Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Blue and maybe one day bolder...

This little blue quilted runner traveled with me to Canada and back. I found out I CAN stitch in the car a bit - we rarely drive so far - but still good to know. Most stitching was done lakeside.

A bit of mending was done as well - utilizing Jude's woven boro techniques.

I had a few daydreams of being bolder...

then we came home, traveled again (not as far) and we are home again for the time being. I could wait no longer to bind the little blue one - so now that is done. Still a few diamonds to stitch and then little blue will go to live with my sister and her family.

I learned a lot from this one - still thinking about pattern overlaying pattern. Subtle is sensitive and I think also a little mysterious but I am wondering if I can hang on to that while also trying something more striking next time around - grow this idea a bit more...
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10 comments:

  1. DebJune 28, 2011 at 2:43 AM

    Love the overlaying pattern. So effective! Beautiful.

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  2. deanna7treesJune 28, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    just love the mending you did on your shirt sleeve.

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  3. SusanJune 28, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Thank you, Deb! I would like to try another pattern and larger scale next time and see how that goes...

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  4. SusanJune 28, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Deanna, thanks! Going to try it on the knees of my boys' pants next!

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  5. Montse LlamasJune 28, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    It's nice when you ravel with a quilt. You add some of your sensations to it...

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  6. Joe MadlJune 29, 2011 at 4:27 AM

    very sweet small quilt. i love the overlayed pattern. very nice! and your shirt mending is wonderful! i'm perkolating a few ideas for some myself...it's sad one must "tone down" so much to create a mended men's garment (unless you happen to be quite urban)

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  7. SusanJune 29, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    montse - I ironed it just a bit before I folded the back around as binding and the heat brought out woodsy smells of the cabin we stayed in.

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  8. SusanJune 29, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    joe - thanks! I tend to want to make the mending stand out - but I think mending tone on tone and camouflaging the patch could be a look all it's own and very nice. I think it is the mending itself that is unexpected.

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  9. SuzannaJune 29, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Your work is lovely and calming...and I love the mending!

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  10. SusanJune 29, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Suzanna - thank you. stitching restores calmness in me - so I like that you see calmness in this

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