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Wonky Wednesday Episode Two - Manx Quilting - Making blocks
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- čas přidán 19. 03. 2024
- The second video in my new Wonky Wednesday where I explore log cabins and related projects. This week is making Manx quilt blocks which fascinate me as all the measurements come from the maker's own hand. Next week I will show how to join the blocks together for a finished cushion cover.
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I never moved throughout this video, so interesting and who would have thought a quilt block could look so accurate without one “modern tool” being used. Every video i watch of yours I learn so much, thank you, thank you
Hiya K3n and all here😊from the "isle of cats without tails"_ l was told the story of how they lost their tails by a family friend who came from there,whilst making a knee rug from these squares from re purposed material and sewing with threads taken from fraying the fabric! I still have 3 bone needles carved from whale bone- lovely feel when sewing with them😊❤ Happy stitching to everybody. Julia (J.I.M.KMrs Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 ❤ 😀🪃)
I am absolutely loving the world wide textile journey that you are guiding us through...... in this series and the Monday Slow Stitch series and in the various pouches and pin cushions and everything else that you have introduced me to. And I love the historical context and authentic techniques. It is ALL fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, skill and wonderful story telling with all of us.
This is such a relaxing way of making this block. Definitely adding it to my list of projects. I also was laughing hysterically at Kate and John. I’ve been watching Kate’s channel for years. I always watch your videos, Kate’s and Marion’s every time. I learn so much.
HOLY MACKEREL this is the BEST!!! Infinite thank yous 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
My pleasure 😊
What a surprise! Our “original tools” can not be replaced, LOL. The block is perfectly organic and quite beautiful!
I love knowing the history of a thing, but everything about this is brilliant.
I was loving this “old” history how our ancestors made these quilts and pillow- and pro more; I truly love how we did this was bare tools and our hands- fascinating!!and helpful- and I love to learn more- with our hands!Thank you, Kathryn! My enjoyment with a new surprise! Sandi Myer, originally from Philadelphia and my family was in New York State and lots from New England. . So I’ll learn more- Thank you!
Another wonderful piece! Can you fall in love with an art form? I swear i felt butterflies seeing this…, thank you so much Kathryn!🍀💖
You are a very good teacher who has the gift of instilling confidence with all techniques. Another great tutorial today! Thanks!
Love that you tell the story of this technique’s history ❤
Oh my, this is lovely. I love that you do not have to be so accurate. I love the folds too. Thank you so much for showing us this technic, and the history behind this. I hope you had a wonderful week with your project. Oh yes, and the takeout food and beverage. That is always the best part for me. This will be a wonderful cushion for your new couch!
This is amazing! I’ve been quilting fo 50 years and this just made so much sense and liberated me!,, Thanks,I’m joining your extra service by the weekend thanks
You are welcome 😁
I love the sound of tearing cloth!!
Wonderful demonstration. Lovely chat...enjoyed 😍
How utterly fascinating to know the origins of this block. And the rather primitive techniques, which make it so special. Thank you for sharing.
I love this! I love the entire idea of it...the lack of precision measuring, the rhythm of the stitching, listening to the thread run through your fabric, the story of The Isle of Man, Manx cats (! which was my first cat growing up)...I found this video very soothing and really look forward to trying my HAND at it! Thank you, again and again and again. Your teaching is really enriching my world!
You are so welcome Candace ❤️
Loved watching this. I have Manx ancestry and tried this type of quilting a few years ago but never made a quilt. Must have another try because I love it.
I grew up watching my mother measure all sorts of things, fabric, a counter top, paper, etc. using the span of her hand. She had large hands she inherited from her Swedish father and my hands are relatively large too. I used to cover 11 keys on the piano to play Rag Time style, but I'm not as flexible as I used to be. 6 years of marching band gave me a 22.5" stride that enables me to measure any room or a field. A stride, a scoash, a dab, a tad, a fingerling and a handspan are the measurements of my youth.
I am a great fan of measuring things by my body, in the garden for example, my boot length between plants is about a foot. Near enough for that purpose. And of course one always has one's body with them. 😁 Thank you for the measurement words. ❤️
Pub and cricket sounds like a fun game. We placed the alphabet game. We use the road signs and find a letter. The hardest letter was q. We had to find a Quaker state sign for that one. We also played I'm going out west. A fun game had us all laughing. Thanks for the video. I would also like to visit the Isle of Man
Very enjoyable watching you sew with this traditional method, while I am sewing. Such a good point about counting Motorbikes, I think it would be worth doing with Bicycles too as we seem to be invisible on our bikes to some people. Yes!! We used to play pub cricket too!! 😃 I loved watching Kate teaching John to sew as well, priceless!
