{"id":9991,"date":"2020-11-13T13:15:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T20:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=9991"},"modified":"2020-11-15T09:08:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T16:08:24","slug":"season-of-stitching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2020\/11\/season-of-stitching\/","title":{"rendered":"Season of Stitching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been feeling like I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m coming into a different phase since the election. Now that the panicky uncertainty has subsided, I want to move on. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to finish the three pieces still in progress, but need some refreshment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time for a ceremony, to look back and take stock. I gathered up the four pieces and eight clothespins and made a gallery out of the wall of the chicken run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been so involved in these stitching projects since spring. Mostly by association with Jude Hill<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Large Cloth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d explorations. These pieces are not particularly large but bigger than I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d normally work I think. So they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been a stretch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Butterfly cloth, with backing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This butterfly cloth has morphed quite a lot since I first laid it out<\/a>. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m pleased that I was able to go with the flow. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t rush to complete my early vision as I realized I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t thrilled with it. The golden houses <\/a>were a by-product of this cloth that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll use elsewhere. I know where I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going from here. Really motivated to finish this, but in no huge hurry. Still some matters to resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hexie Medallion, all hemmed, needs to be stitched to backing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Hexie Medallion came from two impulses: to see my collection of dyed silks next to each other and to try my hand at English paper piecing. It was a fun and rather quick project. I think it will become a wall hanging after I stitch the medallion to this linen. Or maybe frame it at some point? I enjoy seeing the imprint of some of my local plants in these little hexies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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October cloth. Pending a border and backing. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The October cloth also came out of an impulse to use a set of dyed cloths. And to combine with them some of my favorite components: duppioni silk, wishing stars, dyed silk velvet, and gifted caramel velveteen. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a simple nine-patch format and came together quickly. But I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m stuck on the border. Have to solve the problem of no seam allowance on a few of the strips of velveteen. I also want to embellish the wishing stars with some stitching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Solar cloth. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I need a new name for the solar cloth because it ended up with no circular motifs. I just love the magic border of black and white squares with the buildup of colorful squares above it. My friends suggested I wear this as a dressy scarf with a pin – maybe, if I ever go anywhere again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They brighten up the cloudy November landscape. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of stitching, mostly done during the pandemic. It builds up. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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