yarn for warp and weft in a balanced weave (epi = ppi)**<br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Max Warp Length in yards = 1/2[(loom waste in yards) + (weight of yarn in oz) * (yards per lb for the yarn)/(width of warp in reed)*(epi)*(16 oz)]<br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>If you want to just make a warp and use a different yarn for weft, the equation is easier: <br /></span></div><div><br /><span><span>Max Warp Length in yards = (weight of
yarn in oz) * (yards per lb for the yarn)/[(width of warp in
reed)*(epi)*(16 oz)]</span></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>If you don't know where to look up your yards/lb for a yarn Handwoven has a <a href="https://handwovenmagazine.com/master-yarn-chart/" target="_blank">chart</a> you can use, which also suggests setts.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>As an example, I have this hideous yarn I dyed last summer:</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wlxYWSnhXyr5Js5PiZ3JrNRnEnKnasl2o4RTu2fS8FxLEPedmug6rMLwrHCOZU6nC90lvX9olxWoX0Fi2IsV2LZIz8PT4TJDNRgkLiayv4uAUiuqkN5TTK4HCKEd5j8Cj0g3KEQ69R8/s4032/IMG_4353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wlxYWSnhXyr5Js5PiZ3JrNRnEnKnasl2o4RTu2fS8FxLEPedmug6rMLwrHCOZU6nC90lvX9olxWoX0Fi2IsV2LZIz8PT4TJDNRgkLiayv4uAUiuqkN5TTK4HCKEd5j8Cj0g3KEQ69R8/s320/IMG_4353.jpg" /></a></div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>It's a 4/2 cotton, and according to the Master Yarn Chart, it's 1680 yd/lb, and its sett for plain weave is 15 epi. I've weighed it, and it's 6.54 oz. I want to make dishtowels, so my width in reed is 21.5.<br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Max warp= 1/2 [0.5 yd loom waste + </span><span><span>(6.54 oz x 1680 yds)/(21.5 in x 15 epi x 16 oz)] = 1.3 yards</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>if I want the warp to also be used as the weft, which I think would be pretty hard to look at, and also would only make one 30" towel.<br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>If I want to use a different weft, I can go with:</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Max warp = </span></span><span><span><span></span><span><span>(6.54 oz x 1680 yds)/(21.5 in x 15 epi x 16 oz) = 2.129 yards <br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span>This is almost enough to make two 30" towels and I could squeeze out a few more yards by adding stripes to the warp, perhaps by adding two 1.5 inch stripes as borders, I could calculate this by using a width in reed number of 18.5. This gives me a warp of 2.47 yards, which I'm much more confident will give me the yarn I need to make two towels.<br /></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div><span><span>** if your planned epi and ppi are different numbers, you'd need a different equation.<br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div>Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-1366450934328346242018-03-29T20:01:00.000-04:002018-04-01T14:25:50.971-04:00Northwind, a tutorial<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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So I like traditional blocks! My sister found me <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Design-Challenge-Sharyn-Squier-Craig/dp/1885588178" target="_blank">this booklet</a>
at the local thrift store, known for its craft supplies, and when I was
assigned my palette, and was thinking about what to do with it, I thought, it’s
the perfect time to bring out Northwind!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My finished mini! It's about 12 inches square, though not square.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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So, the booklet (Northwind Quilts by Sharyn Squier Craig) does of course have instructions for making the block,
but at a larger size (actually three sizes, 4.5, 6, and 7.5 inches and <a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/N/NorthWindBlock.html" target="_blank">Quilter's Cache has a 12" block</a>). My block finishes at 3.75” and it is a bit haphazard, so
if you want an exact block where the points are perfect this may not be the
tutorial for you. (Also the booklet has alternate pieced blocks and setting ideas, so I'm not saying don't look at the book. It certainly was my starting point! I just like to work small.)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unpieced pieces verses finished block, please forgive the 80s color scheme!</td></tr>
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For the large triangles I cut 3.75” squares of fabric with
my 3” half square triangle die for my sizzix big shot - which is approximately equal to a 3 3/8" square bisected. And I used 2” squares, bisected, to make my small triangles. I
just free cut them with scissors. This is where I suspect the wonkiness of the
blocks come in. (Also I didn’t trim the complete block to be the same size. I
just let it ride.)</div>
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NB- I find it easiest to lay the pieces out on a design board by
my machine so I can keep track of which goes where.</div>
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Take three light triangle and pair them with three dark
triangles to make the hst squares that run across the center of the block. Trim
the ears and press.</div>
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Then, add to each a further little triangle. I don’t
generally pin tiny seams, but I did with these, because when I skipped pinning I
occasionally sewed the triangle to the wrong side. Trim the ears and press.</div>
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Add the last leg to the triangle you are forming for the
center of the block, trim ears and press.</div>
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It will look like this.</div>
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Assemble all the subunits into a line of alternating triangles,
trim ears and press. This is a pretty fun shape with possiblities of it's own. Something to think about later, I guess.</div>
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Once the center is together, you attach your larger
triangles to the sides, trim ears if necessary. Trim the blocks to size if you
want. I assembled mine on point, so I made a few blocks that were not complete
blocks to fill out the design. Then I quilted it with some walking foot
straight lines.
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And because I didn’t want to lose too much of the blocks
which admittedly were not lined up well, I didn’t trim it square but in a more
organic way in order to preserve a few extra points which would otherwise be
lost. Putting the binding on was a bit awkward this way, and a bias binding
would probably be recommended.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sigh.</td></tr>
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For the record, my color palette for this challenge was pink, grey, black, and pale blue. Not something I would have put together myself!</div>
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Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-5862568195066320932018-03-15T19:28:00.000-04:002018-03-15T19:28:48.436-04:00At the Retreat!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Recently, one of the guilds I belong to, the Ann Arbor
Modern Quilt Guild, held its winter retreat at Howell Nature Center. Our winter
retreat has been in January for as long as we’ve had them, and I petitioned the
board to change them to spring, mostly because, we do live in Michigan and at
least one or two of these winter retreats had to be disbanded early so that
members could get home before a blizzard arrived.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Of course, we had a blizzard in March this year, the day
before we were heading out, but as bad as the roads were Thursday night, and
they were really bad, most of that was melted by Friday afternoon. And it also
melted out of the trees onto the roads and our cars like someone was tossing
rocks, but anyway.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from my machine.</td></tr>
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The view from the large room was lovely, the facility itself
was called Lakeview! And the food was provided by the staff there, brought to
our cabin, so we didn’t have to do anything or wander offsite at all. It was
all very nice. Although not very restful, as I was the last person to bed each
night, and while maybe not the earliest riser, I was not the last one to sleep
in either. But chocolate keeps me sewing, and who needs sleep when you can sew all night?</div>
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<br /></div>
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I finished piecing the blocks for that endless doublewrench
quilt. I have been working on it since at least the summer.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A selection of blocks. I'm using mostly S.S. Bluebird from Cotton + Steel</td></tr>
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I finished piecing the blocks for this Irish chain quilt (not pictured)
that I am working on for my monthly charity quilting group (which hadn’t met
for months because of blizzards, speaking of blizzards!). </div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Point looks awesome but hurts the brain.</td></tr>
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I put together this random color experiment, which I created
months ago out of the leftovers from the hourglass mini miniquilt I made for a
guild challenge last summer. It needs a border. One day....</div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sample of the color palette challenge. Though not my colors.</td></tr>
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I pieced a miniquilt top for the upcoming guild challenge,
which I will share later. It’s a color challenge, we drew a color
palette from a bag and have to use those colors (and maybe a neutral if you
don’t have one) to make a quilt of any size. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, I have a theory about optimal scrap distribution...</td></tr>
