More on Kawandi style quilts

Interest in Kawandi style quilts, as made by Siddi people in India continues. At a recent Monday meeting, Val demonstrated how she has made some.

Val is working on the second row of pieces, 

working towards the centre.

Our previous posts on Val's first three Kawandi pieces from last year are here: https://fairholmequilters.blogspot.com/2021/06/kawandi-quilting.html and here : https://fairholmequilters.blogspot.com/2021/08/kawandi-quilts-update.html

Val recommended this book, Godharis of Maharashtra: https://www.quiltmania-inc.us/boutique/books/collection-books/godharis-of-maharashtra/

Val also recommended investigating the quilts of the late Anna Williams, that we posted about here: https://fairholmequilters.blogspot.com/2021/02/anna-williams-quilter-1927-2010.html

Several of us have recently attended workshops with Lorena Uriarte where we started a Kawandi piece. Miriam and Stephanie have finished theirs:

Stephanie made her finished workshop panel
into a zippered pouch

Stephanie’s pieces laid out on the backing and batting,
 before stitching

Miriam’s finished workshop piece, with ric-rac braid
stitched between the top and  batting layers around
the edges. She plans to use it as a table centre.

You can find information about Lorena's workshops on her website : https://lorenauriarte.com/

Some of us became aware of Kawandi through mentions online in the last couple of years, and particularly the work of Sujata Shah - you can find more information on her on her blog, The Root Connection, here: https://therootconnection.blogspot.com/