out of the blue

a quilt for Daisy

Some time last century I gave this quilt to Daisy

it's been loved to bits

see blog post 25 June 2012

 This log cabin quilt has been languishing in a

cupboard  and now has a new home

I guess I made it around ten years ago, when I hadn't

really embraced dyeing.   Dark blue cotton, white

and blue Japanese fabric, and dupion silk squares.

I made a start at quilting, using commercial quilting

thread - dark blue.   The quilt got shoved in a cupboard

, half finished, for years!   It was a sort of nice, but a

tad boring, and more exciting textile things

were happening.

Then on one of those days when the only way to

go is to have a good old clear out of the workspace,

the unfinished quilt reappeared and spoke, as in 

please finish me and made me into a

grown up quilt.

I took out all the horrid blue quilting thread, re-drew the stitching 

lines, which are Japanese sashiko quilting designs, and off we went.

This time I used my hand dyed threads, so much more exciting.

And so, with the binding on and the quilt finished, it has spent

the last few years in a basket, along with other quilts.

It surfaced again in November, and it's lovely and needs a

home with someone who will love it to bits.

Aha, Daisy.

detail of quilting

a wobbly machine stitched label!

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