It’s so addicting and relaxing. Learning the history of the African women who were taken to India as slaves and this is their legacy. A great way to recycle and I have always loved big stitch hand quilting. I also stuff with fabric. Since they recycle sari’s and or fabric we don’t really need wadding. Unless it’s a bed quilt for a cold climate.
Yes it's a powerful story isn't it, I love that kawandi is part of their culture, keeping their story alive, and I always love crafts that repurpose materials like this. I'm going to try Manx quilting next - kind of similar origins in a way, but from the Isle of Man here in the UK. Yes I agree, those three layers of fabric are enough, we don't need wadding. They're great for making sturdy bags and suchlike as well :)
It’s so wonderful to see your enthusiasm and excitement for kawandi. I’ve stumbled upon this video because I want to do Kawandi too. You say it wrinkles up in the middle and got thicker. Apparently this is traditional and is called the belly of the quilt and often had dry grains of rice added to feed the belly.
Ah yes I've since heard that, but hadn't heard the story about the rice, that's a lovely detail to know, thank you and good luck with your own kawandi journey :)
It’s fun watching you as you create your hand stitched Kawandi, thank you for the tips. A few months ago I was in need of new placemats so I made them Kawandi style, but I machine stitched them instead of doing the hand running stitch. In the fall I will be making a large Kawandi quilt using all Kaffe fabrics.
Thank you Sue. Wonderful! That's going to be amazing in Kaffe fabrics yum! I haven't tried a larger size kawandi yet, I'd love to see how you get on - if you are in the facebook group or discord community, you can share pics so we can all see. Links to both are here - linktr.ee/artyfartyannie
I just recently found your channel and I’m loving it…you are just so sweet and I love how excited you get. I’m enjoying this Kawandi quilt series and want to try my hand at it once I finish your videos. 😊
Thank you so much Pam, ah this takes me back to when I first discovered and fell in love with Kawandi - I think it's still my favourite quilting/patching technique, because it's just so easy-going. I really want to try a much bigger one now, but might do it without the layer of padding in the middle, as for me it doesn't need the extra body and would be easier to stitch without. I might need to do it sitting on the floor with my scraps all around me, like the Siddi women do, and I will make myself one of those palm thimbles before I get started. Ooh you've got my kawandi cogs turning again now :)
Thank you Darlene - this was quite a while ago now, and I'm feeling the urge to start a new Kawandi, maybe a larger one I might start in the autumn, so it will keep me warm as I work with it on my lap :)
Love your Kawandi episodes, just found you and love your videos! I plan to start one as soon as my great granddaughter is born as she is coming within the week and her quilt is not finished!
😊 thank you D. That must be so frustrating for you, makes me feel very lucky, but I'm so glad you enjoying watching my efforts all the same :) Are you able to do any other kinds of creative hobbies at all?
And so another addiction is born!! I'm looking forward to putting some more stitches into mine after a week away at quilt retreat. BTW....a poofy center is a classic Kawandi element.
Yes indeed Marei - how interesting about the poofy centre, now I feel really authentic :) I can imagine the poofiness would be even harder to control on larger quilts wouldn't it?
Looks great Annie, enjoying your journey into a new craft, very fun watch. Yep I’ve picked me scraps out, thinking I will make shopping size bags for my children, pocket on the inside, think they will be great to take to market for them. Hopefully I will be finished by Christmas.
Hi Paula, oh yes, great idea definitely - I might do that with the shirt scraps and it can double up as a gift bag at Christmas. Using scraps and saving packaging - win-win for the environment too! I'd love it if you would share what you make in the Arty Farty Annie Facebook group pretty please :)
Thanks Lisa - ah you definitely should, you'll love it, honestly it's the most easy-going quilting method I've found, you'll be fine. MInd, I haven't done one bigger than kinda fat quarter size - planning to tackle a larger one soon, but might have to sit on the floor to do that, like the Siddi women do :)
You’ve done a fantastic job of those Annie and they look great fun to make. Have you watched any of the atree3 UA-cam videos? An inspiring and colourful woman named Margaret who is now in her 90’s went out to India to meet with the siddhi? women. All because she wanted to learn how to make kawandi. She has made loads of quilts!! I seem to remember her making one out of a bag of old boxer shorts 😅
ah yes sorry I didn't make it clear, I think I explaiend it in the previous video - the problem was that instead of going all the way around in a spiral fashion as I show here, I was stitching each square on individually and then moving on to the next square, if that makes sense. Luckily someone pointed out how I should be doing it so I started a new one and it is probably easier the authentic way, but to be honest the finished effect is pretty much the same! :)
Those look absolutely amazing Annie! 😍 and you’ve completed them so quickly! It would be cool to see how you turn them into tote bags if you decide to do it 😄
Thanks so much Emily! 😊 I think I will do a Christmas one with that snowman fabric you sent me as the backing - watch this space. I've never found a faster quilting method, I just love it!