Thank you Kate, yes counting bicycles also is a great idea 😊❤️
Loved learning a new sewing technique! I've been quilting for 40+ years❤
Excellent. The history and the instructions are great. Love your comments on how expectations change with retail available tools. I often feel resentful of how much of my life was affected by marketing claims.
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes 'they' are very clever at making us think we 'need' things, when we actually don't. ♥️♥️♥️
I’m a very regular viewer, but only do some of the projects. I’m still working full-time and spend lots of time helping out with family stuff, so often watching the episode is all that I have the energy for. But I’m learning so much, and love what I have produced so far. I put some of what I stitched into making a rice bag with fabric twine draw string, put the courthouse steps blocks together into a little pouch that I included inside the bag, as well as a slow-stitched hussif filled with sewing notions, and gave it all as a needlework bag to my daughter-in-law as a college graduation gift. I’m planning to knit a pair of socks using your method soon. I just discovered Jeri’s dots, and now I’ll have to check out Rita. I watch Marion regularly as well. Though I’m a slow stitcher in the not- speedy sense as well as the mindful sense, so don’t do all of the projects, I appreciate you all so much! ❤
Thank you and huge kudos to you for doing all that whilst working full time ❤️
I did call out when you laid the light strip down instead of the dark, but I guess you couldn’t hear me from Tasmania 😉😘 Love this log cabin method - simple and clever at the same time.
I watched Kate Jackson and John before for years and now-it was fun to teach John, Kate’s sewing new machine, how he uses this- Always fun together!
Kathryn I love the sound of the thread as you said and love this block! Thank you for your tutorials❣️
Everything about the history of this is fascinating! I love to know the historical context of things. Some weeks ago, I watched a series that took place in the Isle of Man and I wish I could visit it. I never visited Great Britain, but I visited the Republic of Ireland and loooooved the amazing landscapes.
I’m sure I will try this.
My best regards to Sirius, Stella and Fredfred and big hugs to you ♥️💜💙🩵💛💚🤍🧡🩷🤎
This technique is totally new to me Kathryn. I really like the whole thing being just measured by your hand. Mine are quite small so I think I'd end up with quite a small cushion eventually... Very Interesting indeed.
That is what drew me to it, that it's measured by the hand so low tech and personal to the stitcher ❤️
Beautiful colours. Love it
Hello Katherine thank you so much I really enjoyed this tutorial having been a quilter for many years it was great to see this technique and also see the results. You are very inspiring and an excellent teacher. Anne 😊
Thank you 😊
This is such a delightful way to make log squares Kathryn. Love the process. Alas my rather long middle made the middle square too big. I’ll try with my ring finger. 😮. Thanks for sharing this tradition with us. Xbrenda
I also found my centre square a bit big but wanted to do it 'properly' to show you all. I think when I make them just for myself, I will make them smaller though my ring finger isn't much shorter. Maybe use my pinky. 😁♥️
Wow! I must give this a try. No "measuring mitered corner seams!" It's always right. I will trust the process. Thank you for sharing Kathryn. I learn so much here 😊
My pleasure ☺️
This is just a wonderful relaxing way to do logs, so loved the history behind them. Wasn’t shouting at you but did keep saying “I think that’s wrong Kathryn” lol. Will be adding this to my very long list of what I want to make that you have demonstrated. Looking forward to seeing how it’s joined
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How neat can it be without measuring!!! I love the hand method! It makes a sewers work really personal and kind of intimate. For a while I thought about buying a big quilters ruler. Today I decided that is is not necessary. I have my hands and a "normal" ruler. I can make do with just that. Thank you k3n!!!
Thanks for this wonderful demonstration. I plan to try it soon. Love to handstitch.
I really enjoyed this. Love it❤️
Fabulous--I've been wanting to give this block a try for some time. It's fascinating. Nice clear instructions! Thank you for sharing this.
My pleasure it's a lovely project to make, I love that it relates to the stitcher's own hand ❤️
Hi, i discovered Manx quilting a while ago and like you, I love the freedom of it. I've made several blocks, and I want to make a rice bag with them, and maybe a pillow, so I'm looking forward to the next video. I laughed at your story about your uncle, poor man 😆, and I did not know that the Isle of Man was an independent country. Thanks for sharing!
Fascinating, just love this way of making log cabin. Never knew😮. Thanks Kate. Hope you are enjoying u.k.
I always want to go there too. Sounds like a perfect place.
