Check out these fun, curated summer quilt patterns to sew and use on the beach or for a picnic at the park! Includes free summer quilt patterns.
I finally finished my shibori tie dyed quilt! I made strips out of the tie dyed fabric and put together a fun log-cabin quilt! Go check it out!
Read about my journey to making an indigo dyed Shibori quilt…
Photos and images of a stunning shibori quilt using Townhill Studio shibori download patterns and blog inspiration.
Read about my journey to making an indigo dyed Shibori quilt…
"Stray Thoughts" 2016: 13"x17.5"; all fabrics hand-dyed with natural indigo; quilt backed with commercial cotton; machine pieced; quilted by machine and by hand Bed quilt, 2016: ~88" x 88"; cotton fabrics and batting; machine-pieced and machine-quilted "Oakshott Lattice," 2015: 20" x 20"; Oakshott shot cottons; cotton batting; machine pieced and quilted. "Boro #1," 2015: 17" x 21-1/4"; vintage and new Japanese kasuri cottons and cotton blends; cotton batting; machine pieced and quilted. "Indigo Summer," 2015: 29" x 46.5"; all cotton fabrics hand-dyed with natural indigo through Japanese shibori techniques; backed with Kona cotton in navy; cotton batting (Quilter's Dream, Request loft); machine pieced and hand-quilted. "Fragments," 2014: 13-5/8" x 16-7/8"; all cotton fabrics hand-dyed with natural indigo using Japanese shibori techniques; backing is also hand-dyed with natural indigo; machine-pieced and quilted. "Shibori Study #2: Modular Quilt," 2014: "Shibori Study #1," 2014: 18-3/8" x 25-3/8"; organic cotton, hand-dyed (by me!) with shibori techniques, hand-quilted. "Delft Blue," 2013: 39-3/4" x 39-1/4"; all cotton fabrics, including a Japanese yukata outer border; machine-pieced and quilted. "Drama Adorno," 2013: 41" x 61", made for the 2013 VMQG Madrona Road Challenge; all cotton fabrics, machine-pieced and quilted. Baby quilt, 2013: 48" x 58"; all cotton fabrics, machine-pieced and quilted. "Sunshine in a Bottle," 2012: 51" x 51", woven striped cottons and shot cottons, machine-pieced and machine-quilted. "Mood Indigo," 2012: "Lattice II," 2011: Batik quilt, 2011: 48" x 60", cotton batiks, machine-pieced and machine-quilted. "Brushstrokes," 2011: 32" x 42-1/4", hand-dyed linen and linen-cotton mix fabrics by Susan Shinnick, raw-edged piecing, machine-pieced and machine-quilted. Cat quilt, 2010: 62" x 62", cotton fabric, machine-pieced and machine-quilted. "Serenity," 2010: 26-1/2" x 28-3/4", Japanese cotton kasuri and other new and vintage Japanese fabrics. Machine pieced and hand-quilted.
One day last week, I saw this photo in the current issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. (design called Artfully Arranged by Amy Walsh) And the light bulb in my head went off. Last October I used a stack of Moda shibori fat quarters to make a giant nine-patch quilt top because I just couldn't cut into them. You can see it HERE. I didn't like it at all and almost immediately took it apart. The fabrics were set aside until a new approach made itself known. Once I saw that magazine photo, I pulled saturated prints from the stash to go with each of the shibori fat quarters. I made one set into two test blocks and sewed the second set of strata before pinning the rest of the strip set pairs on the design wall so I could see all of them at once. And then the editing began. I added in a couple of others and stepped back to ponder. Nope - still doesn't feel right. I sewed up more sets of strata before stopping to re-evaluate the situation. Two of the strata were just TOO dark. So I went back to the stash, yet again, for more options. This time I think things will work - with less intense shibori prints and a decent balance of red oranges, blue green and turquoise, yellow oranges, golden yellows, and deep greens. And this is the state of the cutting table until I have time to get back in the studio. (eventually some of the leftovers will be turned into a scrappy runner for our cedar chest/coffee table) Quiltdivajulie ----------------------------------------------- "You can start over at any moment you choose. LaTisha Cotto
This month’s Aurifil Artisan project is about using hand quilting and machine quilting together. Most of the time when I’m finished piecing, I make the decision to either hand quilt or machine quilt. And most of the time I choose to machine quilt. Sometimes the quilt “wants” to be hand quilted.