Hi Annie! Gorgeous!! Love, love! I found you while doing a 'kawandi quilting' search on youtube and I am so happy I did! I am a new subscriber to your channel and I look forward to watching all your videos. I am so intrigued by this quilting art style and tho' I have so many chores waiting for me this weekend, I think I will first try out making my first kawandi quilt square. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Oh thank you Cheryl and welcome to my craft room! I have all kinds of textile crafts planned for this year if that's your thing, so I hope you'll find lots to interest you. You should definitely go for it with the kawandi quilting - it's far and away the quickest, easiest and most forgiving method I've ever used. If you do one say fat quarter size (around 55cm square), you can easily finish it in a weekend :) Check out the Arty Farty Annie Group on Facebook to see what others are making and share your own creations, it's lovely to see what everyone is making - I'll add a link to the description xo
@@artyfartyannie Hi Annie, Thanks so much for the warm welcome! I look forward to all of the textile art projects in the future! I will definitely join your cool sounding Facebook group.....it will be inspiring to see what other folks are creating and also encourage me to get out needle and thread! Have a great week!!
Every time I hear "wadding" I think of the batting being all wadded up in the middle. LOL Guess that shows I'm not from the UK. I might try this after I get my other quilt/bedspread finished, and after I get the next patchwork purse done. I have LOADS of scraps to use up!
hehe it is a funny word for it I guess, we sometimes call it batting too. And let's not get into erasers which we call rubbers and bumbags which are called fanny packs in the states - conjures up quite a different picture for me! Sounds like you have several projects on the go, just like me, and always ready for the next one. It's a great way to use all kinds of scraps of all different types :)
Hi Jan, I'm really glad you feel inspired to have a go at this - I'm sure you'll going to love it, it's such an easy way to quilt and use up all kinds of bits of fabric. Warning, it is addictive! I'm a few months down the line now and I've made a few bags, journal wraps and other things from the small kawandis - I think the next step is to try a bigger size one, like maybe a lap quilt for summer evenings in the garden, that would be cool. Please let me know how you get on, I'd love to see. Maybe join the FB group or our free Discord community, links in here - linktr.ee/artyfartyannie
Thank you so much - ah if you love slow stitching, you'll love this and it really is quite forgiving. I don't think Ill be able to stop until I use up all my fabric stops - which is never going to happen :)
Thanks Glynis - that's a brilliant idea and funnily enough I've been toying with the idea of turning some of my latest batch of Indian scrap fabrics from Bazaar into clothers - piecing them together you know, so watch this space ... :)
I wish Fay! :) Thank you for always saying such lovely things. It's amazing how even now I'm retired it feels like there's never enough time in the day to do everything I want to do - I don't sleep much though, maybe 4 hours a night, 2 hours on necessities and the remaining 18 hours are mine to do as I like with, which means mostly arting and crafting!
Only a lightweight fabric is needed for traditional kawandi - I sometimes use recycled clothes such as old T-shirts. You don't want it too thick as you have to stitch through all the layers. Also, they are not heavy quilts as they originated in India where they don't need so much warmth as we do here in Europe. A light flannel could work, just something to give a little body but not too heavy. I hope that helps you. Bedankt voor het kijken! :)
I prefer using Sashiko-type thread or thicker cotton thread if I can get it, but if I'm using stranded I just use a couple of strands - it's nice if the stitches show, I like the look of them, but I don't think they need to be all six strands. Honestly I think it's personal preference really, I'm quite happy to break the "rules" :)
❤❤❤❤❤I'm totally addicted too, I dream of getting back to another one, life moving age flu keeps interrupting me 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I totally love your enthusiasm and real kawandi technique. Are you going to add the corner thingys. I'm going to follow you just because you're so happy kawandi-ing.