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And on the last morning, I put some work into the scrap quilt I
started in Amanda Jean’s class with our guild in October. </div>
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I did not work on the bag I meant to make at the retreat,
but I think I got to everything else.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Since coming home, I still haven’t made that bag. It sits in
a pile glaring at me. But I quilted and bound my challenge mini, I got the
Irish chain blocks into a top (still need to make a back for that), and I have
continued to work on the Amanda Jean quilt, Ring Me. And I smooshed all my Doublewrench blocks into a drawer, because I can't face another on point project right now.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of said drawer.</td></tr>
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Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-41649142212839055892018-03-08T22:39:00.000-05:002018-03-08T22:39:58.469-05:00Improv Hourglass Wallhanging<br />
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using them as a template to explore repeating patterns, using simple patterns and altering it as it repeats, mostly by changing colors within the block. I love lots of color! You may have noticed.<br />
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For this quilt, I was very inspired by Sujata Shah’s book, <a href="http://www.ctpub.com/cultural-fusion-quilts/">CulturalFusion Quilts</a>, which uses improv on a small scale to make traditional blocks in
a looser way. A woman in one of the guilds I belong to had brought in an improved hourglass mini
quilt, also referencing Sujata's book (she'd taught a class at our guild last year) which was quite striking, though hers was more monochromatic than mine.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The center fabric in this log cabin is the Dear Stella print I used as my starting point.</td></tr>
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I started with a fabric (the maple seed print from Dear
Stella, and I used it to make dining room curtains at our previous house) and
chose colors that either matched the colors in the fabric, or were similar to
those. Then I added a few browns, because my living room is red, mustard
yellow, and brown, and I knew where it was going to hang. Then, looking at the
brown and the green, I thought, hey, Oh Deer, by Momo, has that green and
brown! So I added in the deer and the dot in that color scheme (I thought the
scale of the bird would be too big to be included.)</div>
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From these, I cut many 6 inch blocks, 4-6 per color, plus
and occasional 6x7 inch rectangle. I think every 4<sup>th</sup> or 5<sup>th</sup>
piece was a rectangle. Of course, I did not take notes on my process.</div>
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I paired the rectangles, generally with a piece of a similar
color or tone, and sliced off some amount perpendicular the long side at a
random angle. Then I swapped those pieces, and sewed them back together, and
placed these back with the squares, so that some pieces already had two colors.
Then I put them in groups of five, and cut them in a rough hourglass, then
assembled 4 or 5 blocks from the pieces. Not every combination got in, some
were consigned to the scrap pile.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three of these hourglasses were made with those two color rectangles</td></tr>
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Once I had made all the blocks and counted them, I realized
I didn’t have enough, and to make the last twelve I dug some pieces out of the
scrap pile, but also this is where a few random colors came in, the pale pink,
that neon orange, the gray, and the black, because instead of going back to my
original fabrics, I just used what I could find in the scrap bin.</div>
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Then I trimmed down all the blocks, and it wasn’t very
random, since mostly I looked at where I could position the 4.5 inch square
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Then my kids and I laid them out in the front hall and
crawled all over it to assess the look. I am pretty happy to use the front hall
as my design floor, because I can lean out over the staircase and get a farther
away view of whatever I lay out there. </div>
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They were laid out on design boards, 9
per board, and I labeled the boards in a grid (numbers for columns and letters
for rows) but while I was assembling those blocks, I came to the conclusion
that I must have mislabeled something. Then it was just making it work. But
despite it probably not being the optimal layout of the blocks, I think it
looks great in its spot.</div>
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Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-54849357992009341672018-02-01T20:03:00.000-05:002018-02-01T20:03:06.193-05:00A brief history of me and knitting and weaving, and weaving todayI've been texting my friend about yarn recently, when we used to text about fabric and quilts and sewing. Now we talk about yarn. It's funny that we seem to have moved together on this.<br />
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I've been thinking about the ebb of interests. I was a knitter, a knitter first, and sometimes only, up until about six years ago, when I injured my hands knitting and had to stop. My grandmother taught me to knit when I was in elementary school, and would tell anyone when it came up, that I took to it immediately, and knit flawlessly from the start. I don't remember it that way, but I wanted to learn and that certainly helps one learn.<br />
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I forgot and had to relearn knitting twice more. Once in college, a friend started a knitting group, and I was all, that's a thing I know how to do! I made a hat, it was blue, and it was wayyyy too big. The second time, was around when I got married, a friend of mine visited, and taught me crochet, which I have learned a few times, but never have been comfortable with, and then I remembered the lure of yarn, and went back to knitting.<br />
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I was living in Urbana, Illinois then, and I joined the <a href="http://centralillinoisfiberguild.org/">Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild</a>, which had a study group for Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting. But I was all about the knitting, but after a while, I was in two knitting groups (one with the guild, and one with some younger people) and this was the time Ravelry fell into our lives, and everyone was knitting, and some of us took a spinning class, and I was hooked, and I was spinning and dyeing, and then I said, well, I'll never weave.<br />
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Then I bought a little used rigid heddle loom.<br />
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I knit and I spun, and I thought weaving was my calling in life, but it was such a time commitment, I really didn't spend so much time on it.<br />
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In the meantime, I had a baby. I made two baby quilts, and was all, why do people do this when there is spinning and knitting? <br />
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In the meantime, we moved to a larger house, and I was dyeing yarn and roving, and spinning, and doing a little weaving, and planning projects for a weaving book I was going to write.<br />
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In the meantime, I had another baby, and started dyeing and printing on clothing, because I had trouble finding things that my first child would wear, that I approved of as well. I dyed fabric too, and started a little quilt because what else could you do with it?<br />
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In the meantime, the loom had to be packed away, to make room for a doll house. Or a computer, who can remember?<br />
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In the meantime, I hurt my hands knitting, repetitive motion strains, and had to do something for a hobby, and spinning, which I could still manage made little sense when one could not knit. However, I had been sewing all my life as well, and a fellow mom I meet through my first child's preschool brought me to a sewing event hosted by Rae of <a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/">Made by Rae</a> and Karen of <a href="http://onegirlcircus.com/">One Girl Circus</a>. Where I met Brenda, the owner of <a href="https://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/">Pink Castle Fabrics</a>, and from where I fell into the <a href="http://www.a2mqg.org/">Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild</a>, and quilts began to make sense to me and then it was The Thing.<br />
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Then five years later, six years? Several months ago, we moved to a larger house. My new sewing room was bigger, but had no storage, so we got shelves built in. It took months, and my sewing room was mostly packed during that time, although I had a machine on a small table and a tiny ironing board in the living room. But with all the moving, things that had been left in the basement had come out into the open. And tired of not being able to work on my whatever quilt it was at the time, I pulled out my loom, and it was all, oh wait, I love this. And I have room to have them stay out.<br />
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And now I think in yarn, again. I'm doing warp math again. I've made a few scarves. I bought a 4 harness loom off of craigslist, which had apparently been in someone's basement for 30 years, and bought new parts to get it running. I got it warped up, and it's been driving me crazy since, but I am almost done with that first project. And I thought, the weird thing is, I have never taken a weaving class. So, at the very end of 2017, I did. I went to Mechanicsburg, PA to take a class at <a href="http://kitetaleshandweaving.com/">Kite Tails Weaving Saori Art Studio</a>, which is the closest <a href="http://www.saorinomori.com/eng/en_saori.html">Saori</a> weaving studio to us in Southeast Michigan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the piece I made in the class.</td></tr>
