Korean Bojagi Forum 2016

Korean Bojagi Forum 2016

by | Bojagi

I was very excited to have the opportunity to attend the 2016 Korean Bojagi Forum in Seoul in South Korean and to write about the event in The Quilter magazine (The Quilters Guild of the British Isles)  I have been interested in Bojagi for a long time having first come across it at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham in 2009. The Forum was excellent and through attending lectures and workshops has expanded my knowledge greatly. As a teacher I have the pleasure of sharing knowledge and am looking forward to doing that with you through workshops and courses. Here is a link to the article The Quilter, Winter 2016, issue...
Sashiko Sampler pattern 8

Sashiko Sampler pattern 8

by | Sashiko, Uncategorized

Pattern 8: Fundo (Scale weights) I am going to post both of the last two patterns for this Sashiko sewalong this week to make up for my tardiness as my northern friends put it. This first design has a satisfying symmetry about it that we might recognise as an apple core design.  I thought it would be good to have another curvy design to complement the Wild Grasses design. Draw out a ½” grid on to one of your 3” squares of your sampler. You will also need a circular stencil to drawn around. This needs to measure just slightly less than 1”. Use your circular stencil or shape to draw in the diagonal lines in one direction alternating the concave and convex lines as shown Next draw in the diagonal lines in the other direction completing the shapes at the corners. I suggest you use a short sashiko needle for this design to help you get round the curves more easily. Thread your needle with double thread and a knot on the end. I have worked four stitches in each curved section. Stitch the diagonal lines in one direction first starting and finishing each row with a knot. I have left a small loop at each junction on the wrong side. Take care to leave an even gap at each junction so that the stitches do not collide when the next diagonal line of stitches cross this area. This is what it should look like when you have completed all the diagonal rows. Complete each of the four corners separately. Post pictures of your finished pattern to my...
Sashiko Sampler Pattern 7

Sashiko Sampler Pattern 7

by | Sashiko

Pattern 7: Hishi seigaiha (Waves) So I fully expected to have time while I was away in Korea to post this sewalong pattern. How wrong I was as the Bojagi Forum kept me busy, busy from dawn till dusk. Also I notice that like me the tide of summer activities has kept some of us away from our beloved stitching and I hope now as normal routines return you will have a chance to catch up on the patterns and enjoy this new one. This is quite an intricate pattern. I have drawn it out on squared paper first so that you can see more clearly how the pattern is built up. (3” square on ¼” grid paper) This is a design that is best sewn with the long sashiko needle so that you can load all the stitches in a segment at once. I found it is helpful to draw this design out on graph paper first in order to understand how the pattern is built up.  I have used a ¼” grid and a  3” square. Begin by coying the red lines. Now add the diagonal lines in one direction. Follow the diagram above. Now add the last set of diagonal lines in the opposite direction. I traced the 1/4″ grid and the main structure of the pattern onto the fabric only. I used the paper design to help guide me to fill in the rest of the pattern. You might also find it helpful to place one ruler against the line on the paper design and use a second ruler to draw the position of the...