Wednesday, April 7, 2021

 Showing a pic of finished Siddi piece. I started another one that’s about 45 x 45. You can see some pics in previous post. Have almost finished stitching second one. Loving doing the piecing and quilting at the same time. Ordered aurifil size 12embroidery thread and bohn 7 needles. Made getting through the layers so much easier.

The pieces are added from outside in. You lay the backing down and put the batting on top. They should be about the same size.  The stripes have seam allowances turned . You just keep working your way around.the seam allowance from the backing and the seam allowance turned under from the strip make up the outside edges. I did use regular sewing thread and appliqué sharp needles to baste the two edges together when I first started.




A little discipline



Starting again. Have all the retired time in the world and remind myself every day. BUT still don’t do it .I watched a video on you tube by joe Cunningham and he introduced Margaret Fabrizio and her Siddi quilts. A few days before this The Quilt Show had a segment on Siddi Quilts by Sumatra Shah. I was hooked and started a small piece to understand the construction. Wow it worked. All hand done. A couple of screw ups. Had to do a regular binding because of needle and thread problems.