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Saori is, in a vast simplification of its philosophy, a more intuitive sort of weaving, which is what is more aesthically appealing to me than the traditional weaving. (Which is beautiful, but it is more a mentally taxing thing than I find enjoyable in a hobby.) I found out about it by going back to Ravelry and joining all the weaving boards, looking, of course, to pick up more yarn. It is mentioned with reverence and with horror and everything in between. If you want to see some examples, there is a group on Ravelry, there is one on Facebook I hear, but mostly, I search #saoriweaving on Instagram myself.<br />
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After I came home from the class, and spent some time in bed with a cold, and wove two scarves, I designed a funky warp to try out and wove it Saori style on my rigid heddle loom, using bits of metallic string with my more usual cotton yarn, and wove this piece, once it was washed some interesting things happened, because the cotton shrinks, but the string didn't.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving all my knots showing.</td></tr>
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Right now I'm working on finishing the piece on the 4 harness loom, so I can start something new there. I've a plan to warp the rigid heddle, too, but I haven't done it yet. Hopefully this weekend.<br />
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And concurrently I've started a new quilt, because there is not bad time to start a new quilt.Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-41146582362217710592018-01-25T20:03:00.000-05:002018-01-25T20:03:51.129-05:00Current projects and thoughts on quilting as a hobby<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]-->Recently, I have been flipping between a few projects:<br />
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The oldest is a <a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DoubleWrenchBlock.html">double wrench</a> quilt that I have been working
on since the summer, using Cotton + Steel S. S. Bluebird, mostly, but I admit I
got tired of that endless sea of blue, and added some yellow prints, mostly
also Cotton + Steel. It’s far too late, of course, to change, but I wish I had
used a gold as the background from the beginning. I guess, technically, it is
never really too late, but my interest in this project has dropped, so it is
now only worked on as a break between projects, and survives in that it is laid
out so that I can drag it to sew ins, and that if I have a moment, it is easy
to pick up and work on. I definitely do not see myself ripping out 50 blocks to
put in a different background fabric!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't the gold look awesome with the blue?</td></tr>
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The next is the quilt I started at the class the A2MQG had
with Amanda Jean of <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/">crazy mom quilts</a>. The pattern is Ring Me from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/No-Scrap-Left-Behind-Celebrate/dp/1617453366">No Scrap Left Behind</a>. I pulled this out when I was sick of
double wrenches. I had completed two blocks in the class and had many in
pieces. I pieced many many more scrappy block borders, and brought the number
of completed blocks up to 11. I also revised my layout to use only 42 blocks,
rather than the 60 of the first plan! These involve a lot of piecing, trimming,
and ironing, and repeating, and I need to be in a certain mood to work on it. I
put it away last night, but hopefully not forever. Maybe it will come with me
on the upcoming guild retreat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm using this sweet print in three colorways from Momo's Just Wing It line as a center for my blocks.</td></tr>
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I also have an Irish chain quilt in the works, in red, blue
and yellow for a charity quilt. I’m feeling a little guilty because the blocks
are really so close to being done! Certainly much closer than my other quilts
are! I probably could have a top by the end of the weekend if I put my mind to
it. But I just haven’t wanted to work on it.</div>
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I also have another Irish Chain, using all Heather Ross
fabrics, which just needs to be quilted (well, and bound). I’m over halfway
done with it, but I reached my limit on free motion about a week ago (or two
weeks ago?), and moved back to piecing. My main problem with quilting is that
it limits my ability to watch tv. While piecing requires less attention, so
there is more opportunity to, cough, multitask. Also laying a quilt out on a table tends to attract the resident wildlife.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_OgbnfWMdNdxN79kdSdhT8_3sUmsaU3ayJIG7_IrgmSP4-04ao2T5y4S3Ji6-twDZ_OUSkn1wXPjvrU7Ej85nDbroXeFSLSmHOMm9G9hMoyoA4X5Ew7ZYTSim388mTibRHtz1EDIs0s/s1600/012518-cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="666" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_OgbnfWMdNdxN79kdSdhT8_3sUmsaU3ayJIG7_IrgmSP4-04ao2T5y4S3Ji6-twDZ_OUSkn1wXPjvrU7Ej85nDbroXeFSLSmHOMm9G9hMoyoA4X5Ew7ZYTSim388mTibRHtz1EDIs0s/s400/012518-cat.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting with a friend.</td></tr>
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What I really want to do, though, is start new projects. I
have three in mind. I may just toss over all my WIPs and move on. It’s hard to
work on something that doesn’t really interest you, especially when interest is
the only reason to work on a project, and it’s hard to keep a big project, like
a quilt, interesting for as long as it takes to complete. But I’m not sure
finishing uninteresting things is worth it. It’s a hobby, after all, not a how
much you can get done competition. I'm not proposing abandoning them entirely, but letting them slide until the moment is right?</div>
Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-23903149366100313592017-09-02T18:57:00.002-04:002017-09-02T19:14:41.105-04:00There are threads and there are other threadsSo, we moved to a new house a few months ago, and in our new larger bedroom there was some empty space, so I set up my loom, and set out all my weaving yarn, which had been packed away many, many years ago. Five?<br />
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I think they look pretty lovely, if crowded, on these shelves.<br />
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It's a pretty odd assortment of colors, I will admit. A few I bought on sale, probably the teal, brown, and navy, and a few from Paradise Fibers, which only has a few mill end (therefore cheaper) odd colors on hand at any time. (And by a few, I mean, 3-5...) I found there was a store near my parents that would sell you smaller amounts, but when I went looking recently I discovered that they'd closed in the meantime.<br />
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I decided pretty early on to purchase only the unmercerized cotton 8/2 type yarn, which is the main one for dishtowels, I gather, because I do not have unlimited space for an uncontrolled shopping spree. (I actually did make one set of dish towels once, for the record. Long ago.) Though I also have several skeins of 8/4 warp for making rag rugs, that totally does not count. <br />
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I have also set up the loom, (I have a 30" ashford rigid heddle), and I am working on a scarf, trying to use some of that navy yarn. Though, it did not make much of a dent in the 3 lb? cone.<br />
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And I hope to get back to sewing, and maybe to posting, but with the move, well, my sewing room is not yet unpacked, so... so... sooooooo..... so, I've been working on this scarf.Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-75228263367596079522017-03-04T11:56:00.001-05:002017-03-04T12:00:07.184-05:00simple lawn scarf<br />
I've started a new job, where I am not working in a room that is a constant 85 degrees Fahrenheit, so I decided, fairly quickly, that I need some scarves for work.<br />
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The first two I made were two colors, so long rectangles sewn together, turned rightside out, and then pressed, with rayon and lawn. But here is how I have made two single color scarves from 1 yard of fabric (I used lawn for one and double gauze for the other.) This is cotton lawn is from Heather Ross's new collection, <a href="https://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/all/collection-sleeping-porch">Sleeping Porch</a>.<br />
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It's very easy and fast, even stopping to shoo away cats and take pictures for this tutorial, I had it done in an hour. <br />
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Step one: Iron your fabric, then fold it in quarters, so that the selvage edges line up. Trim off selvages and then cut it so that you have two 16 x 36" rectangles.<br />
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Step 2: Straighten up two edges, and sew your rectangles together, right sides together, at the 16" side. <br />
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Step 3: Pink the edges, and press the seam. I press to the side, but open would probably be better.<br />
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Step 4: Fold the whole thing in half, along the long side, and pin. I use two pins together to remind myself to leave an opening to turn it right-side out. I put the openning in the middle so I don't have to hunt for it. It needs to be about 5-6". Once you sew the seam, pink the edges, including the opening.<br />
