So I finished Remember 2021 and I finished Moon Myth. But I don’t honestly feel like finishing the family sampler right now.
Okay then … time to start a new project. And what better than the long-planned coverlet for Ellis to be made with pieces from some of her baby clothes (which were disassembled some time back) along with some gifted and purchased cloth …
As with P’s coverlet …
there will be several kinds of blocks to piece together. Nine-patches for sure, and random rows of cloth, and new for this time, half-log-cabin blocks. Sorta like this, I’m thinking …
Which means, now that I’ve tested this new-to-me pattern with non-Ellis clothing, it’s time to get started for real.
I’ve also been testing (pushing?) the limits of the Puluz photo light box and today I definitely hit a snag …
Yep … lights reflecting off the glass. Fortunately I figured out a work-around by zooming in on the image and cropping out the reflections, so all’s well and you can now read all about it on the art blog …
I'm Going to Texas (version 2.0) 
LA – the similarity between how you bring forward the history of the children’s clothing into coverlets and how I bring forward memories into metal pieces makes me smile. Passages is such an intriguing piece. Go well. B
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Staggers me to think of hand piecing all of this. I would love hand quilting it, though. And the binding, all the zillion tiny stitches.
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since I’m “allergic” to machine sewing, hand sewing is where I find my joy … but I do draw the line at binding, which always seems to be the first thing to wear out after all the effort that goes into it … so I tend to do frayed edge more often than not
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B – thank you for this … I too smile …
it was fun to explain the making of E’s coverlet to Parker when she came over to visit yesterday … she didn’t realize her own coverlet is made from her baby clothes, so I was able to show her pictures of her baby and toddler times and the clothes that are now on her bed
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Oh this sounds like fun! The fabric waiting to be used looks so inviting in their box. And I can only imagine those magic moments when a favourite clothing item gets discovered in the coverlet. Enjoy!
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For sure P will be the teller of tales to her little sister when the coverlet is done … more on that to come …
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Yay! I love seeing the cloth box full of possibilities! i look forward to seeing them side by side 🙂 Ellis will be thrilled with getting her turn.
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I paired them up yesterday and started to tear strips of cloth (much as I’m “allergic” to machine sewing, I also have an aversion to rotary cutters and rulers … ha!)
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New project energy is so enjoyable. Hand stitched and hand torn – impressive. And your collection of fabrics looks quite promising!
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it helps immensely that Meg chooses such delightful clothes for her girls … whenever she gets them something new I finger the cloth and say “love it” … all the while thinking ahead to what it might become, although knits are a challenge
a good example is E’s first birthday book https://imgoingtotexas.home.blog/2020/08/11/spoiler-alert-birthday-gift-preview/ … and now the outfit she is wearing is in the stitch box!
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