Comments on: Peaceful Hand Piecing http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/#comment-243 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:34:11 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=417#comment-243 Actually I live most of my life in Portland, Oregon and occasionally in Mendocino. Mendocino is a very hard place to leave as one settles into living very quietly and peacefully. The Katazome fabrics I actually found at an estate sale here in Portland. They belonged to a Japanese woman who lived a block away from me. It was indeed a fulfilling treasure hunt. Thank you for your nice comments.

]]> By: Kit http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/#comment-241 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:58:19 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=417#comment-241 I really like those apple core shapes and what you’ve done with them. You have some lovely pieces of Katazome fabric… and I see that perhaps you live in or near Mendocino county. If I could pick another place to live in the USA, that would be it! I visited there in 2004. Lovely blog!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/#comment-201 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:08:23 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=417#comment-201 Well, you are being too generous because there is no right or wrong, just trial and error. Actually, this might be more effort than it is worth, but I did enjoy the process. When I hand-pieced my first quilt with the curved pieces, I did use a running stitch along a marked seamline, and found that to be very accurate and easy.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/#comment-200 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:03:21 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=417#comment-200 What a generous comment. Not sure how I will use this, but it will be used for some creation in the near future.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/#comment-199 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:01:54 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=417#comment-199 I gather you follow Jude as I do. She is so inspiring both in her art and her writing/thoughts. This was a new technique since the other piecing I have done has been the running stitch along the seam line too. I wanted to see how this would work in a paperless piecing practice that Jude uses. I liked the way it came together, but certainly would do equally as well with the former method too. Thank you for your comments. I will have to keep to sewing and textiles and not divert to other subjects.

]]> By: jude http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/#comment-197 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:23:48 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=417#comment-197 wow, you proved me wrong….worked just fine, i have to try curves!

]]> By: debraann http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/#comment-196 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:49:11 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=417#comment-196 These are wonderful and the work is fabulous both front and back. Lovely!

]]> By: leilani http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/10/peaceful-hand-piecing/#comment-195 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:57:46 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=417#comment-195 How lovely! I see that you use the same stitch to piece that Jude Hill does. Interesting. I’ve always used a running stitch on the seam line but I shall try this “new” (for me) way on the next piece I hand piece. And I agree, hand work is slow but so calming and therapeutic–I love it.

Must tell you that I look forward to your posts!

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