Me too, don't think I'll ever find a quilting method I like better than this, it just feels very natural and easy to do. Ah it's so frustrating when life gets in the way of our creative adventures!! Yes I did end up adding the corners (phula) and I was gobsmacked and star struck when the wonderful Margaret Fabrizio herself left a comment with a tip about how the Siddi women add the phula, so I will be doing it that way in future :)
This was quite a while ago now, so I'm not absolutely certain, but I think I must have been talking about the fabric I used as an interlayer? In case, it was a white, synthetic, medium weight fabric, a bit like you might get school uniform trousers made from, that kind of stuff. I sent for one of their free bundles of offcuts, they're mostly plain white, leftover from the stock they do custom printing on, you jut pay for the cost of delivery, I've had two lots and was very happy with them, but it's pot luck what you get of course. You might be lucky and get some velvet or silk, but you could end up with a whole lot of waterproof fabric. They're good size pieces though, all clean and folded and I can find a use for most fabrics in the end! :)
We have an Arty Farty Annie Group on Facebook and now a free Discord community as well, both great places to connect with other creative people, share inspiration, show us your own creations. Many of us enjoy Kawandi and all kinds of hand-stitching. You'll find the links here - linktr.ee/artyfartyannie
This was a while back, I just made small ones which I turned into large storage bags for fabrics, they're really useful and colourful in my craft room. I'm just thinking about starting a new one this autumn, a larger one, perhaps lap-sized at least. Do you make Kawandi yourself? :)
Yes I'm thinking I'd like to do a larger quilt, just to see if I can, and they do look amazing. Having said that, I do have enough quilts already, and making the smaller pieces into bags is probably more useful for me personally. I think your idea of connecting smaller pieces would work well - please do share some pics in the Arty Farty Annie Group on Face book or in our free Discord community (you'll find links in the "about" section on my channel if you haven't joined already :)
Yes, you do, although I have experimetned since then, doing a piece with old shirts where I left the edges raw - quite liked the look and it was certainly quicker, would look cute in denim I think. Are you going to try some kawandi-style quilting yourself? :)
@@artyfartyannie yes I’d like to give it a try ....I probably don’t have patience or time to turn edges in lol....might have to go for the frayd look lol
Thanks for the tip Susan, I've learned such a lot from my viewers and online friends sharing their experience - but please would you explain a bit more about what you mean, it's been a while since I made this video and I can't work out what you mean about boxing the corners, I'm probably being dim! :)
You mentioned making a bag, cutting out a square to make a flat bottom. You can sew across the corners and fold up that extra flap that would normally be cut off. It would be a bit bulky because of all the layers, but it could be done. Does that help?
I just found you! I have followed Margaret Fabrisio on UA-cam (atree3) for years. She has first hand historical video of the women doing this type of quilting. It is a must to see this. Kawandi has such a pure spirit which you will find as you watch. I enjoyed your video so much and look forward to more. PS you very likely have previously found Margaret, atree3.
Hi Jane, glad you found me and enjoyed watching! This video went up six months ago and I'm still addicted to making kawandi. I follow Margaret too, what an inspiration she is - she once commented on one of my kawandi-related videos, giving me some very helpful advice about how the Siddi women add the phula - I was positively star-struck! :)
Thank you for the feedback - this was over a year ago, but from what I remember it was more excitement than nerves, and that chatteriness is just how I am naturally, it was just me being myself and clearly I'm not a professional, just an enthusiastic hobbyist who enjoys sharing her passions :) I can totally understand that it might irritate some people, but luckily there are lots of people who seem to enjoy it as well. thanks for watching and commenting anyway, I do appreciate it :)
I do it simply for the fun of doing it, so it's never a waste of time for me. Smaller pieces are easier to manage, especially when you're learning, and in fact I later turned them into useful things like bags, journal wraps and knitting needle holders. I have quite a few quilts already so don't really need any more, although I may decide to tackle a full-size kawandi next.
