Sunbonnet 8: "Writing" - Sunbonnet 8: "Écrire"

Sunbonnet 8: "Writing"
This is a pattern from Pinterest, I only added a few lines and stitches.

Sunbonnet 8: "Écrire"
C’est un modèle de Pinterest, je n’ai ajouté que quelques lignes et des points.

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Stitching meditation: Interbeing

Interbeing

The suggested replacement word for the verb "to be," coined by Vietnamese Buddhist Monk and scholar Thich Nhat Hanh. It means to inter-dependently co-exist. The meaning of interbeing recognizes the dependence of any one person or thing as to all other people and objects.

Not only is no man an island, but rather his interbeing is shared with the plants and animals he eats, the people who make his clothes and food, the people who populate his home, country and the very world he perceives, the insects that pollinate the trees that yield his fruit, shade him from the sun and provide lumber for his house.

I wanted to use samples of dyeing that I didn't know what to do with. All different tries of indigo, madder, and many other leaves, and plants I made during the last few years.

The idea is to work only with a neutral linen thread. Maybe it'll change...

Running stitches. Straight lines or circles, maybe spiral.

It's my first big piece, right now is 24'' x 24'' (60 cm x 60 cm), but I think I'll still adding small pieces. 

Normally, I don't use an embroidery hoop for stitching meditation, but because of the size of this piece, I find that working with a hoop is easier.

Starting with a spiral from the center out...

The spiral keeps connecting all the different pieces. 

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Postage Stamps Quilt: "The Quilt Shop" - Quilt Timbres Poste

February 15^th, 2020

I finished the top of the "Postage Stamps" quilt. With a small border, the finished top measures 40'' x 48'' (102 cm x 122 cm). I used a small piece of cloth, donated by a woman who came to our guest rooms in 2011, and I cut the part that shows a sign 'The Quilt Shop,' so this will be the name of the quilt.

15 février, 2020

J'ai fini le top du quilt “Timbres Poste”. Avec une petite bordure, le top fini mesure 40'' x 48'' (102 cm x 122 cm). J'ai utilisé un petit morceau de tissu, donné par une femme qui est venue à nos chambres d'hôtes en 2011, et j'ai coupé la partie qui montre le petit panneau “The Quilt Shop”; voilà, ce sera le nom du quilt.

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Amish Squares, non-dominant-hand quilt

January 2020

The top of the "Postage Stamps" quilt is almost finished, so I'm back to the "Amish Squares" top. I thought I'd start from the center and make a "spiral" to the right, taking the pairs of squares at random.

Finally, I made rows. I pinned on the foam board; then I took some pictures to have the light and dark colors in balance.
Ready to start sewing the rows!

Janvier 2020

Le haut du quilt "Timbres Poste" est presque terminé, alors, je reprends le top "Amish Squares". Je pensais commencer à partir du centre et faire une «spirale» vers la droite, en prenant les paires de carrés au hasard.

Finalement, j’ai fait des rangées. J’ai épinglé sur la planche en mousse, puis j’ai pris quelques photos pour avoir les couleurs claires et sombres en équilibre.
Prêt à commencer à coudre les rangs!

 

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Slow stitching on Indigo 2

4 more Indigo dyed, slow stitching, appliqued, eco-dyeing, and eco-printing.

encore 4 teinture Indigo, couture lente, appliqué, éco-teinture et éco-impression.

Indigo 6 (13 cm x 24.5 ) 5'' x 9

Indigo 7 (21.5 cm x 18 cm) 8.5'' x 7''

Indigo 8 (21.5 cm x 24cm)  8.5'' x 9.5''

Indigo 9 (19 cm x 41 cm ) 7.5'' x 16''

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Postage Stamps - Timbres Poste

January 2020

At some point, I decided to cut more squares, and now I have almost finished the top. With a thin border, it'll be 39'' x 47'' ( 100 cm x 120 cm)

Janvier 2020

À un moment donné, j’ai décidé de couper plus de carrés, et maintenant j’ai presque fini le top. Avec une bordure fine, il fera 39'' x 47'' ( 100 cm x 120 cm).

 more squares

 

adding squares

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Amish Squares - Carrés Amish

Patchwork with Left Hand (September 2019)

I'm starting to sew the samples from Kona cotton fabric (bought in 2012 in Santa Marie aux Mines)

Each square sewed to a white square (old sheet).

Cut with scissors for left-handed, and cutter on the 'left-hand' position.

Patchwork avec la main gauche (Septembre 2019)

Je commence à coudre les échantillons de tissu de coton Kona (acheté en 2012 à Santa Marie aux Mines)

Chaque carré cousu à un carré blanc (vieux drap).

Coupé avec des ciseaux pour gaucher, et cutter sur le position 'main gauche'. 

Amish square, Kona cotton

 sewn by pair

December 2019

I have all my pairs sewn. I don't know yet how to organized the quilt: by color, or just "as I take them from the bag." I have 218 pairs.

Décembre 2019

J'ai toutes mes paires cousues. Je ne sais pas encore comment organiser le quilt: par couleur, ou tout simplement "comme je les prends dans le sac." J'ai 218 paires.

 218 pairs by color

January 2020

The top of the quilt "Postage Stamps" is almost finished, and I start thinking of the "Amish Squares" top. I guess I'll start from the center and make a 'spiral' to the right, taking out the pairs of squares at hazard.

Janvier 2020

Le haut du top "Timbres Poste" est presque terminé, et je commence à penser au "Amish Squares" quilt. Je suppose que je vais commencer à partir du centre et faire une «spirale» vers la droite, en prenant les paires de carrés au hasard. 

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