I had a nice trip to the island of Kauai last week. I attended a conference on Infectious Disease put on by UCSF that was quite good. I have many wonderful childhood memories of that island...summer camp at Camp Slogett, visiting uncle and playing in the irrigation ditches, plum picking and camping out with the kids when they were little. Since I was last there, there has been a huge surge in development and and great influx of people from all over the world and lots of changes. For one thing, there is a lot less glass on Glass Beach. Most of it was just bits of brown and white glass which glistens like sand. The much sought after greens, blues, reds and acquas are getting rare. One of the victims of the world going to plastic. A must do trip to Hanalei Strings and Things resulted in some yarn acquisition. Apparently I've fallen off my yarn diet. Oh well. The yarn person was not there the two days I was, only the music person but I loved this candy-colored merino silk combo so 3 skeins came home with me. She had some lovely hibiscus-dyed yarn as well, but I have too much sock yarn in stash as it is. Worth a stop for sure. And very close to Tropical Taco which had nice Ono (like in the fish and the Hawaiian word for tasty) fish sticks and taro fries. I took my Socks that Rocks Watermelon Tourmaline Medium weight yarn with me but it was very fussy about what it wanted to be. This yarn is becoming a problem!!! I did manage to finish up a truncated version of Wooly Wormhead's Trekking in some handspun. The pattern calls for 18 inches of slouch and I only had 8 inches. It still slouches a bit, and is a beanie with the brim rolled up. Just by chance the only dark blue strip was in the CO edge...and random good thing:) I finished these socks before the Kauai trip. Pattern: 3x3 Cable with Moss Stitch by Charlene Schurch from Sensational Knitted Socks Needles: size 1 Yarn: cabled yarn of handspun with Baruffa Cashwool. Overdyed with Wilton's cake dye in red, purple and blue. Comments: I ran out on the second sock toe just as I started the decreases. DARN! I frogged back both toes and added another cable repeat, then overdyed some more yarn from my first attempt at spinning cabled yarn. Of course it was impossible to match the colors so the toes are more blue. Another project finished before the trip Pattern: Slip-Stitch Cowl by Valerie Zumwalt from Knit Noro: Accessories: 30 Colorful Little Knits Yarn: Noro Aya and Silk Garden Mods: This cowl was rather wide for my short neck and is definitely one-sided so I folded it in half and single crocheted the long edge together. I attempted a Totoro Nook cover with some hand spun. It failed because of the mismatch in the yarn gauges which really accentuated the puckering of my poor two-color knitting technique. I knit it flat as intarsia in the round is still challenging for me, and the seams inside were very thick. I finally finished my Quilt WIP. I ventured into Kaiumuki Dry Goods and red binding was suggested. I think is really jazzed things up. In the end I quilted in the ditch and left the dark squares empty. Kauai, The Garden Isle. Shipwreck Beach Waimea Canyon Happy Leap Year!
There is nothing I like more than a simple quilt pattern that looks complicated. Behold .... the Jewel Box quilt. Shibori is a Japanese term for a method of dyeing cloth. Traditionally using Indigo, it is a form of tie-dyeing that goes back to the 8th century. This quilt block is called: Jewel Box I did not use a printed pattern - but by reading this post and the links below you will be able to master this :) Quilt Specs: The fabric: A fat quarter bundle of Shibori II from Moda. This collection designed by Debbie Maddy contains 20 different designs and I used all of them in this quilt. The 'background' fabric is Kona white. Note: If you are using pre-cuts like charm squares or a layer cake, do not starch or iron with steam - they will shrink. If you are using yardage for this project, feel free to starch and iron with steam. 1) Cut 5" x 5" squares from both the Shibori fabric and the Kona white: a TOTAL of (126) each. 2) Take (63) of the blue and (63) of the white squares and make (126) half square triangles. Use a scant 1/4" seam. Trim to an unfinished size: 4.5" x 4.5" A good tutorial for making HST's with charm squares is HERE from Scrapish. 3) Take (63) of the blue and (63) of the white squares and make (126) 4-patch units. See pix above. These should be unfinished at 4.5" x 4.5" Note: A good video tutorial on how to make 4-patches from 5" squares is HERE from Me and My Sister Designs. If you are using yardage (cut into 2.5" strips) - a video HERE from Missouri Star Quilt. Co. is helpful. Or, you just cut up 2.5" x 2.5" squares and a post HERE from Fabric406 explains this method. Assemble all your units the way shown above with the 4-patch focus fabric on the top left - and HST focus fabric - top right. That's it! Sew away and stack them up. I figured out my quilt size based on a 4" finished square. 14 squares across & 18 rows down = 56" wide x 72" long. NOTE ABOUT YARDAGE ... The yardage for THIS quilt in two colors would be exactly 2 yards of each. But since I would err on the side of caution with mistakes, pre-washing, squaring up and starch - I would get 2.5 yards of each to be SAFE ! Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville's Quips & Snips has a great chart for yardage if you choose to make this quilt with just two fabrics ... a light & a dark. Just figure out how large YOUR quilt will be - and go to the chart column for 5" squares. See the Jewel Box pattern emerge as you rotate these units and match up the triangles and the four patches. I made this diagram which explains the assembly in detail - the colors are not important. Two good links below are also helpful with instructions & pictures. *Make all your units (#1). *Take two units (#2) and rotate them so the focus fabric HST's are pointing out (#3) *Sew blocks together with 4-patches and triangles next to each other (#4 and #5). The backing is a beautiful midnight blue minky. Wavy line quilting was done with a walking foot in Aurifil 50wt. threads. Following the seams makes it super easy to quilt and creates cute little squares. More Links: 1) Shontelle from England Street Quilts has a great PDF and diagrams for a Jewel Box quilt here. While our assembly techniques are different (Shontelle stripped pieced her 4-patches, I made them from 5" squares) - her pattern guides are the best. 2) For some step by step pictures of Poppy's Jewel Box quilt, visit Cuckooblue. Thanks to everyone for their tutorials and for all those who left comments that corrected my horrible math skills. (2/14/19) Materials: Shibori II by Moda / Debbie Maddy Kona white Dimple dot minky / midnight blue Binding: Cotton Couture Midnight / Michael Miller Aurifil Thread 50wt: #2600 (dove) & #1248 (denim blue) Warm & White batting Jewel Box quilt pattern Size: 56" x 72" December 2018
I love learning a new word and suddenly having it pop up all over the place. It makes me wonder about all the words I simply gloss over in life. Shibori is one of those words. It comes from the Jap…
I first came across Jiseon Lee Isbara's artwork last year at the Wrapped in Tradition show at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco. Some of you might remember this stunning piece I shared from the show. Blueprints, 2010. 25" x 34 1/2" Hand stitched, dyed and inkjet printed silk fabric. This one caught my eye in particular and I couldn't get it out of my mind. I tracked down her blog/website and discovered more from her 'meaningless squares' series as well as more recent series that are even more impressive. These are images from her new Embodiment series. Embodiment, 2011. 5" x 47" x 4" Stitched and drawn, ramie and cotton. Her work is about "personal observation and artistic interpretation of her life as an artist, teacher, wife, mother and immigrant". Embodiment detail, 2011. 5" x 47" x 4" Stitched and drawn, ramie and cotton. That really comes through in these pieces. Her mind seems to work like mine which is why I'm drawn to it. Perhaps you see your thought processes displayed here too. We struggle to control the chaos that goes through our minds as we multi-task through life. It's not an easy job. The titles really tell it all. Accumulated, 2009. 365 pieces, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"-6" x 6" x 6" Hand stitched, silk and polyester strings. Gorgeous work, no? Accumulated detail, 2009. 365 pieces, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"-6" x 6" x 6" Hand stitched, silk and polyester strings. Here's how a lot of us feel some days ... on autopilot. Who would have thought you could make such a beautiful poignant piece around that idea. Repeated, 2010. 9"X 45' Woven, screen printed and stitched, cotton. Repeated detail, 2010. 9"X 45' Woven, screen printed and stitched, cotton. Jiseon Lee Isbara runs the Fibers Department at the Oregon College of Art and Craft. See more of her work here.
Indigo Dyed Shibori Fat Quarter, Circle Fabric, Cotton Tie Dye This Japanese inspired, Shibori fat quarter has white rings, against a rich indigo ground. The fabric was dipped repeatedly in Indigo to achieve a deep, blue hue. The circle motif was created with careful hand stitching. After dyeing, the stitches were removed to reveal the ring pattern. The 3" circles are randomly scattered across a fat quarter. It can be cut and pieced for quilts, creating interesting half circles or arcs in your strips, triangles and squares. It can also be used for a decorative pillow, journal cover, zippered pouch or framed for wall art. The photos in this listing are a composite of several fat quarters dyed in this pattern. You will receive one that is similar. I use top quality Robert Kaufman Kona cotton which is a medium weight cotton. It is a favorite with quilters, but is substantial enough for all manner of sewing and DIY projects. This pre-shrunk fabric measures at least 22" x 18" (inches), 45c x 55c (centimeters) Machine wash cool, hang to dry, iron hot Click here to view more indigo patterns in the Fat Quarter section of my shop. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CapeCodShibori?section_id=15378497&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1 Follow Cape Cod Shibori on Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook for inspiration, ideas and updates.
