Kantha quilting

Have I been living under a rock? Am I the last to know about kantha quilting? How have I missed it, with all this evidence around me? I know I have seen such quilting I just had no idea how big of a thing it is right now. Kantha quilts'quilting originate in India and are traditionally made from saris with simple but heavy stitching. So it seems I am making a kantha quilts of sorts. Currently I have stitched 15 out of the 40 strips and used one whole ball of perle cotton.... that's 82 metres…

A special DIY baby blanket embroidery tutorial inspired by the kantha quilts we fell in love with on our inspiration trip to India!

The meaning of kantha is patched cloth. Kantha is pronounced “kahn-taa” although the western world seems to continue to incorrectly pronounce it “cantha”. I ...

Have you heard of Kantha quilting? My online friend Shruti Dandekar says: Kantha is one of the traditional styles of handwork popular in Eastern India - especially the state of West Bengal - and Bangladesh. It is used to either add embroidery to fabric or to quilt. You can read more about it here in Wikipedia. This month Aurifil have asked some of the Aurifil Artisans to experiment with Kantha quilting and Kaffe Fassett fabrics. I've decided to use my variegated 12wt Aurifil threads on this…

The meaning of kantha is patched cloth. Kantha is pronounced “kahn-taa” although the western world seems to continue to incorrectly pronounce it “cantha”. I ...

Kantha quilts? Bags? Scarves? Decor? Yes, please! If you’re an HGTV fan, love to browse home goods stores, or maybe you're constantly thinking up new ways to decorate your home with cozy textiles, you may have heard the term

A very general update on my Kawandi quilting adventures, including information on my next class session with Gotham Quilts.

Learn how to make Kantha Quilt patterns in tutorials with step-by-step instructions to guide you! Make handmade vintage and classic embroidery quilts!

I love lots of stitchy quilty dimpled texture in my projects. I'm very tactile and love running my hands over these sorts of projects. Marie Kondo might find joy in neat minimalist drawers, but I find joy in quilty dimpled textile projects. Over the weekend I finished this kantha-style cushion. It is made with Japanese lawn fabric which is very thin and soft and lovely to work with (plus it's readily available at my local Spotlight store). I made up the panel and spent lots of happy hours…

Learn how to make Kantha Quilt patterns in tutorials with step-by-step instructions to guide you! Make handmade vintage and classic embroidery quilts!