Sashiko

I've been doing a bit of sashiko, sort of 'rough' sashiko in bigger stitches. Inspiration has come from a few places as I've been looking at heaps of sites and blogs with old Japanese textiles lately. These pages however are the ones I go back to regularly.







I just started without thinking it through, but I think what I'll do is make a Quilt-as-you-go type quilt with the squares just sewn together and the back just roughly sewn down. I'm using fabric from the extensive Japanese stash which I accumulated while making my Japanese Quilt.

I'm amazed at how much I'm enjoying hand sewing these days. When I first started making quilts there was no way I'd sew by hand - too slow, too boring! Now I really enjoy it, who'd have thought? I'm off to the Mainland today so I'll stock up on some more sashiko thread if I can get any. I might have to buy online to get what I want.

There has been plenty of TV watching lately, and with Le Tour (de France) only a few weeks away there will be plenty of time for hand sewing.