Make some gorgeous Shibori indigo planters using just tin cans and repurposed socks. No sewing needed to make these cool indigo plant covers.
Cotton Poem, a collection of Japanese quilts, is a special exhibit at the Australasian Quilt Convention. Not surprisingly, a shibori piece caught my eye. If you are coming to AQC, you are welcome to join me for my Beneath the Southern Sky curator floortalk daily at 12.30pm.
An 1897 Heirloom Classic reimagined using Moda Shibori Indigo dyed blue 100% Quality Cotton fabrics by Debbie Maddy of Moda Fabrics. Inspired by an Antique Irish Chain Quilt from 1897 this quilt kit is made with Moda Shibori Fabrics and quilted using 100% Wool Batting and a swirl, snowflake themed pantograph. Pattern is included and written to make this quilt so easy to sew with visual diagrams. (Photo of the beautiful antique quilt shown) The quilt is finished with a snowflake style motif on the long arm. Backing available is not shown exactly but can be either white or a Shibori fabric by Debbie Maddy for Moda Fabrics. Just ask to see what’s in stock at the time of your order. Includes Pattern, Fabric for Top and Binding Backing is optional and additional. 100% High Quality Cotton 87"x87" Quilt Size.
A round up of the 5 most popular stitched shibori techniques to inspire and guide you on your shibori journey.
One day last week, I saw this photoin the current issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. (design called Artfully Arranged by Amy Walsh) And the light bulb in my head went off. Last October I use
I love learning a new word and suddenly having it pop up all over the place. It makes me wonder about all the words I simply gloss over in life. Shibori is one of those words. It comes from the Jap…
I finally finished my shibori tie dyed quilt! I made strips out of the tie dyed fabric and put together a fun log-cabin quilt! Go check it out!
Indigo Dyed Shibori Fabric, Hand Dyed Shibori Fat Quarter, Blue and White Cotton Fabric This Shibori fat quarter, was hand stitched to create resist (areas the dye cannot penetrate) before being dipped repeatedly in indigo. After dyeing, the stitches are removed and this lively wave pattern is revealed. It has undulating, crisp, white lines against a mottled dark blue and medium blue background. You could create some dynamic patterns by cutting, rotating and piecing into a quilt. Uncut, It could be used as a pillow cover or framed. Measures at least 18" x 22" (inches), 45c x 55c (centimeters) I use top quality Kona cotton which is a medium weight quilting cotton. Machine wash cool, hang to dry, press hot If you would like to see more indigo fabrics, visit the Fat Quarter section of my shop here https://www.etsy.com/shop/CapeCodShibori?section_id=15378497 Follow Cape Cod Shibori on Pinterest & Instagram for inspiration, ideas and studio updates.
Letting you see some great shibori design ideas that were done on the recent day workshop with Dorset IFA. Some lovely patterns to excite and impress you! Includes a shibori sampler showing a selection of shibori designs and a magnificent shibori landscape.
Debbie Maddy is an Indigo and Shibori artist that teaches classes in these techniques, as well as designs a line of fabrics for Moda.
Shows you how to use shibori fabrics to create beautiful shibori quilted jackets. With suggestions for shibori patterns suitable for a jacket.
A visual dictionary of techniques. Click on the ‘play’ buttons next to the names to hear the Japanese pronunciations. For detailed instruction on techniques see Jane’s book ‘Stitched Shibori’. Why not book into her interactive zoom courses ‘Shibori Stream’ – You can read the reviews by students and see her students’ members gallery. Stitched Shibori […]
A few weeks ago, I did a Monday Morning Inspiration post on Antonio Berardi. I just love his design aesthetic, and I mentioned in the post how much he reminds me of the late, great Claude Montana(my d
Learn how to make a Shibori Quilt, step by step instructions to transform old fabric (duvet covers/sheeting are perfect) into a beautiful quilt.
Showing you some of the wonderful shibori stitch resist designs in madder and indigo dye created on a workshop to inspire your shibori work.
