patchwork

A block of my new log cabin Quilt , wax-print and guinea brocade fabrics. Starting hand-quilting ...

Uno dei miei preferiti tra i modelli classici usati nei quilt è il log cabin. Mi piace molto questa forma in spirale. La spirale si trova nella natura, nelle conchiglie oppure in una pigna... È una forma che rappresenta uno schema riconducibile a quello...

My patchwork group had a challenge for this month : a Christmas project. I was not very convinced of buying Christmas fabrics with Santa Claus on and tra la la ... I'm so much enjoying using african fabrics by now !... But I love my patchwork group. You...

Another patchwork pot holder using the "Simple sewing" tutorial. (guinea brocade and wax fabrics) This is a Christmas gift for a dutch friend ... And here some Christmas cribs that you can buy on the street for your Christmas decorations ...

When I have to determine how to cut and rotate squares of various fabrics (and colours) to fit a quilt block and then how to fit the blocks together to form a quilt, I'm exploring many mathematical concepts. I love the connections between math and patchwork...

I sent this log cabin pillow, made of african fabrics, as a gift to to A. ;-) I'm getting addicted to this kind of sewing works and from now to Christmas I'll be busy handmaking all my gifts . I'll post some photos of what will come out of the hat !

Ieri tutti a casa, anche le scuole chiuse perché si festeggiava il Ramadan. Allora sono riuscita a finire questo.

I'm having such fun in putting together small pieces of wax-print in order to make some (puzzle)placemats ! These are really easy to do . The dish you see over the placemat comes from Senegal. It's very typical from there, this reverse-glass painting...

Patchwork - I decided to take the plunge! I have a teacher (an expat like me, she comes from India) and a patchwork group. Our gatherings consist of hand sewing, snacking and much fun ! Our group forms by itself a delightful patchwork of stories of a...