It’s so addicting and relaxing. Learning the history of the African women who were taken to India as slaves and this is their legacy. A great way to recycle and I have always loved big stitch hand quilting. I also stuff with fabric. Since they recycle sari’s and or fabric we don’t really need wadding. Unless it’s a bed quilt for a cold climate.
Yes it's a powerful story isn't it, I love that kawandi is part of their culture, keeping their story alive, and I always love crafts that repurpose materials like this. I'm going to try Manx quilting next - kind of similar origins in a way, but from the Isle of Man here in the UK. Yes I agree, those three layers of fabric are enough, we don't need wadding. They're great for making sturdy bags and suchlike as well :)
They made quilts, what the heck is this????
It’s so wonderful to see your enthusiasm and excitement for kawandi. I’ve stumbled upon this video because I want to do Kawandi too. You say it wrinkles up in the middle and got thicker. Apparently this is traditional and is called the belly of the quilt and often had dry grains of rice added to feed the belly.
Ah yes I've since heard that, but hadn't heard the story about the rice, that's a lovely detail to know, thank you and good luck with your own kawandi journey :)
@@artyfartyannie Thank you 😊
It’s fun watching you as you create your hand stitched Kawandi, thank you for the tips. A few months ago I was in need of new placemats so I made them Kawandi style, but I machine stitched them instead of doing the hand running stitch. In the fall I will be making a large Kawandi quilt using all Kaffe fabrics.
Thank you Sue. Wonderful! That's going to be amazing in Kaffe fabrics yum! I haven't tried a larger size kawandi yet, I'd love to see how you get on - if you are in the facebook group or discord community, you can share pics so we can all see. Links to both are here - linktr.ee/artyfartyannie
Absolutely gorgeous
They are beautiful. You are having fun😊
I just recently found your channel and I’m loving it…you are just so sweet and I love how excited you get. I’m enjoying this Kawandi quilt series and want to try my hand at it once I finish your videos. 😊
Thanks so much Cathy, I really appreciate that, and I know you're going to love kawandi - warning, it's hard to stop once to start! :)
Hi Annie, wow, loving your slow stitching project. Looks so much fun and relaxing and a great way to use up scraps. 🌹🌹🌹
Thanks so much Sue! 😊 It really is so fast and forgiving, it's my kind of quilting! :)
Yes another enjoyable day spent with you sewing
Thank you so much Pam, ah this takes me back to when I first discovered and fell in love with Kawandi - I think it's still my favourite quilting/patching technique, because it's just so easy-going. I really want to try a much bigger one now, but might do it without the layer of padding in the middle, as for me it doesn't need the extra body and would be easier to stitch without. I might need to do it sitting on the floor with my scraps all around me, like the Siddi women do, and I will make myself one of those palm thimbles before I get started. Ooh you've got my kawandi cogs turning again now :)
Your joy is infectious!
I’ve never seen this done before. Very interesting. I think my next piece will be this. Thank you for sharing
Thank you Darlene - this was quite a while ago now, and I'm feeling the urge to start a new Kawandi, maybe a larger one I might start in the autumn, so it will keep me warm as I work with it on my lap :)
Love your Kawandi episodes, just found you and love your videos! I plan to start one as soon as my great granddaughter is born as she is coming within the week and her quilt is not finished!
I can't hold a needle with my hands I am enjoying watching your progress well done
😊 thank you D. That must be so frustrating for you, makes me feel very lucky, but I'm so glad you enjoying watching my efforts all the same :) Are you able to do any other kinds of creative hobbies at all?
And so another addiction is born!!
I'm looking forward to putting some more stitches into mine after a week away at quilt retreat. BTW....a poofy center is a classic Kawandi element.
Yes indeed Marei - how interesting about the poofy centre, now I feel really authentic :) I can imagine the poofiness would be even harder to control on larger quilts wouldn't it?
@@artyfartyannie definitely!
Looks great Annie, enjoying your journey into a new craft, very fun watch. Yep I’ve picked me scraps out, thinking I will make shopping size bags for my children, pocket on the inside, think they will be great to take to market for them. Hopefully I will be finished by Christmas.
