Indigo Blanket Complete
I still can’t believe I made a blanket, but here it is.
It’s about 53″ x 42″ and will serve as a nice lap quilt for my son. Although blankets don’t normally get names, I decided this one needed one. So, I’m calling it Indigo Hug. Appropriate, don’t you think?
Of course, I love the indigo, but my favorite aspect of making it was adding the hand stitching. Here, I used rows of buttonhole stitch to accentuate the shibori design.
And, I recently learned to use the same stitch in an undulating pattern that looks almost like netting. It’s my favorite.
Plus, an abundance of French knots!
Although this quilt is designed to be functional, I think it would also look really nice on a wall. In that case, Andrew said he’d like it to be oriented horizontally. Like this.
So, I’ll add a sleeve at the top and he’ll be all set. PLUS a label with some really specific washing instructions!
Ellen Lindner
I’m with Andrew on orientation but wherever this piece goes he will be the envy of his peers. Beautiful! And great use of all those fun-to-make Shibori pieces.
Thanks, Cindy.
The shibori pieces steered the entire design process. I felt like I had to feature their patterns, so a gridded collection fit the bill.
Love your creativity!
Thanks, Gail! It was a fun project.
Why did you use the word blanket? How is this particular piece not a quilt.
Love the orange
Hi JA. Good question. I’m calling it a blanket because of its intended use and because I bound the edges. As opposed to something intended to hang on a wall. It IS a quilt. One intended more for function than art.
Ellen, maybe you’ve been around art quilts too long (which I love too and love all of yours)! Blanket? No. Quilters hate that word….We make quilts, a different baby altogether from a blanket. I think it’s because the word blanket, a one-layer thing, discounts the tremendous work and art that goes into constructing a quilt but unfortunately that is the perception that many people have…and I know that is not what you intended.
🙂 Yeah, maybe you’re right, Carolyn. It’s really both.
Thanks for the compliments!
I love that webby looking hand stitching, especially the irregular places (like in the third picture). The addition of the other color (pink/orange?) adds so much interest.
Hi Martha and thanks. I love that webby looking stitch, too. I’m sure I’ll be using it again.
Although I didn’t have any variegated thread on hand, I used three different colors to give that effect. One of them was rather coral colored. I liked it mixed with fuchsia and pink.