Jodi's stole is coming together nicely. After deciding on the general flow of line, the first strip was laid down on the foundation fabric. I chose to start with one of the gold ties.
Next step was to stitch down the subsequent strips of ties...
And to continue stitching with the variety of reds...
And at this point, I considered the front to be almost completely pieced. Here are some detail views showing how I managed to incorporate some interesting motifs from a couple ties, notably one of school kids and their teacher, and another of nutcrackers...
...and a tie with a motif of candles and another of tonic bottles...
At this point, I left the piece on the table while I pondered how to approach the centre back design. I knew I wanted to incorporate the candle motifs, and the technical challenge was how to integrate the back with the fronts. I am on the way to resolving this technical issue, and today worked out the centre back design. I was pleased to incorporate a very tricky fabric, Jodi's grandfather's tie which is falling apart. I covered it with a fine netting and used it to frame the candle motif at centre back.
The piece for the two fronts is now cut in half, ready to work on the next challenge of completing the piecing.
Next step was to stitch down the subsequent strips of ties...
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| Look at the edges of the striped tie that is framing the motif to see the netting covering the damage. |
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