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Step 5: Trim the ends, if you haven't done this already, so that they are square.<br />
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Step 6: Move the seam to the center of one side. Press the seam open, being careful not to press the sides. Press the seam allowance on the side of the hole open as well, using the seams on the side to guide you. Pin the ends closed and stitch them shut.<br />
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Step 7: Pink the seams on the ends. If you want sharp corners, you'll need to trim the corners. Turn the scarf inside out, making sure to poke out the corners. <br />
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Step 8: Close the hole. A whipstitch in a matching thread color would look best, but if you're me, you'll just think, well, it'll be right next to my neck when I am wearing it, so I'll just stitch close to the edge using the machine.<br />
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Step 9: Press and wear! <br />
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So, alternately, you can buy two yards of fabric and not have to have a center seam, and you would have enough fabric to make 2 identical scarves.Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-79334130847481719952017-02-23T20:18:00.001-05:002017-02-23T20:18:14.276-05:00Monkey WrenchAfter I have made a number of scrap quilts (not pictured) I have a hankering to make a single line quilt, and that line is <a href="https://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/all/collection-s-s-bluebird">S.S. Bluebird</a>, the newest line from Cotton + Steel, whom I love. I apparently happened to be browsing Pink Castle moments after it was released, and managed to snag some yardage of the hotly sought after prints. I mean, I assume they were hotly sought after, because, obviously, everyone agrees with my tastes, right?<br />
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I am also currently more into simple traditional patterns (not pictured) than doing the whole MODERN quilt thing, so I was looking through one of these 'so you want to make a lot of quilts really quickly' books from the 90s, and found a quilt I really liked, twin sized, which is my thing, and is just 7.5" Double Wrench blocks set on point.<br />
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I have done like ten minutes of research on this block on the internet and in the books I own. The block itself has many names (Monkey Wrench, and Churn Dash among them) but I will argue for Double Wrench as the correct name, because Double Wrench in the books anyway, does not refer to other blocks, whereas Churn Dash is used as a title 7 distinct blocks in <i>The Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns</i> (and anyway I'm pretty sure we all think of <a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/C/ChurnDashBlock.html">Churn Dash as this</a>), and Monkey Wrench has 8. Barbara Brackman's <i>Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns</i> has 4 entries for each. You google any of the three names, and you'll come up with both the typical Churn Dash and the Double Wrench. And then some other things.<br />
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And anyway, what drives me and people like me crazy is that, of course, the names mean nothing! They were used and reused and assigned to blocks that don't even relate to each other. Much like one imagines the state of animal taxonomy was prior to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus">Linneaus</a>.<br />
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But here is my quick block analysis. The corner units are half square triangle squares, and the center square is half the size. For a Churn Dash, all the subunits are square, a nine patch layout where the center block is the same size as the outside hst units.<br />
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And here is some size information:<br />
N.B. - the hst subunit size is the size of the subunit once the two triangles are sewn together, the finished size of the subunit in the quilt will be (as with the squares) 0.5" smaller. <br />
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for a 5" finished block (like the one above), use (4) 2.5" hst subunits and (9) 1.5" squares<br />
for a 7.5" finished block, use 3.5" hst and 2" squares<br />
for a 10" finished block, use 4.5" hst and 2.5" squares<br />
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Other sizes are possible, but would require more thought/math. Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-42142112508082943382016-05-23T21:15:00.000-04:002016-05-23T21:15:06.344-04:00Handwork Hextactular!I don't know what happened to me, I used to be all machine everything, and then I inadvertantly learned English Paper Piecing, made a pincushion or two (or three), and then, the rest was history.<br />
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Last month, I took the kids to my parents for Spring Break (well, they had spring break, I just had to take time off work), but before I left, I cut up two charm packs into 2.5" squares, the two charm packs from Vanessa Christenson's lines Simply Colorful I and II, which by now look like this (well, this is just half of them, plus some interlopers from Simply Style (and one more print is from some other line of hers?) because I needed more navy, purple and teal):<br />
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And I also picked up <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/designer-sarah-fielke">Sarah Fielke's</a> newest book from <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/">Pink Castle Fabrics</a>, <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/designer-sarah-fielke/products/old-quilts-new-life-18-step-by-step-projects-inspired-by-quilts-from-the-american-folk-art-museum-by-sarah-fielke">Old Quilts, New Life</a>. And while I meant to savor it over the week, I pretty much read it in two days, it's so delicious.<br />
And we got a book from the library about the local quilt history (local to my parents, that is), and it's got all these needle-turn applique album quilts, and I was all, wow, I need to get into that, so when I got home I ordered some books on applique. And I started on a Whig Rose block using a pattern from a 1970s McCall's Quilting book, which is apparently a faithful tracing of a 1860's quilt, though I of course decided their center flower was too fussy, so I am going my own way there, uh, eventually.<br />
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Well, this project has been a bit abandoned of late! Our local modern quilt guild is having a food themed mini quilt challenge this month, so after I finished my leaves, I started on that. It's needle-turn applique, too, of course.<br />
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First, I played around with paper to decide on placement. I was very inspired by <a href="http://www.moden.se/">Maja Moden</a>'s fruit work. (I came across her (?) by googling "modern strawberry.")<br />
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But these were all too busy and sweet, so I took it back a few thousand fold, and went with 5 fold symmetry (sort of?) to suggest the strawberry flower, and ended up with this.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand appliqued, machine quilted.</td></tr>
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I had a discussion with my friend about how to keep strawberries from being to sweet, and one idea was to use nontraditional colors, and once that was mentioned, I was all, I like navy! and I like the interaction of navy and white with navy and white to blur the edges of the elements, and to that end, I used navy thread to quilt it, too. I rounded the edges to rid myself of some of the echo quilting that went to far. Privately, I call it "Heavy Metal Strawberry," but that may not be the best name for the show so I entered it in as "Untitled."<br />
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But since that one is finished, I've returned to my V and Co hexagons! I am trying to make a bag, but I am struggling to get enough for the large size. I started doing 2 of each design, now I'm doing 3! And some solid green to fill in the rest. I mean, eventually.<br />
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And then yesterday, I took <a href="http://www.singingquilter.com/">Cathy Miller</a>'s Hexagons: State of the Art class, which was amazing. And her quilts! We learned many, many ways of making hexagons. And even with the techniques I thought I knew, I learned so much, and really better techniques then I had learned that first time. <br />
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She gave us some of these funky plastic templates in our class kit, they're called <a href="http://www.118fabrics.com/shop/Quilt-Patis.htm">Quilt Patis</a>, and they are apparently indestructible (though you can't iron them, I asked!), so they can be reused forever (unlike paper pieces), and they are flexible. You use the hole to pin the fabric in place while you baste, and once it's sewn up, you pull the template out by inserting a chopstick in the hole.<br />
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And then we did glue basting with paper templates, and seriously, this is the first time it made sense, because when I tried it before, I was apparently doing it wrong?<br />
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And talked about fussy cutting! She gave us each one fat quarter of complex fabric, and then we tried to cut 24 elongated hexagons for <a href="http://lindafranz.com/shop/lucy-boston/4/product/lucy-boston-patchwork-of-the-crosses/31">Lucy Boston</a> blocks. I didn't manage them quite symmetrically, not with a fat quarter, so some are mirror images.<br />
