I’ve been piecing like crazy these last few months.
Lots of fabric flying, me in the middle, lost in the world of color and shape.
Below, a jacket sewn from various kimono silks.
White pieced with colorful brights.
There’s nothing like black to set off color.
Sewn with pretty greens, a new vest.
This one has appliqué too, little squares on the peplum.
Always a favorite, black and white.
This jacket was pieced from two patterned kimono silks. One white on black, the other black on white. I like the way the shibori dots add a random element to the ordered design.
Next weekend! August 3, 4 and 5. In San Francisco for the American Craft Council show.
These three and many more.
See you there!
jackets
Little Red Squares
A new jacket for the ACC San Francisco show. August 3, 4 and 5.
I’ve shown you this project at various stages, first as a concept, then as a appliqué project and now, finally, a finished jacket.
It took a while, those little squares were fussy. I spent many hours hand appliquéing each one…
Some fell into place with no complaint, others would not sit still and did interpretive dance across the base.
Now, finally, after all that wrangling, each square sits complacently in its spot, as though that’s where it always wanted to be.
Come to the San Francisco show and see this girl in person!
Oversize Jacket
I’ve been working on this shape for a while, first as an oversized coat then this newer, shorter version.
I used a navy kimono silk and pieced it with squares and skinny strips of light blue and green.
This back view shows that there is plenty of room.
Arms down and next to the body, the extra fullness drapes and hangs straight.
I have a couple more in the pipeline, one is appliquéd and the other pieced.
Both for the San Francisco show.
In two and a half weeks.
The clock is ticking….