Hi Paula, oh yes, great idea definitely - I might do that with the shirt scraps and it can double up as a gift bag at Christmas. Using scraps and saving packaging - win-win for the environment too! I'd love it if you would share what you make in the Arty Farty Annie Facebook group pretty please :)
@@artyfartyannie just joined your Facebook page, will post after gifted and opened
Brill, thank you Paula, that would be brilliant! :)
I’m in awe Annie. I’m going to have a go definitely 👍🏼. I’m so excited 🎉
Thanks Lisa - ah you definitely should, you'll love it, honestly it's the most easy-going quilting method I've found, you'll be fine. MInd, I haven't done one bigger than kinda fat quarter size - planning to tackle a larger one soon, but might have to sit on the floor to do that, like the Siddi women do :)
Looks wonderful!
Thank you Dolores, I actually thought so too, I'm loving this new addiction and the fact that I can make useful stuff out of scraps is a bonus :)
You’ve done a fantastic job of those Annie and they look great fun to make.
Have you watched any of the atree3 UA-cam videos?
An inspiring and colourful woman named Margaret who is now in her 90’s went out to India to meet with the siddhi? women. All because she wanted to learn how to make kawandi. She has made loads of quilts!! I seem to remember her making one out of a bag of old boxer shorts 😅
Yes I have indeed - Margaret Fabrizio is one of my heroes, what an amazing woman, I'd love to meet her! :)
I love Margaret and her videos. I hope to be a crazy old artist woman at her age too not too far away.
The first looks great - what was 'wrong' about it - you didn't say. Love this process so thank you for sharing! 😃
ah yes sorry I didn't make it clear, I think I explaiend it in the previous video - the problem was that instead of going all the way around in a spiral fashion as I show here, I was stitching each square on individually and then moving on to the next square, if that makes sense. Luckily someone pointed out how I should be doing it so I started a new one and it is probably easier the authentic way, but to be honest the finished effect is pretty much the same! :)
Thank you for the great video! 😊
You are so welcome, thank you for watching! :)
Those look absolutely amazing Annie! 😍 and you’ve completed them so quickly! It would be cool to see how you turn them into tote bags if you decide to do it 😄
Thanks so much Emily! 😊 I think I will do a Christmas one with that snowman fabric you sent me as the backing - watch this space. I've never found a faster quilting method, I just love it!
Hi Annie! Gorgeous!! Love, love! I found you while doing a 'kawandi quilting' search on youtube and I am so happy I did! I am a new subscriber to your channel and I look forward to watching all your videos. I am so intrigued by this quilting art style and tho' I have so many chores waiting for me this weekend, I think I will first try out making my first kawandi quilt square. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Oh thank you Cheryl and welcome to my craft room! I have all kinds of textile crafts planned for this year if that's your thing, so I hope you'll find lots to interest you. You should definitely go for it with the kawandi quilting - it's far and away the quickest, easiest and most forgiving method I've ever used. If you do one say fat quarter size (around 55cm square), you can easily finish it in a weekend :) Check out the Arty Farty Annie Group on Facebook to see what others are making and share your own creations, it's lovely to see what everyone is making - I'll add a link to the description xo
@@artyfartyannie Hi Annie, Thanks so much for the warm welcome! I look forward to all of the textile art projects in the future! I will definitely join your cool sounding Facebook group.....it will be inspiring to see what other folks are creating and also encourage me to get out needle and thread! Have a great week!!
Love this process
Me too Shirley, and it's addictive! :)
Every time I hear "wadding" I think of the batting being all wadded up in the middle. LOL Guess that shows I'm not from the UK. I might try this after I get my other quilt/bedspread finished, and after I get the next patchwork purse done. I have LOADS of scraps to use up!
hehe it is a funny word for it I guess, we sometimes call it batting too. And let's not get into erasers which we call rubbers and bumbags which are called fanny packs in the states - conjures up quite a different picture for me! Sounds like you have several projects on the go, just like me, and always ready for the next one. It's a great way to use all kinds of scraps of all different types :)
I definitely want to try it!