I had a sliver and white cat I called “Bobcat” she had no tail got her from a shelter for $25:00…when the vet saw her..he was very surprised that the cat was a Manx..in Canada,lol at the price of her. She lived for 15 years
I am so enjoying this series....thank you...a bit of everything I love...sewing, history, chit chat,...a bit of calm on a stormy sea! ❤ ( Andrea, not Howard..he plays golf!🙄)
Thank you Andrea not Howard 😁❤️
thank you for a very educational and through and interesting video, it was so easy to follow and complete a block, am hoping to see the follow-up video on how to sew the blocks together.
Pleased you liked it, the follow up video is there already. Hope you get to see it. 😊❤️
I think we all might be a little obsessive. Clean becomes cleaner and cleaner. Straight becomes straighter and straighter. I’m on the wonky wonkier trail now and loving it. Haven’t heard of the Manx quilt, just the Manx cats. Lol. Thanks again K3n. ❤
My pleasure 😊
I am absolutely on the wonky wonkier trail right along with you. So much more fun !!!
I really enjoyed learning about this technique and hope to try it for a table runner. I found some information online about some of the early immigrants to the US from the Isle of Man. It looks like it started in the early 1820’s and they came to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. So it’s no wonder that the log cabin quilt block began appearing during our civil war and was closely identified with Abraham Lincoln, who came from Illinois. Common threads that bind………😊
Oh that's interesting, thank you 😊
Yes, there’s at least one quilt in the Manx museum that went from the Island to the US, back to the Island, repeated that, and is now back where it started!
That can’t be the only one, can it 😊
Very interesting. I shall try to make a block.😊 thanks for the video.😊
I love manx I've made several wall hangings
Очень нравятся ваши работы ,учусь делать как делаете вы .Жаль ,что редко выходите❤.
I think I did not tell you yet about my sister. (btw she is not on social media at all). She makes quilts and patchwork. Her opinion: those techniques are traditionally ways to re-use old materials, so she only uses second-hand materials (sometimes her own old clothes, or what she gets from friends, sometimes she buys in a thrift shop). And of course she doesn't use quilt-mats and rotary-cutters, etc. She works just like k3n does here: all by hand and by eye. Her choice of colours and shapes makes her work look very different though (more like a Van Gogh painting).
Thank you for sharing, I look forward to giving this a try.
I was so looking forward to this weeks video because I didn't have a clue about Manx quilts. I love it!! I'm familiar with the Manx cat, but I didn't know it originated from the Isle of Man. I love history!! So fun to learn a new quilting technique ❤❤❤
Love this. Thank you ❤
This is fantastic - love the appearance of these blocks and the history and process are wonderful. Thank you for another great tutorial.
This is genius I absolutely love it! I’ve always liked log cabin but I can’t wait to try this method it’s so freeing. Thanks for sharing it 😊❤
Love this 😊
Really cool!
i love the log cabin and you have made it seem so easy. Looking forward to making it. Thank you. Oh, I love watching Kate too.
greetings from Blackpool ! i can see the pleasure beach from the top of my road
Eh up! Say hello to the Tower for me. 😁❤️
What a great way to make this square without all the added pressure of being so precise! A great travel project! I laughed at Kate and John as well on her video, especially when you go back and watch the video of him setting up her new machine and then watch the one of him learning to sew on it.
Hello from Beautiful British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦
My great grandmother was from Liverpool. She was the "Green Grocer's daughter". My grandmother was born 2nd, (1889) after they had made their way to Manitoba.
Love the wonkiness of the Manx, and the story of your uncle's misadventure.
Love Harleys! We had one but have it no longer
I'll definitely be trying this technique. And my living room happens to be the same blue and brown that you used here. So I think I might try my hand at rust dying as well. ❤
Oh my goodness, now I just put the wrong color on and have to take it off. I was listening to your pub cricket story and got so engrossed. LOL.
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YES do watch Kate and her son John..🤣🤣🤣John's head rubs are so funny😂😂😂 TFS
Lovely. The back is beautiful. Great history of Manx quilting. We had “punch buggy” on car trips, which was spotting VW beetles. Wouldn’t be much of a game today. lol
We called it 'Slug Bug' :)
I agree 100%. If you look at clothes from 100 plus years ago, look at their stitching, corsets patched with scraps on the inside. ‘Edwardian walking skirts’ are patched as they didn’t have enough fabric in one piece. Interesting. Love the bit about vacuuming! I shall use that when my husband complains! 😅
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Oh now this is me all the way! It combines scrappy and precise in a wonderful way. I've been holding off on making my squares because I was not having fun with the fluffy edges for a finished quilt and now I can get going again. This is beautiful and thank you for sharing this with us.
You, Katherine, are a delight to watch. ❤ 🇦🇺 pub cricket sounds fun.
