Figuring out a Slow Stich Project

    Good Morning Friends,

     Starting around Friday, I dug out two bags that had my hand dyes, flower pounded pieces, rust dyes etc to contemplate a shawl, cocoon type shawl, or a jacket using a recent pattern I had purchased.

  Also first went through some of my fabric stash, I ran into a 1930's piece from one of my Grandma's sewing stash, and also pulled out a piece that was patchwork-India or hippie type fabrics that was a skirt I had found at the resale shop-intending to use for a sewing project.  

  I thought I would sew this into a cocoon wrap after adding patchwork pieces stitched with sashiko stitches.   Well this is just way too busy for me haha  and the patches would just add more caos.  I may still just sew into a wrap for around the house, or this may become a light couch quilt.

  Back probably around 2005 soon after I was newly retired I explored dyeing. I really loved it and did procion dyes, natural dyes, pebeo sun dyes and rust dyes. Dyeing was always so much fun for me as it was always a surprise when it came out of the dye pot and dried.

  My first ever procion dye project was a gradation of colors-taught by an artist in a yahoo quilt group way back then. I learned so much from him. This first project came out so lovely that I only used a couple pieces in a quilt.  I never cared for that mustard color and have one other piece so would use that instead.  However after getting out my jacket pattern, this will not make enough fabric as the  pattern is set up that each side is one piece for front and back and then you sew the two halves together-different than I have seen.

  I do have allot of yardage but it is not the same weight as this kona cotton so would not work out for this garment idea

  At least all these pieces got refreshed, pressed and enjoyed again lol

  So late yesterday I am thinking I need a smaller project to play with-patches on cloth with sashiko stitches.

  I got out the book again I had purchased on Sashiko and Boro and looked at the projects again. They have a really cute simple little bag pattern that would be perfect to store little items for a small project.  This one uses blue jean legs to make the deep pockets. This can be designed anyway one would want.

This book also had this cute little bag that I like even better and I think I will be making this one, easy to use with hand dye fabrics and I found a couple pieces of flower pounded pieces that have aged nicely

  Soooo that's the plan now haha  Happy Monday