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But! Another thing Cathy pointed us to was <a href="http://www.frommarti.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=8941&Category_Code=">Marti Michell's Magic Mirror</a> to help with fussy cutting for symmetric designs, which I'd been wanting for my applique forays anyway, but could not find in google searches without a proper name. So I have ordered one of those, while I sit on my hands to order every other thing related to hexagons that she suggested. Which was many, many things. It was very comprehensive; I have only mentioned 2 of the 5+ techniques we talked about here!<br />
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The idea I was most excited to hear about is the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/pieced-hexies/192?ext=piecedhexies&utm_source=Mickey%20Depre&utm_medium=Instructor&utm_campaign=General-Course%20Activity">pieced fabric hexagon</a> (kind of kin to fussy cutting, except you make your own fabric), from <a href="http://mdquilts.com/Blog/">Mickey Depre</a>. And one day, when I am done all this handwork, I will buy her books and jump in!<br />
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Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-42981162261591753022016-05-16T22:04:00.002-04:002016-05-16T22:04:35.147-04:00On the Next QuiltRecently, I took advantage of a book and pattern sale at <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/">Pink Castle Fabrics</a> to pick up <a href="http://www.maryfons.com/">Mary Fons</a>'s new book <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/products/make-love-quilts-scrap-quilts-for-the-21st-century">"Make + Love Quilts"</a> which I quickly devoured. The patterns are cool, and its full of interesting thoughts on the quilt making process, such as why we should make larger quilts, why accuracy matters (which is a little startling, as I've been pretending it doesn't) and what fabrics work together, and all sorts of things I haven't really been thinking about, but I am now. <br />
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But the thing I thought most awesome in the introduction is her little sidebar about Rogue Blocks, blocks where the fabric is different, or the style has shifted, or what have you, for whatever reason (we ran out of a particular fabric! we ran out of patience with a fussy pieced block!) because it sets my heart at ease about some issues I've been having with what I call "The Next Quilt".<br />
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It started out as just the next quilt, the one after the one I was working on, then when I started it I couldn't think of a name for it, so I just continued to call it "The Next Quilt", and perhaps it will remain that. I also call it the split snowball, which isn't so catchy, and in reality, it's a bow tie quilt.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See? It's totally a bow tie quilt.</td></tr>
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But my thinking was, I want to make a scrappy <a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SnowballBlock.html">snowball</a> quilt, where the blocks that make up the corner units of the snowball are solid (and not 4 triangles pieced as if they were solids) and each snowball would be made from 4 fabrics) and once I made up templates, I was like, oh, it's a <a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BowTieBlock.html">bow tie</a>. (I'm linking to these 12" blocks, but mine are 7" square, because that's what works for a 2" center square, and 2.5" for the outer bits, with some trimming, because I'm all about using my die cutter for the initial cuts at least.)<br />
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So, I made this plan for a twin sized quilt, decided that yellow wouldn't work (not enough contrast!) and went to orange, and divided it up into groups based on how light or dark they read (they're all orange prints), and cut up a lot of 2.5" squares and divided them into boxes (each one numbered). Then I consult the chart, and use fabric from the appropriate box to make the block, consulting my design wall to be sure I'm not repeating fabrics too close to each other.<br />
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And the first couple of blocks went great! And then I got the new <a href="http://heatherross.squarespace.com/mendocino">Mendocino</a>, and had to add all the orange prints in, including the brown seahorses on the orange background, which was a bridge too far, and stuck out oddly (it's too dull for all these bright oranges), so I pulled all the squares I cut from the box, but I didn't want to rip it out the only one I sewed in right away. So I left it, to do later. And as the quilt grew around it, it became less of an annoyance and more of an interesting feature, and then I didn't question whether it should stay. (It's not in the picture, because it's in a part that had to be packed up to make room. Sadly, the design wall is quite small!)<br />
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That was only the first sign of trouble! As I headed to the middle, I found one print I'd categorized as a medium orange was really reading as a light orange, and I moved them from box 3 into box 2 (at least one of these is in the picture above, once as a 3 and once as a 2), and a few days later, I moved another fabric as well, then I was thinking, well, should I go back and fix the first part of the quilt to reflect the new reality?<br />
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But now I feel like I don't have to. Rogue blocks! Blocks made before I refined the categories! Blocks where I tried out a fabric, and then said, well, maybe not... These little hiccups tell the story of this quilt, the story of a person learning how to see prints not as stripes and flowers but as tones of a single color. And maybe the design will be fuzzy in the left hand corner and crystal clear in the bottom right, but that's also awesome. It will still look impressive. And I will still like it at the end, which I probably would not if I made myself dig through and redo all those affected blocks. <br />
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Which is not to say I never ripped out any mistakes! There were some egregious piecing issues that I did take apart and set straight. But sometimes, you just gotta let the little things slide a bit to get through the day, right?<br />
<br />Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-40071749298754641332015-12-17T22:36:00.000-05:002019-04-17T22:26:36.177-04:00Antique Tile, 2.0So, this has been kicking around for months for no good reason, except I am finding it hard to find the time to sit down at the computer, but, anyway, it's done.<br />
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I released a quilting pattern into the wild! <strike>It's free on Craftsy, and you can download it here.</strike> It was inspired by some clever piecing from Lori Holt's book <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/quilty-fun-book">Quilty Fun</a>, which is really all about clever piecing, and if you don't have it, you should buy it. After that I was all, whoa, about it, then thought, couldn't that be expanded... to something like <a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AntiqueTileBlock.html">Antique Tile</a>! And it works with charm packs to make 12" finished blocks. <br />
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You guys know I love Antique Tile. I've only made... (I don't even know) a half dozen (?) projects with it. It's simple and versatile and looks awesome.<br />
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I was hashing this process out at last year's Ann Arbor MQG retreat, so now that it's been almost a year, I should get this done. Especially since my example quilts and my pattern tester's blocks were all finished months and months ago! And thank you to all my testers! Your advice was really helpful!<br />
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This is a couch quilt, it used 4 charm packs (I started with two and quickly realized my error, and had to order two more!) It's 5 feet square, counting a 6" border. The line is Barcelona by Zen Chic!<br />
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Each block takes 9 charms, most charm packs have 42 charms, so, for every 4 blocks you want to make, you need one more charm pack.<br />
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This is a table runner I made using Tula Pink Saltwater fabrics and a solid with this method. It took only a little bit more thinking to get the blocks so the sea horses were still right side up. The quilting is a Leah Day design, <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-17-matrix.html">Matrix</a>, though her's is lovely and neat and mine is comparatively messy. But it gives a good oceany texture. <br />
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The last thing I made with this pattern is a crib quilt, 3'x4' and this was donated to charity. The quilting is an all over leaf design a la Angela Walter's first book. It uses Chirp Chirp by MoMo, whom I love, but I'm not sure I love this line, many of the fabrics are really cute, but I think visually, there is some problem in this quilt, I hardly know what I am looking at and I made it, but hopefully, someone will love it!<br />
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The pattern I wrote includes illustrated instructions, a coloring sheet, a table about the different projects you can make, and a separate page of instructions about making a two color antique tile quilt, and more about that in another post.<br />
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Anyway, please, <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/antique-tile-20/181302">download the pattern</a> (and it's free, so why not?) and tell me what you think!<br />
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<br />Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-87518907642522846102015-11-30T19:47:00.001-05:002015-11-30T21:01:48.460-05:00that magenta and lime green quiltWell, it's the last day for QuiltCon submissions, and I hope you all have submitted some yourselves! I'll show you the ones I've submitted over the next few weeks, I put in 6! Not that they are all great, but because I had four fairly strong ones, and two I thought, well, why not? After all, because you submit in batches of 3, it doesn't cost any more to submit 6, once you've decided to go for 4.<br />