The story of how, Manx quilt is a beautiful story.
Love the way you stitch this blocks. Thank you for showing
Hi Kathryn. I so enjoyed this video you made it looks so easy, I am really inspired to have a go. I watch Kate's videos too, the last one with John was hilarious. Thank you for your lovely historical snippets. love Bella xx
Us Aussies definitely say ‘no worries’ only it’s usually ‘no worries mate’ . Greetings from Brisbane, Australia
Thanks!
Thank you so much 😊
What a great technique. There are so many ways to make a little block. Thank you x
I laugh every time you say "Gloria's Mike". Sounds like you are saying Glorious Mike. He probably enjoys that!
I think he does 😜
Thank you 😊
Just wanted to say Linda that I so appreciate that you always take the time to say thank you ❤️
How fascinating to watch such an ordered, even, folded edges piece emerge from such a simple method. I kept imagining the Manx women stitching away by candlelight.
Definitely going to.give this one a go. Thank you Kathryn.
Mary x
My pleasure Mary 😊
Thanks for sharing. I love this simple way of quilting not so expensive.
What a lovely technique! Thank you for sharing this! I find the finished block very neat and not at all wonky!
Thanks so much for your clear instructions and demonstration, Kathryn. I've seen a bit about Manx quilts and thought I'd try sometime, and your video makes this an even more inviting prospect. 😊
Will definitely give this a try this week. Can hardly wait to see yours put together.
I absolutely LOVE this method … such a nice idea to escape the paraphernalia of some types of sewing. Thank you also for making your now-grown children biker aware. So many drivers are not, as I can also testify. 🙀 I wish I could make an armoured biker jacket from wonky log cabins 😂😘
That would be great, perhaps I could App-plee-kay a log cabin block to the back of my husband's leather jacket 😂
@@k3n.clothtales Fab idea … we could even have a Harley vs Triumph stitch-off 😂 Hope the exhibition goes well ❤️
If you are talking Bonneville, I will concede 😁❤️
@@k3n.clothtales Tiger 900. But we had a Bonneville until recently. A bit more of a bone shaker, but it really made me smile.
@@Sa_Stafford well for a Tiger 900 , let's call it a tie 😁❤️
Wow!!! I LOVE these measurement rules! I can’t wait to try this!!!!
So awesome!! Love the stories too🥰🥰. Looking forward to next Wednesday😋😋. Thank You🫶🏻🫶🏻
Really loved this!! Will most definately have a go at this...and so the list gets longer and longer .😆Thank you so much. Janine x
You posed an interesting question about the use of modern quilting tools. I was a quilter too and I never associated the rulers, grid self-healing board, and rotary cutters with accuracy. That thought makes me laugh actually, in a good way. Maybe they were, but I associated them with speed, ease, and competition in the business world. Paper piecing seemed to be aimed at accuracy for difficult blocks usually, but I could be inaccurate at those too! The beauty of antique quilts on up outweighs any noticed inaccuracy to me. Thanks for sharing the Manx way of making log cabin.
Hi k3n, thank you so much for highlighting Manx quilting! It's so meditative and relaxing - except for the last one I made, I made the mistake of using tightly woven batiks which were NOT fun, especially in the thicker parts. it ended up being a 3x3 mat instead of the 5x5 quilt I had planned 😂
😂 yes batiks are not great for hand sewing
I love this!!! I started my quilting adventure years ago with fussy cut pieces and hand sewing everything but got off into rotary cutting and machine piecing. I’m thrilled to try Manx quilting and hope to make a rice bag with four blocks. 💖💖💖
Thank you so much.
I agree! John is very funny, and i love getting peeks into their relationship.
As an Aussie Granny who has just sat through a cricket season watching me grandson play, I Iiterally laughed out loud, “Cricket like baseball but not really” 🤣😂🤣🤣
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Thrilling! Positively thrilling! xoxo
Looks like great fun. Thanks for sharing this nice technique 🪡🧵♥️
That was great K3n , thank you 🙂x
Love this! I want to make a quilt now ! Never seen this before.
Very entertaining video 😂
Perfectly delightful. Cant wait to try ❤
Beautiful block and love the technique thank you
Love this,something else to try 😊thank you for sharing ❤
I love learning the history of various quilt styles. I have been using my fingers as measuring tools for a long time-- quite accurate and 'handy'. Are you familiar with Gwen Marsten's book 'Liberated Quilting'?
Hello Barbara, no I don't know that one, I will look it up ❤️
This method looks so familiar to me, just can't place where I have seen it..maybe high school art class. I will be trying it tomorrow😊