I recently wrote about my travels through Japan with my sister. You can read about Tokyo and our travels through the mountains , and our travels
Arimatsu Shibori Festival was one of the highlights of my trip to Japan. The festival happens annually on the first weekend in June. It was luck or good planning as it happens that my friend Ayako and I were on our way to Tokyo that weekend. We stopped in Nagoya which is only 25 minutes by local train to Arimatsu. We stayed for two nights in a ryokan. I thought I knew a lot about Shibori and even took a workshop on Shibori techniques, but what I saw at the festival was amazing! As soon as we stepped out from the train station we saw the street lined with every kind of Shibori from children outfits, umbrellas, hats, shirts, fabric, kimonos etc... I spent both days at the festival and enjoyed every minute of my visit there. They were demonstrations of different Shibori techniques by the lovely ladies, the same ladies I saw on a YouTube video. It was exciting to see their work in person! For a small fee you can make Shibori yourself and dye it right there. Both indigo and natural dyes were available for us to use. On my second day I came across these adorable boys enjoying the icy crust on the side of the road. I asked their mother permission for a photo. You got to love them in Shibori outfits. How very cute! The map of the Festival was posted at the beginning of the street. It's mainly one long street with lanes going off each side. You have to be so careful not to miss any of the activities that are there. It was a very hot day and everyone seemed to be queuing to buy umbrellas. No I didn't get one even though I was so hot that day! These are only some of the things made from Shibori fabric. The Shibori fabric used in clothing is very stylish. I love the jacket on the right. This stall sells all natural dye items dyed by the lady next to me. I only bought the one I was wearing. I would have bought everything from that stall if I had more $$$! Abundant Shibori fabric for sale. You have to get the whole bundle when you buy. They do not cut them per yard at this shop. Some kimono displayed in front of a famous house that once used to be a prime Shibori producer. I met Yoshiko Wada there. She is the author of the 'Shibori' book and the founder of World Shibori Network. She took a tour there. She is well known at the Festival. She asked if she knew me, I told her yes we are friends on 'facebook'! Rack full of Shibori garments. I did buy a very cool hat from there. I will show it off on my next post under shopping. These were the show pieces being displayed at the Shibori Center where all the demonstrations were taking place. They were really gorgeous up close. I did say it was a hot day. I normally carry a hat, but silly me, I've left it in my luggage at the hotel so the Shibori scarf came in handy as a head scarf! With me is Shizuka Ayako's friend from Melbourne. Shizuka now lives in Hiroshima. I want to show you this photo of the lovely lady tying the Shibori at the speed of lightning! Can you see how my camera couldn't focus on her hand, because her hands were moving so fast! This little stall tucked away almost at the end of the street was the place I bought my Sakabukuro and boro pieces from. I went back to the Festival for a second day just to pick up the Sakabukuro she brought for me. I didn't have enough Japanese Yen, but she kindly accepted my Australian dollars for it. Here is more Shibori fabric on display at the various venues on the street. If you ask me, was the trip to Arimatsu Shibori Festival worth it? Yes, it worth every cent I spent to get there. I cannot tell you how I felt just being there! Walking among the lovely crowd of people who love the same thing as I do 'Shibori'. The Festival was well run and highly organized. Yes I will go back again next time I'm in Japan. I hope you have enjoyed reading my Japan journal so far. I'm glad I could share it with you. Reflecting on my visit in this blog freshens up my memory of everything I did there. I got a lovely compliment from a Japanese lady about my Japan journal. This is what she said: I read your blog. It is well organized and it made me smile since I understood a lot. I am very impressed the way you captured beauty of Japan. I'm so delighted to get such a compliment. Don't miss the next installment of my journal. It's going to be on 'shopping in Japan'....!
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Japanese Shibori, similar to tie dye, is a form of resist dying where fabric is folded, wrapped, tied or twisted then submerged in a dye pot. The intricate patterns vary depending on the method used. examples of four different Shibori dying methods via Folk Fibers Blog inspiring quilt made using a wide array of shibori fabric via Good Studio via Desire to Inspire stunning shibori kimono spotted on Tumblr Shibori dying is a simple, yet rewarding, DIY project. To create your own shibori fabric, you can purchase an inexpensive dye kit and try one of these step by step tutorials we found online: Love this folded shibori DIY over on The Aestate Anthro Blog features the folded and wrap methods of shibori Make this lovely shibori scarf with a detailed Martha Stewart DIY tutorial textile artist Carol Anne Grotrian teaches shibori workshops in her Cambridge, MA studio.
