Sometimes
a big ol' patch is just the thing. (Continued from here, in case you weren't here yesterday...)
I think Dee sent me this cloth, but my memory cannot be depended on these days.
Patching is applique really. I left the top edge ragged, that makes this cloth a cobblecloth. As if it wasn't already?
I tend to use single thread for quilting these days. I was more likely to use 2 way back when. Interesting to see the play between yesterday and today on the other side.
The cloth/quilt looks so soft and cozy. And your close up stitches are so beautifully even!
What a lovely thread 🙂
thread is lovely
Well, look at that! The larger dark shape looks like how I make a dog shadow puppet 😃 Now isn’t that fun?
ha
Poof! 🙂
Just like that
Your patching looks as though it was always there… so soft and worn and like it just belongs. Cobblecloth is a good description of what I like to do as well!
That always happens, it just becomes part of it.
I love handwork. It’s relaxing and portable —well sometimes.
I have been known to unravel fabric to use as thread.
Linens are a favorite for unraveling and generally strong enough to use as thread.
2 strands, 6 strands, 1 strand?—–it’s all good IMO.
yes, depends on the thread, if the thread in the cloth is plied, it will wear better.
Oh I wondered about the ply…. What are your thoughts on quilting thread?
Maybe you are just using what you have. ?
I use embroidery thread for everything, yes because that is what I have. Quilting thread is too “hard”. I don’t like it.
love knowing that the original ragged cloth rests beneath the cobbled layer as part of its story.
the older will strengthen the newer
i remember the moment you showed us the separation of the
6 strands….i could use a SINGLE strand?….i was so so thrilled.
like, Thrilled. one of those EEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee
moments…and i never went back. Use those John James Sharps 011
that are a labor of love to thread anymore, but oh…still…
EEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
it was, to use the overly used phrase…Life Changing.
Oh, the threading, yes, takes so many tries and always has me laughing. Integration, always wanting to sew with a thread more like what the cloth is made from.
honestly, I use longer lengths than is generally recommended just so I don’t have to thread the needle as often … then work it down to the last tiny bit, at which point the thread comes out and I have to rethread the needle … sheesh
When I use longer thread, it seems to knot more. And now, even shorter pieces cuz I am working from the thread nest.
The big cloud filled patch is a breath of fresh air.
brings a softer focus
One big ol’ patch making itself right at home with its quilt mates! Bringing a bright patch of blues.
Calm
Love Jen’s reply…
I just love the tiny seed stitches, Jude! Rows of seeds that, planted in the cloth prepared to receive them, yield texture to softness! Texture is very important to me!
just the simple walking stitch. all we need.
Aren’t we all “cobble cloth”!?
Ahhhh yes.