Post #620465

2026-01-17 16:11 UTC

Nine thrifted shirts and a technique I made up myself (but probably isn’t original) and I’m almost finished with this piece I’m calling “Storm at Oxford.” It’s machine pieced and big stitch hand quilted with variegated #8 perle cotton and measures 42”x48” (107x122cm.) #sewing #quilting #menwhosew #wesewtoo #mensewtoo #boyssewtoo #textilearts #thrifting

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@DriftlessRoots@toot.community 2026-01-17 16:11

I say it’s almost finished because I feel the circle of oxford cloth that is the focus is a little “loose” and I’m not sure what I want to do with it. I will probably at least machine or hand stitch in the ditches. I’m also considering doing a storm of white and/or blue French knots as I tried on a small test piece. Can’t decide. I’m in no hurry. Feedback is welcome.

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@AlisonCorfield@pixelfed.art 2026-01-17 16:55

Fabulous!

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@Brodyberg@mastodon.social 2026-01-17 17:45

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community amazing, I love it

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@voxphys.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy 2026-01-18 00:04

Beautiful!!

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@inarticulatequilter@mastodon.art 2026-01-18 03:49

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community this is gorgeous. I don't know how you made a quilt with so much movement feel calm at the same time, but it somehow does

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@cobalt123@beige.party 2026-01-18 04:21

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community @blogdiva@mastodon.social This looks wonderful to me. I really like seeing the giant running stitches and the way texture is added by the swirling/curved lines.

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@jzb@hachyderm.io 2026-01-18 04:47

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community what a great use of thrift store finds. Looks great!

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@yomimono@wandering.shop 2026-01-18 12:48

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community These are so lovely! Thanks for sharing them with us. Especially cool that they’re made from thrifted materials!

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@gannet@sunny.garden 2026-01-18 13:04

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community That’s a beautiful quilt! In the knitting community, there’s a word for the kind of invention where you come up with a technique that you’re sure isn’t new: unventing. I’m fond of it.

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@suearcher@toot.wales 2026-01-18 13:19

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community That's beautiful!

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@deborahh@cosocial.ca 2026-01-20 12:08

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community gorgeous!

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@deborahh@cosocial.ca 2026-01-20 13:15

@DriftlessRoots@toot.community @PapyrusBrigade@mstdn.ca it wasn't til the 2nd time I saw this, that it clicked: oh … "Oxford"! 😁

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