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Last week, I showed <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2015/11/fugitive-flower-finally.html">Fugitive Flower</a>, my 300+ color quilt.<br />
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Today let me show you, uh, "Complicated Drunkard's Dots" Frankly, not actually a fan of that title. I've given it many, but none seem that great. This is a long shot to get in the show, I think.<br />
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But I like it! It's a combination of <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2013/03/the-one-with-feathers.html">one of my favorite quilts from way back</a>, and this tutorial I put up on my blog, called <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2014/01/complicated-when-drunk-tutorial.html">Complicated when Drunk</a>, about doing piecing inside Drunkard's Path subunits.<br />
And actually, this quilt is kind of an accident. Or is it a design challenge? I had a lot of lime green 2.5" squares for a quilt which grew out of that tutorial; when I had that top pieced, I realized that I had cut many more lime green squares than I needed, so then, I ended up making two baby sized quilts in addition, just using up those lime green squares. I'm quilting the other one now.<br />
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I'm not sure now how I hit on the red-violet and lime green combo, but I love it! It really seems to sparkle. And unlike the first quilt, there are no partial seams, so yay!<br />
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I used some nice lime green thread in large swirls to quilt it. The back is lime green, too. And the binding is a Carolyn Friedlander crosshatch. It's washed up and wonderfully soft.<br />
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It's interesting to look at, but I'm not sure it has that super strong graphic statement. I'm not sure that this is the best placement for 9 circles in a background of a particular size. I like everything about this quilt, how the busy patterns fade out with the high contrast between the two colors, and I'd be pleased to see it at QuiltCon, but if it doesn't get in that's cool, it will be going to the local Children's Hospital, where it will hopefully find someone to love it. And if it does get it, when it comes home it will still go to the Children's Hospital just the same, because that's what I always meant for it.<br />
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And I want to continue playing with the layout of this quilt. One day I will get it just right!<br />
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It's funny, that when I looked back at my blog to see what I had posted about this project, it's just two posts. One post announcing that <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2014/12/fugitive-flower-quilt-on-outset.html">I was going to attempt it</a> (and showing the materials), and one catchall post, where I <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2015/01/in-progress.html">showed some progress</a>. And then it dropped out of sight.<br />
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I did some swaps, I went to Quiltcon, I was working on a few other things (including another large project I started like a week afterwards!) and paper piecing is... not my favorite thing.<br />
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Not that it's awful! It takes a lot of dedicated space and concentration, its own peculiar tools, and it's not the most portable project, especially, when everything has to be just so. That is, labeled, in order, organized. When you have an 8 page book of fabric names to look up everything in to be sure it's going in in the right order...<br />
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Did I forget to mention the vast organization effort that buttresses this quilt? It's a Kona 303 quilt, so it uses every one of the colors (and non-colors) Robert Kaufman puts out under the Kona name. It took 8 charm packs (Bright, Classic, Dark, Dusty, Neutral, Pastel, Summer 2013 and New Colors 2014) and that comes to 302 (I checked, manually, every color in the charm packs, to be sure they were all there; this is another quilt which owes its existence to time spent in bed sick, when I could devote an afternoon or two to such a silly undertaking). The last color is kona PFD, which I luckily already possessed, as I once spent much of my free time dyeing fabric. <br />
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Every fabric had to be labeled (every label had to be created). All duplicates were marked so that one could tell they were duplicates (see above). Then all the fabrics were sorted into piles by color (duplicates were put to the side).<br />
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Anyway, I'd sorted the fabric into 10 groups of 8 petals, each composed of 3 charm squares for the petals. Whatever was left was added to the duplicates to create the background (though duplicates only stepped in once the originals were exhausted to be sure every color was in the quilt). Notes were taken on all this work, so that if things were disarranged, or I took 8 months off from the project, they could be reconstructed.<br />
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Once that's set up, it's just the great slog of paper piecing petals... Once the petals were done, it was time to figure of the best layout. For this, I had to use my dining room table, and I threw up my hands once, and walked out, and then came back and made it work. There are some compromises in color progression that I'm not super proud of, but... you have to work with the blocks you have, right?<br />
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Then on to choosing stems. The colors of the stems are all duplicates, coming from scraps of what was left from piecing petals. Seeing as this is a quilt all about color, I did rainbow, but I decided (after I took the picture, I guess, to put purple at the top, so it's an upside down rainbow in the quilt).<br />
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This, too, was dutifully recorded. Each label was annotated with the corresponding grid number of the block it would be joined into. (And the background, and the petals).<br />
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Then blocks could be finished. And subunits assembled. And those joined into rows. And rows into a quilt.<br />
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I quilted it all over with a light blue thread, using a paisley motif. (It has a nice Kate Spain backing, but I may never have photographed it!).<br />
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Bound in Kona Lavender (coordinates with the backing) and done!<br />
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It's about... 32" x 40" tall. Would I do it again? Maybe. The seams pile up in a way that makes them impossible to quilt, though, so I would hesitate. (Also, assembly? I broke at least 5 needles on this thing, guys). I also don't think it's the most elegant solution the the 303 puzzle. And... frankly, from a replicating the original standpoint, it's just not enough colors. As for releasing a pattern, well, I'm not sure about that either. Having made one myself, I'm not sure I want to inflict that torment on other people... <br />
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Then I realized that I'd have to wash it first, because I used a soluble graphite pencil to mark the lines to quilt in, but still managed to wrestle it through the process in time to take pictures before late afternoon, so yay!<br />
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I call it Sandbars, as you may have already surmised. I designed it in response to a thought I'd had during a guild meeting. We have a <a href="http://a2mqg.blogspot.com/p/charity.html">charity quilt drive</a>, I expect most of the guilds do, where we donate baby quilts to the local Children's Hospital. (We also have a drive for wheelchair quilts for the local VA hospital, but I digress...) The baby quilts that appear in meetings are fun and pretty, but not, as a whole, very modern- which let me stress is fine, and also the one I did before was seriously not at all modern, so I'm not trying to start fights, just explaining why I made this particular quilt the way I did. (Also there have been some amazing recent donations; I designed this in March, fresh out of QuiltCon, and maybe other people have been having the same thought.) <br />
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And I tried to design a very modern baby quilt, yet one that still said baby.<br />
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Here is my sketch book page, I was very enamored of lines, but I simplified it from the first draft, and added a third color. Two solids and one print.<br />
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I'm sure it would have stayed just an idea, but I got pretty sick right after Easter, too sick for work, not quite sick enough to just zone out, but too sick to concentrate on sewing curves and paper piecing, which were my ongoing projects at the time (still are! Oops....) So, this being a very straightforward quilt to assemble, I put it together, and when I started basting all my unquilted tops in July, it got basted too.<br />
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I backed it with this most awesome print from Comma.<br />
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I quilted it with upside down clamshells to make waves, and the walking diamond from Angela Walter's first book. And used one of the quilting techniques she suggested, extending the quilting past the shape, so that the waves and the bars form a series of lines down the length of the quilt.<br />
