Stitching a hanging rope and a bamboo skewer into the top hem of a little wall quilt feels elegant for some reason.
phone picture from last night – sorry it isn’t more crisp
That rope will not slide or tug away, and the skewer will keep the piece (though small and somewhat stiff) from bowing.
I like the way the half-moon vintage doily rises above the top edge.
Part of this effort was inspired by Jude Hill‘s Heart Whispering class. It is also a continuation of a 12 (or more) year-long exploration of hearts in cloth and thread. What you can’t quite see in these pictures is that the sheer green Asian fabric features metallic inks. Yesterday, as the day waned, those gilded areas caught the sun and glowed.
And since I don’t think I’ve posted any pictures of the indigo-dipped cloths that used lacrosse balls as resists, here are a couple of more pictures.
And another.
Nicely finished. I’ll remember that when I do some small quilts.
She’s a charming little green Victoriana!
That ball technique worked well. I’ll be Indigoing it in Massachusetts for two weeks starting tomorrow-off the web-under open skies, and will give it a try.
the small green quilt is gorgeous and such a great idea to stitch both skewer and string within the seam!
Oh and Ah to the Indigo-Results!!!!
I like that verb ‘indigoing’ !! the string idea could work so that you HIDE the knot as well….