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Here is a woman after my own heart making layered pieces using dupioni silk, organza, rust, and cutting away (I bought a new heat tool to do that with organza!  Woooo Hoooo!)  I love the piece of quilt she shows us here . The link on that bottom of the blog brought me to this post.  I have tried sashiko but, silly me, I followed patterns and was not too impressed with the results.  WHAT WAS I THINKING!  I gotta try it again.

Terry, bless you for telling me how to be organized.  Have I mentioned that I am not organized? Even the thought of getting organized makes my throat constrict and my breath become high and shallow.  Maybe I am even a bit nauseous.  Okay, I am trying to get that in control because I understand that some level of organization will be required to start entering my art into art shows beyond my local quilt guild. Terry shares with us what she has learned that works.

Tutorials I visited this week. 
Straight line quilting
Wonky Log Cabin
Making your own spray starch (I tried it this week.  It works well but can leave white spots from the corn starch on your dark fabrics)
Pieced Scrap border (a reverse of the crumbs quilt from last week)
gelatin monoprinting  No recipes but you can get them elsewhere.
Quilt label

Shibori and Sashiko

Here is the same pattern done in both Shibori (0n right) and Sashiko (on left). What do you think? I missed pulling some threads tight on the Shibori but overall it turned out interesting.

I have in mind a willow tree beside a brook for my next Shibori and Sashiko project. It will be a free hand drawing and then I'll sew and dye from there. But first I have to finish my September Schnibble, order my October Schnibble, make a 9 1/2 inch quilt block for Yankee Quilter's quilt for her friend Laura, and teach youth how to make a fused wall hanging self-portrait.

I was making great progress on my September Schnibble Sunday until I broke my needle. It is assembled, pen basted, and half quilted. I will finish it tonight and hopefully post the picture tomorrow. I am starting to like it again. Do you do the same thing I do? I love the concept I have in my head for a quilt. Towards the middle of the middle of making the quilt, I detest it and think it totally sucks but continue working on it. By the timie I finish the quilt, I fall back in love with it again. This Schnibble is not perfect but I think it is cheerful. It will make a good baby quilt. Wish me luck tonight so you can see it tomorrow!

2nd Sashiko

Last night during the Dancing with the Stars Results Show I finished my 2nd Sashiko! It is, again, a traditional pattern but bigger and more intricate than the first one.

Sashiko

I had a wonderful time at the New England Quilt Museum on Saturday learning Sashiko. Here are two pictures of the museum. It is located in an old bank on a cobblestone street in Lowell MA.

The Sashiko picture is the one I finished. I have two more with different traditional patterns in process. The goal is to have Shibori blocks and Sashiko blocks for a quilt. Don't you think it will be an outstanding quilt?