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The binding is another really great graphic print, from Robert Kaufman's Metro Living line. It's machine attached, though I did it upside down, so it worked surprisingly well, all things considered. (When you attach a binding to hand bind, you sew it on the front and attach it to the back at your leisure. With a machine binding, though there are other ways, generally, you attach it to the back, and top stitch from the front so that if the stitching wanders, it's on the back where it's less noticeable.)<br />
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As mentioned in <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2015/08/the-week-of-apparel-sewing-part-one.html">last week's post</a>, I spent a week at the beach, sewing garments. Now I will show you the long planned dresses.<br />
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Cinderberry Stitches's newest line, <a href="http://www.fabricshack.com/cgi-bin/Store/store.cgi?cart_id=5420686.IP68.40.26.161IP.22005.s0&product=rileyblake_saltwater&productid=rileyblakec4431white&keywords1=cinderberry+stitches&sales=0&lastmenu=">Salt Water</a> came around the time that I was making those first few <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2015/05/the-flip-flop-dress-dresses.html">Flip Flop Dresses</a> in May, and as my daughter has kind of an obsession with mermaids and dresses, so they were an obvious match made in heaven. So, I bought three prints for the dress, and several more for my stash, because adorable! And then it hung around for weeks, until I dropped it into the pile of projects to take on vacation.<br />
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This is the least embellished of all <a href="http://whip-stitch.com/ecourses/product/flip-flop-dress-pattern/">the Flip Flop dresses</a> I've made (no pockets! no bows! no contrast hem!), but I went with the contrast sleeves to relate the bodice more to the skirt. It looks, well, a bit plain. I really like the print, but it doesn't carry off the large space so well.<br />
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I'm sure you are wondering now what color this dress really is. The bottom photo is much closer to real life than the top. It's a corally bodice with a pale pink skirt. <br />
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After I made <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2015/02/sewing-for-quiltcon.html">the border print dress that I wore at quiltcon</a>, I've been scrutinizing border prints for their suitability for the pattern. Many aren't quite right, either printed half way and then reversed, or they are long gone (ie <a href="http://mymodernquiltshop.com/shop/nordika-whimsical-tide/">that amazing print from Nordika</a> that I would so make a dress of if I could locate 2.5 yards of it in teal.) But I did come across an equally awesome one this spring, <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/products/biology-leaves-border-in-navy">from Sarah Watson's Biology line for Cloud9</a>. And did nothing with it for a long time, and I had left the pattern pieces out on my desk, where they got ripped and scattered, and somehow, by cleaning off my whole desk (for once!) I managed to track them down, and the instructions, but not the envelope and not the rest of the pattern, which is sort of a problem, because I used the wrong sized skirt, and had to guess where I should add in extra pleats to get the thing to fit the bodice. Oh well.<br />
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Also, this is the one project I had to run out and get things for, because I had forgotten the bias binding tape to finish the armholes!<br />
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But I also ended up using that on the hem, after discussing options about hems on Instagram. The pattern runs from selvage to selvage, and I didn't want to obscure the flowers by folding up the bottom few inches. So, I sewed it to the bias tape, and folded that up, and sewed the other side down.<br />
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In addition, I didn't like the options I'd brought for the pockets, so I drove over to <a href="http://www.aquiltfarm.com/">So South Haven</a>, and they had this Oliver and S print that was perfect!<br />
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Then... the bad news is that the interfacing I used, pellon's SF101, shrunk in the wash, and now the midriff band (and the neckline facing) has a weird puckered texture. Apparently, one is supposed to prewash this stuff (warm water, hang dry...) but I didn't have an issue with the other dress, so, I was just floored at the issue. I have been pointed to <a href="https://www.fashionsewingsupply.com/">Fashion Sewing Supply</a> as a place to buy interfacing that is not prone to shrinkage. Which I will try when I've recovered from this disappointment.<br />
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Anyway, I can still squeeze into the dress:<br />
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But I may remake the bodice (or at least, remove, remake, and reapply facings and midriff). With different interfacing. I have quite a bit of fabric left, because I was cutting a different way then the layout diagram suggested, so I bought an extra yard in case I needed it. And I guess I might, but I'm not ready to go back and fix it yet. The disappointment is still too raw.<br />
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In the intervening week I have finished up another quilt top, so I now have eight to quilt, but at least only one of those needs to be basted first. So, hopefully, you'll be seeing quilts in this space soon!<br />
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So, in the mornings, we went off to the beach, and after lunch, I sewed. And also after dinner! And also after the kids were in bed.<br />
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I made two dresses for a child, two pairs of pants for the other child, a dress for me, and revamped a skirt I'd made earlier and made shorts from knit fabric, which was a first for me. And I didn't even get to all the projects I brought. (And I only had to run out once, for single fold binding tape.)<br />
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The pants require four long columns of fabric, and the waistband is cut from the remainder. And what do you do with that square of fabric left over? I guess I've been saving them for I don't know what, but here's an idea:<br />
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Tiny shorts for a smaller sibling? And unlike pants there's no horribly long side seams, so they take very little time. The only issue is that one side has to be cut upside down because of how little fabric there is, but what of that?<br />
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I worked these up from a Simplicity pattern for woven shorts for wearing under dresses (the idea of which makes me vaguely upset, but anyway) but it's another case of adding fabric to the bottom and shortening the rise, and the waistband is altered completely, so there is very little point in pointing anyone to the pattern. Just as I'm not going to talk about my pants pattern, though it is a knit pants pattern from Maccalls, with the rise shortened, and the waistband altered, and the bells and whistles all left off.<br />
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I kind of like the fabric to do the talking, not the extra stuff.<br />
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This is my second wearable muslin for the shorts, the first being large enough for my older child. But, hey, still wearable! And it uses very little fabric, on account of the fabric being stretchy and the subject being tiny.<br />
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The other kind of leftover is the perennial favorite, the fabric shop remnant. My local quilt shop, <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/">Pink Castle Fabrics</a>, had a sale on their apparel remnants, which sit on a shelf near the cutting table. I looked through one day and found three pieces of this Cotton + Steel print in two colorways. So, I conceived this <a href="http://whip-stitch.com/ecourses/product/flip-flop-dress-pattern/">Flip Flop dress</a> to use them. The long skinny remnant became the contrast hem, the skirt was cut from the larger blue piece, in a 30" column (then split in half), the bodice was cut out laying sideways (thankfully it was not a directional print!) and the larger red violet piece provided both the bow/sash and the bodice lining. And it's cotton lawn, so it looks fancy but feels super soft.<br />
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I'm probably going to skip over showing you every pair of pants and shorts (though you can see them in my instagram feed), but I've been taking pictures of dresses today, so you'll see those up soon! The skirt has it's own saga, so it may get it's own post, or maybe not. Maybe I will finish a quilt sometime soon instead!<br />
Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-6057050755051207082015-07-26T16:00:00.000-04:002015-07-26T16:01:32.486-04:00HousekeepingLast night I took two hours (more or less) to make binding and bind a quilt that has been sitting around, quilted and untrimmed for at least six months. (And I finished it in April of 2014, apparently. eep). Here's <a href="http://www.pinkcastleblog.com/2014/04/garden-party-tango-quilt.html">a post about the construction on the Pink Castle Fabrics website</a>. It hung in the shop as a sample top for a bit before being sent out to be quilted by Kathy of <a href="http://threadbearquilting.com/">Thread Bear Quilting</a>. You can't really see the quilting here, but it's really cute, bird and swirls. <br />
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Once the line was out of the shop it came home to me, and needed binding. For months. One reason this stalled was that I bought the right navy solid for the binding and lost it. Yesterday, I decided enough is enough, and I had to have something that would be fine. I used Kona Kumquat to bring out the center of the daisies. <br />
