Category: stitching

One, two, four

Having fun with one-inch squares and pairings. The pairings wanted to turn into squares, probably because of the shared blues.

Best Wishes block

I stitched this up quickly from components already available. It’s a joy to have materials on hand that can so easily come together. The piecing techniques all came from Jude Hill, at Spiritcloth.

Fours of July

A cold and gloomy day. A day of subdued reflection. Taking joy in bringing some order to these colors and shapes.

Solar system

An overcast day, an excuse to stay inside and play with puzzle pieces. Also, I’ve finished stitching a hem around these four solar phase circles, so trying out more design ideas. This is a...

Strip weaving on the shadow side

I’m filling out the edges of the yellow strip weaving with purple. I’m not sure I like the straight lines in the large circle. I keep visualizing the strips going around the form. Well...

How to make it round

I finished the two woven sections of yellow. Now I want to add to it to make it round. This introduced a bit of problem-solving this morning. Felt good. Mondays are energizing. Sundays are...

Color story

Suddenly I found a use for all the purple two inch squares I stitched. These four strips will go on the outside edge of my large cloth. But for now, they look exciting next...