Hi Jan, I'm really glad you feel inspired to have a go at this - I'm sure you'll going to love it, it's such an easy way to quilt and use up all kinds of bits of fabric. Warning, it is addictive! I'm a few months down the line now and I've made a few bags, journal wraps and other things from the small kawandis - I think the next step is to try a bigger size one, like maybe a lap quilt for summer evenings in the garden, that would be cool. Please let me know how you get on, I'd love to see. Maybe join the FB group or our free Discord community, links in here -
linktr.ee/artyfartyannie
Brilliant video thank you, I love slow stitching but have not tried this yet, yet 😉❤️
Thank you so much - ah if you love slow stitching, you'll love this and it really is quite forgiving. I don't think Ill be able to stop until I use up all my fabric stops - which is never going to happen :)
@@artyfartyannie you sound like me 😁❤️
Inspiring! You're so fun to watch. I subbed!
Thank you so much, that makes me very happy! :)
I don't often sew.... don't really know much about it.... but your project is looking really cool.
Thank you Phoebe - neither do I! :)
You're welcome.
You could make a wonderful waistcoat instead of a bag 🤔 Looks like great fun 👏👏🇬🇧
Thanks Glynis - that's a brilliant idea and funnily enough I've been toying with the idea of turning some of my latest batch of Indian scrap fabrics from Bazaar into clothers - piecing them together you know, so watch this space ... :)
Awesome Annie, but what I want to know is do you have more than the usual 24 hours in a day cos you get so much wonderful things done 😃
I wish Fay! :) Thank you for always saying such lovely things. It's amazing how even now I'm retired it feels like there's never enough time in the day to do everything I want to do - I don't sleep much though, maybe 4 hours a night, 2 hours on necessities and the remaining 18 hours are mine to do as I like with, which means mostly arting and crafting!
Just found you I’m hooked
Hi Kathleen, welcome to the arty farty community :)
Can you tell me de material fabric insite kawandi, is it flanel fabric? Sorry for my English. I com from the Nederland.
Only a lightweight fabric is needed for traditional kawandi - I sometimes use recycled clothes such as old T-shirts. You don't want it too thick as you have to stitch through all the layers. Also, they are not heavy quilts as they originated in India where they don't need so much warmth as we do here in Europe. A light flannel could work, just something to give a little body but not too heavy. I hope that helps you. Bedankt voor het kijken! :)
One question, do you use all six strands of the embroidery floss?
I prefer using Sashiko-type thread or thicker cotton thread if I can get it, but if I'm using stranded I just use a couple of strands - it's nice if the stitches show, I like the look of them, but I don't think they need to be all six strands. Honestly I think it's personal preference really, I'm quite happy to break the "rules" :)
❤❤❤❤❤I'm totally addicted too, I dream of getting back to another one, life moving age flu keeps interrupting me 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I totally love your enthusiasm and real kawandi technique. Are you going to add the corner thingys.
I'm going to follow you just because you're so happy kawandi-ing.
Me too, don't think I'll ever find a quilting method I like better than this, it just feels very natural and easy to do. Ah it's so frustrating when life gets in the way of our creative adventures!! Yes I did end up adding the corners (phula) and I was gobsmacked and star struck when the wonderful Margaret Fabrizio herself left a comment with a tip about how the Siddi women add the phula, so I will be doing it that way in future :)
Wow Margaret wrote to you and saw your kawandis!! Your so joyful, that attracted her. And you doing it true!!
Does anyone make throw size quilts like this?
Yes, the Siddi women use this technique to make huge bed-size quilts - I've only done smaller ones myself, but plan to try a bigger one very soon :)
What Contrado fabric did you use?
This was quite a while ago now, so I'm not absolutely certain, but I think I must have been talking about the fabric I used as an interlayer? In case, it was a white, synthetic, medium weight fabric, a bit like you might get school uniform trousers made from, that kind of stuff. I sent for one of their free bundles of offcuts, they're mostly plain white, leftover from the stock they do custom printing on, you jut pay for the cost of delivery, I've had two lots and was very happy with them, but it's pot luck what you get of course. You might be lucky and get some velvet or silk, but you could end up with a whole lot of waterproof fabric. They're good size pieces though, all clean and folded and I can find a use for most fabrics in the end! :)
I am addicted too.
