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like a deal with the devil

i'd made a deal with my self that i couldn't post anything here until i finished that left panel of Kantha.

and that stitching needed to occur between the daughter arriving and then a lot of Goat Stuff.  but… here.  it's finished.

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this is what the bottom of the left panel looked like yesterday morning.  you can see how much slack there is from the extended kantha.  like the ruffle on Mo'a's apron.

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here's how it ended up.  it's uhhhh, got that xcess, but i don't really mind it.  i probably won't do anything to disguise that. 

 

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and the thread.  it is quite secure.  so will remain as is.

i am really really happy with where i am with where the Cloth is.  now, i can slowly, as it goes, work on the center.  stitching down and maybe adding somethings or maybe not. 

but i want to spend some time for a while working on a few things for the Boro 2 class.  and i have some dye pots going out there, making some interesting colors.  so that too. 

 

 

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39 responses to “like a deal with the devil”

  1. nance Avatar
    nance

    congratulations! it is just so beautiful … wish i could touch it. did you do kantha beneath the pieces that are on top? amazing that you could do all of this with the goats…. maybe this is what keeps you calm. another form of meditation. sending love out with all those stitches.

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  2. Suzanna Avatar
    Suzanna

    It is so beautiful Grace, it is just So beautiful…

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  3. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Glory…what a story!
    I love the look…imagine the feel…observe the dreams of a friend. This is good 🙂

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  4. Margo Avatar
    Margo

    This is utterly awesome Grace!

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  5. ali Avatar
    ali

    your work is a meditation — just looking at it puts me in a gentle rhythm. Grace, this is a remarkable piece of you, in cloth.

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  6. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    wonderful! The devil has done you proud.

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  7. saskia Avatar
    saskia

    absolutely love it!! oh yes to touch it….

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  8. Julie L Avatar
    Julie L

    Lovely work–I have gone back and read all of your blog–a-maz-ing, Grace. I have always used patterns–am now exploring and taking Jude’s weaving class–quite an experience–kind of like jumping off and not knowing where you will land…sowly gaining knowledge…..Julierose

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  9. Deb G Avatar
    Deb G

    I love the ruffle at the end, like a desert flower.

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  10. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    you see those colors that are coming out of the dye pots,
    don’t you.
    they are from Mexican Elderberry. you probably have
    that growing around you????

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  11. linda Avatar
    linda

    beautiful. i love how the kantha gives it that beautiful texture. you are my inspiration right now to get in there and stitch.
    thanks for listening..

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  12. CopperCreeker Avatar
    CopperCreeker

    another ruffle lover.
    for me… in life edges are never even… things in the shadows… hidden behind the obvious… sharp, uneven, bumpy, ravelled life

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  13. elizabeth fortes Avatar
    elizabeth fortes

    Dear Grace!
    So great to hear the satisfaction of accomplishment….
    You’re sounding …. “full bloom”! Beautiful stitching…..
    Love to you and to the goats….
    e.

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  14. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    more goat pics soon

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  15. Doris Avatar
    Doris

    It is sooo beautiful! Breathtaking!

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  16. Margaret Avatar
    Margaret

    Beautiful, Grace, the texture, the colors!

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  17. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    no…did not kantha beneath. that would have not
    resulted in the excess at the bottom. but when i was
    putting the appliqued on, at that point, i was not
    even imagining doing all this kantha. it came as a
    surprise………
    it somehow is the same as the goats………..

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  18. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    thread and cloth. amazing.

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  19. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    it is good. it is good that i persevered.

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  20. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    the best thing of all is that it just appeared as it
    went along. there is so much more that Could be done…
    but for now, we rest.

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  21. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    ELIZABETH!!!! HEY!…yup. we partnered up.

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  22. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    thank you…
    i want to feel it on my shoulders. haven’t done that yet.

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  23. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    Julierose…….it is a beautiful and excellent and
    miraculous place to land. a place of so much surprise
    and wonder.
    above all, i am Jude’s student.

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  24. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    it is, isn’t it. the cholla are blooming…and yes…
    you are right.

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  25. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    linda…LOVE.

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  26. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    ravelled life……..i love that, oh……….

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  27. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    Doris..i’m glad you like it

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  28. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    oh HEY!, Margaret….thank you! and thank you for
    appearing!!!!

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  29. ali Avatar
    ali

    rest is good

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  30. Margo Avatar
    Margo

    I’m not sure, but probably, I have never dyed before but feel like it’s probably coming next. The landlady is a gardener, weaver, and used to do her own dyes, so maybe I should pick her brain. I’m certainly open to any suggestions.

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  31. Robyn Ayaz Avatar
    Robyn Ayaz

    The cloth looks heavenly, I think that is just what it is! I can only imagine the texture, just wonderful, and you are so happy about it, even better! Hugs.

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  32. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    you have a perfect resource then. the dyeing just
    seems to come along as part of it all at some point.
    i am just very basic…put leaves or whatever into
    pots of water out under that SUN.

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  33. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    yes. i am happy.

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  34. Tricia Avatar
    Tricia

    don’t really have the word to tell you how beautiful your work is…:)

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  35. Joan Avatar
    Joan

    Wow!!! Your magic cloth is gorgeous!! I can’t believe that amazing stitching. I think the ruffled edge is just right. And your dyed cloth is looking lovely. Don’t you just love dyeing with indigo? I want to put everything in the indigo dye pot just to see how it will turn out!

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  36. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Joan…this Diaries Cloth is the cumulation of all of
    Jude’s teachings that i have absorbed so far….going into
    3 years now. i love it most for that. everywhere, on it,
    when i look, i can remember her saying things…and
    OnGoing. i have ALWAYS longed for something SOOOO BIG
    to learn…and this has proven to be it.
    i most often dye with something else first and then
    into the indigo…i am really trying for the color of
    that button jude had on her blog a while ago…a deep
    indigogreenindigo……i will keep on trying till i get
    it.
    i just LOVE it All. sigh.

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  37. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Tricia, well…i don’t really have the word to say how
    deeply grateful i am to have found Spirit Cloth/Jude…
    how intensely FINE it is to try. so thank you and i hope
    you are working your cloth this way…xoxo

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  38. Valerianna Avatar
    Valerianna

    Been away singing in a cave for the weekend.. love checking in and seeing all the waves.. echos… wind… kantha.

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  39. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    singing in a cave.
    singing
    in
    a cave~
    i can hear your voice……….oh………oh………
    i take in a deep breath, thinking of this.
    echos. maybe they are echoes. what a beautiful word/thought

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