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I machine bound it because no one has time to hand stitch binding on quilts that aren't for show.<br />
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Because I have spent the last week basting seven quilts for quilting. <br />
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Because... the dire truth is that this <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2015/03/quilt-making-progress-tracking-board.html">quilt planning board</a> is wrong:<br />
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And while this is closer to the truth:<br />
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I suspect a few things may still be outstanding.<br />
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The thing is that I have been trying to clear the board before I start new projects, but I had been under reporting to myself the number of projects that are ongoing. So, maybe it's not just a summer project, to finish up the old things. But, I still have to take it one quilt at a time.Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-72612919337847226612015-07-19T17:32:00.000-04:002015-07-19T17:32:33.221-04:00English Paper Piecing Peacock PillowLast night, I basted and quilted and assembled this pillowcover:<br />
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I actually finished piecing it in the car last weekend, which is nice because it started as a car project. I had stalled on my endless red hexagon quilt project, and Easter was coming, and we were traveling to see relatives. So, I pulled out some <a href="https://www.paperpieces.com/shop/Hexagons--Variations/Half-Hexagons.htm">half hexagons</a> I'd gotten from <a href="https://www.paperpieces.com/">PaperPieces.com</a> and some fabric chosen quickly from my stash and went.<br />
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Here is an on the road picture of my progress.<br />
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By the time I got here, it was not much of a car project anymore. Because of the symmetry, I wasn't comfortable working when it could not be spread out before me.<br />
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Then I added some pink because it needed something. I started carrying it around with this square of fabric I'd cut to the ideal size (the size to fit the only unused pillow form in my stash) for the pillow so I'd know how many pieces I'd need to add. And it stayed by my elbow for awhile, until only a few pieces remained to be pieced, then I finished it up on the drive to Chicago last weekend.<br />
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I basted it by fusing (so easy!) it to fusible fleece, then did some free motion quilting in the cogs, and echoed that in the background hexagons. I used a warm gold color for the thread.<br />
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Then I put it together with a simple envelope closure. I used <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/products/glamping-in-honey-bee">the mustard yellow print from Glamping</a> as the backing because it's a sweet print in one of my favorite colors. Also, it matches my couch. Which is important for a pillow, right?<br />
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I've been working on a third English Paper Piecing project while being a passenger on a road trip (road trips! it's sort of a theme this summer, apparently), which I finished up today, and pulled the pieces out of! Yesterday, I cut its replacement, because if there is going to be time for me to sit around in a car, I want to be ready! I'm very excited for these, and can't wait to share them! And as always, you can see sneaky peeks on <a href="https://instagram.com/blotchandthrum/">Instagram</a>.<br />
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So, anyway, with that finish, I have seven projects to baste, and that needs to start happening now. It's not my favorite step, but <a href="http://www.blotchandthrum.com/2015/03/quilt-making-progress-tracking-board.html">I can only track six projects, after all</a>! Amy Given Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517866314561815169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699795669762950563.post-12062172803682415412015-07-12T12:10:00.000-04:002015-07-12T12:10:00.537-04:00And I'm done (for now!)I'm sending my oldest child off to camp (for a while) so I had to do a lot of hemming and mending and making, and I broke a double needle hemming pants, and that was really exciting, though luckily I had a spare, so it didn't break my stride.<br />
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And I've used the serger more this month than anytime previously, I think, making shorts with twills and oxfords, hemming terry cloth pants (or whatever they are? They're seriously sheddy.)<br />
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But, anyway, what I made:<br />
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1. pair of white jersey pants, not pictured because they are boring. But horrible to make! Because the snowblindness, and having to study it to decide what is the right or wrong side of the material. Though knit pants are super simple to put together at least.<br />
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2. pair of shorts, with birds.<br />
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Oh, I can't help thinking these would be better if the flowers were at the bottom and not the top. These were a huge mess of fabric placement problems, starting with the fact that the fabric is printed across the grain instead of with it, which meant there wasn't enough fabric for the waistband, and it had to be done in pieces. And I would have preferred birds there, but didn't have the yardage to choose. I really still think <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/material-oxford/products/buoyant-bellies-in-orange">the fabric is cute</a>, but I would buy more fabric and think harder about how to cut it, if I was doing this again.<br />
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The pockets are from the new Anna Maria Horner woven line, <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/collection-loominous/in-stock">Loominus</a>. That fabric is super soft, though this colorway is a bit eye-stabby on the bolt, it's nice in small doses.<br />
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That is an important note, isn't it? Most of the time we can get by with 3/4 of a yard, but sometimes the design of the fabric stands in the way.<br />
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Oh, <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/material-oxford/products/hungry-kitties-in-yellow">this fabric is my favorite</a>. No complaints on these shorts! The repeat is nice and big and varied (and runs in the right direction), and nothing went wrong.<br />
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The pockets are <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/japanese/products/pandas-love-sweets-in-blue">pandas eating donuts</a>. So fun!<br />
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I also <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/material-oxford/products/animal-diary-foxes-in-coral">love this fabric</a>. No problems for the same reasons as the cat shorts.<br />
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The pockets are left over from a project I made last summer, so unavailable currently. But an old <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/manufacturer-monaluna">Monoluna</a> print from Raaja, I think?<br />
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And now, I can get back to quilting. At last! <br />
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The <a href="http://a2mqg.blogspot.com/">Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild</a> has a <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/collection-pie-making-day">Pie Making Day</a> challenge at the end of this month and this is my entry. The fabric was designed by my friend <a href="http://www.justabitfrayed.com/">Brenda</a>, and is available for purchase at <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/">Pink Castle Fabrics</a>, and I really love the yellows and greens in this line best, and then I didn't use them, because, art is all about leaving things out, isn't it? (Is it? I really don't know...) Actually, this was a four color design, and I wanted to use a different green, and then the yellow didn't work.<br />
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For quilting, I made each area different. The orange parts are quilted with orange thread with sort of a flower (not pictured). The green is contrast quilted with a ring. It's based on this Leah Day design, <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2013/12/77-free-motion-quilting-daisy-echo-418.html">the Daisy Echo</a>, but without the daisies so that it would be suggestive of rings, because rings... Anyway, when you can't think of how to quilt something, just browse Leah Day's amazing <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/p/365-designs.html">Free Motion Quilting Project</a>) and be completely inspired.<br />
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The red violet pieces are quilted in semicircles, with orange thread. The blue petals are my favorite, quilted with another of Leah Day's designs, <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-17-matrix.html">Matrix</a>, in green thread. I love this one so much! It's super easy and looks awesome, and I want to use it on everything.<br />
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I tried to just outline the red violet bits in red violet thread, but I need to cram my free motion quilting in, or else it looks not done to me, so, I went back and added.<br />
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This was put together quite a while ago, but looking at the pictures today, I'm all inspired, and thinking about how much I love quilting! Which is good, because I certainly have a stack of tops to quilt! (And baste, which, uh, I do not love so well.) <br />
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