Kantha quilting from India

page i found interesting.shows lots of the variations you can make with the running stitch as well as a couple others there.i see a lazy daisy stitch too.just briefly scanned it but going back now for a closer look.no need to have expensive quilting fabric when you could use plain muslin and a few colours of embroidery thread with enough variety to keep one amused for a long time i bet.they seem to like paisley too. works for me.j.

some more paisley shown on here.j.

"J*" wrote...

page i found interesting.shows lots of the variations you can make with the running stitch as well asa couple others there.i see a lazy daisy stitch too.just briefly scanned it but going back now for a closer look.no need to have expensive quilting fabric when you could use plain muslinand a few colours of embroidery thread with enough variety to keep oneamused for a long time i bet.they seem to like paisley too. works for me.j.

It looks the link I posted, which a friend sent me, barely scratched the surface of kantha. I was inspired by the use of densely printed cotton saris in layers (the middle "batting" layers could be any cotton fabric; muslin would be great). The links you found show embroidery on a neutral solid (like muslin) in various symbols, including paisley. This is a whole new realm of quilting separate from the Welsh/Amish/American quilting that we think of when we call something a quilt (and see in quilt shows like the one I saw today). This is very interesting and inspiring to me. Thanks for the links!

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another one i liked too.it fascinates me too.j.

"Edna Pearl" wrote ... It looks the link I posted, which a friend sent me, barely scratched the surface of kantha. I was inspired by the use of densely printed cotton saris in layers (the middle "batting" layers could be any cotton fabric; muslin would be great). The links you found show embroidery on a neutral solid (like muslin) in various symbols, including paisley. This is a whole new realm of quilting separate from the Welsh/Amish/American quilting that we think of when we call something a quilt (and see in quilt shows like the one I saw today). This is very interesting and inspiring to me. Thanks for the links!

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"J*" wrote ...

t'were Edna who first posted about that this week. we've had it here before but a long while ago. it is such an easy process and yet the results are so beautiful. amazing more of it isnt done. great for beginners to practice their basic stitching while producing something so pretty. j.

"EstelleUK" wrote ... Thanks for this subject J. I love Kantha but had forgotten how much I enjoyed "hav>

this page i found interesting.> shows lots of the variations you can make with the running stitch as well> as a couple others there.> i see a lazy daisy stitch too.> just briefly scanned it but going back now for a closer look.> no need to have expensive quilting fabric when you could use plain muslin> and a few colours of embroidery thread with enough variety to keep one> amused for a long time i bet.> they seem to like paisley too. works for me.> j.