Kawandi quilts

Posts about Applique quilts written by Judy

I just realised that I hadn't shared my latest kawandi finish. It's been over on instagram for a couple of weeks, but not here on the blog. Seeing as I like to keep this blog as a diary of-sorts, I thought I'd better share. The latest kawandi I finished was the blue one. Like all of the others, I really loved the process of slow sewing. Choosing 'just the right shade of blue' fabric from my blue scrap tub to incorporate into this small project was a challenge. I seem to have many blue fabric…

Kawandi style quilt project. Great scrap busting project.

Month of September has been a mix bag here at the Shah household. In the midst of it all I offered Siddi Quilt workshops. Thanks to all of you who signed up, it was an enjoyable experience. Those who missed the workshops, with all your requests via emails and Instagram, I have scheduled two more workshops for the month of October. The supply list is on the workshop page. The time of the workshop reflects Pacific Standard time. You will have to check the time in your zone before selecting the…

This last couple of weeks, I've been away with my family, enjoying a Carnival cruise around the south pacific. We had a lovely time away enjoying time on tropical islands and sea days filled up with ship activities. There is always a lot to do on a ship. I knew that I'd need something to sew when I had downtime, so brought a small bag of pink scraps to work on a Kawandi style project. It's very portable style of project to work on while away from the sewing room. The night before we left, I…

Kawandi Style Quilt Project

My red Kawandi project is complete and I have to just say I love, love, love the texture of this style of project. For this one, I raided my red fabric scrap basket as February is the month of lurrrrrve. I have a fair amount of red fabric scraps which meant that I had lots of choose from and play with. For the actual stitching, I used a variegated Aurifil cotton thread in 12 wt. I love the variegation of this thread as it works its way from a scarlet red down to a pale pink. Here's the back…

My orange Kawandi style project is complete. I quite like how this one turned out. Orange really is underrated colour in the quilting world. I stitched this one up with another variegated Aurifil 12 weight cotton thread which I found in my stash. I must have bought this one years ago as it was a surprise to find it when I rummaged around looking for the colour I wanted to use. It runs from a cream through to coral and then to a darker burnt orange colour. It's quite a nice colouring and…