You mentioned s Facebook group - which is that? A kawandi group?
We have an Arty Farty Annie Group on Facebook and now a free Discord community as well, both great places to connect with other creative people, share inspiration, show us your own creations. Many of us enjoy Kawandi and all kinds of hand-stitching. You'll find the links here - linktr.ee/artyfartyannie
What size Kawandi are you making?
This was a while back, I just made small ones which I turned into large storage bags for fabrics, they're really useful and colourful in my craft room. I'm just thinking about starting a new one this autumn, a larger one, perhaps lap-sized at least. Do you make Kawandi yourself? :)
@@artyfartyannie yes, I’ve just started making Kawandi and I’m addicted!
I am addicted too. I want to make 20 x 20 inches then connect them fot a big spread 😊
Yes I'm thinking I'd like to do a larger quilt, just to see if I can, and they do look amazing. Having said that, I do have enough quilts already, and making the smaller pieces into bags is probably more useful for me personally. I think your idea of connecting smaller pieces would work well - please do share some pics in the Arty Farty Annie Group on Face book or in our free Discord community (you'll find links in the "about" section on my channel if you haven't joined already :)
Do you turn the edges of every piece of fabric?
Yes, you do, although I have experimetned since then, doing a piece with old shirts where I left the edges raw - quite liked the look and it was certainly quicker, would look cute in denim I think. Are you going to try some kawandi-style quilting yourself? :)
@@artyfartyannie yes I’d like to give it a try ....I probably don’t have patience or time to turn edges in lol....might have to go for the frayd look lol
Go for it - leaving the edges frayed isn't laziness, it's an artistic choice! :)
@@GypsyinAus😂😂😂 you're not the only one !!.
@@artyfartyanniegd excuse 😂😂..
broth,yo! unusual channel! 👌
🖐Thank you!
You can box the corners without cutting it
Thanks for the tip Susan, I've learned such a lot from my viewers and online friends sharing their experience - but please would you explain a bit more about what you mean, it's been a while since I made this video and I can't work out what you mean about boxing the corners, I'm probably being dim! :)
You mentioned making a bag, cutting out a square to make a flat bottom. You can sew across the corners and fold up that extra flap that would normally be cut off. It would be a bit bulky because of all the layers, but it could be done. Does that help?
@@susangrewing8446 ah yes! I get what you mean now, thanks Susan, that's a great tip, I could make that work :)
You need your phuli buds!
Yes indeed, I learned how to do them a bit further down the line, they're definitely a perfect finishing touch aren't they? :)
I just found you! I have followed Margaret Fabrisio on UA-cam (atree3) for years. She has first hand historical video of the women doing this type of quilting. It is a must to see this. Kawandi has such a pure spirit which you will find as you watch. I enjoyed your video so much and look forward to more. PS you very likely have previously found Margaret, atree3.
Hi Jane, glad you found me and enjoyed watching! This video went up six months ago and I'm still addicted to making kawandi. I follow Margaret too, what an inspiration she is - she once commented on one of my kawandi-related videos, giving me some very helpful advice about how the Siddi women add the phula - I was positively star-struck! :)
Great bidro, judt a bt too much nervous chatter at the start.
Thank you for the feedback - this was over a year ago, but from what I remember it was more excitement than nerves, and that chatteriness is just how I am naturally, it was just me being myself and clearly I'm not a professional, just an enthusiastic hobbyist who enjoys sharing her passions :) I can totally understand that it might irritate some people, but luckily there are lots of people who seem to enjoy it as well. thanks for watching and commenting anyway, I do appreciate it :)
If you love it so much much, why are you just making those little squares instead of quilt? Waste of time if you ask me.
I do it simply for the fun of doing it, so it's never a waste of time for me. Smaller pieces are easier to manage, especially when you're learning, and in fact I later turned them into useful things like bags, journal wraps and knitting needle holders. I have quite a few quilts already so don't really need any more, although I may decide to tackle a full-size kawandi next.
What a joyful person you are (sarcasm intended).