#blue textiles

Spent some time repairing the holes that an enthusiastic cat put into a favorite couch.

Thoughtful, perhaps tired, but very much at peace with herself, Grete Gamerith, the artist's wife, has settled down on a couch in elegant clothing. Walther Gamerith describes this private moment of peace in a kind of lyrical objectivity and in harmonious, cool shades of blue.

This is my first quilt. Full of mistakes and lessons. Not quite done. I think it’s a little funny that I have barely looked at the quilt top since completing that stage. I flipped it over so that the dark blue fabric could stand in stark contrast to the white thread and started hand quilting it. For all of the precision I’ve (tried to) put into filling each section, the shape of each one is unique because I freehanded that stage of drawing on the pattern covering the whole quilt. I think that gave the whole thing a slightly uneven charm. I used between 55-60 patterns, most of which are here.

This is a robe I made years ago when I was just started out sewing. The seam allowances are too small, there are weird bumps everywhere, it drapes funny, and I love it. It is made from two sentimental pieces of fabric and patched over the years with dozens of random scraps. It looks particularly awkward in that last image, but that’s just me being lazy with setting it up. It does lay flat and even, the sleeves are the same size and drape, I just liked how the light looked here and didn’t want to lose it.

Sashiko inspired hand quilting. Post 3/3

A pair of 21oz Unbranded jeans, worn for 5+years. Crotch seems to be starting a slow blowout, so I reinforced from the inside and machine stitched a generous distance beyond the worn areas.