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Wednesday 17 January 2018

WIPW - Mola Embroidery

Work In Progress Wednesday this week features, as promised last week, embroidery on the

Mola
The original and traditional Molas made by the Cuna Indians of Panama are sometimes, but not always, adorned with some embroidery, usually the most basic stitches.
My friend Julie of My Quilt Diary has an original Mola panel and says the Chain Stitches on it are so tiny there are eight stitches on a cm.

I have also used some of the basic stitches - Running, Chain, Fly and Herringbone.
Instead of a single strand of cotton floss, though,  I used perle #8 and made bolder stitches.



Next, and final, job - turn this Mola panel into a bag.


Mola - Snippets of Interest
The word Mola originally means bird plumage.
(Source: Sandals Islands official website)
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25 comments:

  1. jacaranda17 January 2018 at 14:32

    Brilliant.

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  2. chitra17 January 2018 at 17:28

    Very nice embroidery on Mola quilt.The stitches match with the back ground work so well. Fantastic work!

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    1. Queeniepatch17 January 2018 at 22:34

      Thank you.
      I thought the block needed some embroidery to add a new dimension.

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  3. Pamela17 January 2018 at 19:28

    This is fabulous! Very beautiful.

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  4. Isabelle17 January 2018 at 19:37

    Oh !! Carin, your Mola panel has turned very nice !! Congratulations !!

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    1. Queeniepatch17 January 2018 at 22:32

      Thank you!
      Yes, embroidery can make a lot of change.

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  5. Rachel18 January 2018 at 06:59

    Just enough to bring it to life!

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    1. Queeniepatch18 January 2018 at 23:08

      As you know, with embroidery it is hard to know when to stop! I am glad I did when I did!

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  6. Julie Fukuda18 January 2018 at 15:50

    Maybe I should have tried the pearl cotton. As I am used to making tiny stitches, it was rather hard to get bigger ones. Not sure how well they show up.

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    1. Queeniepatch18 January 2018 at 23:10

      Perle is a favourite thread of mine. Sometimes a quilt, or waistcoat, has too large an area to fill with stranded cotton embroidery thread.
      I agree, it is difficult to take small stitches with perle.

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  7. Wendy18 January 2018 at 21:55

    it looks fantastic, I didn't realise you were going to embroider it too

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    1. Queeniepatch18 January 2018 at 23:12

      The really exquisite Molas are not embroidered, but I think a few stitches here and there can add a new dimension to almost any quilt.

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  8. Janie19 January 2018 at 04:39

    Beautiful embroidery, it adds great detail and emphasis.
    Super!

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  9. https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com19 January 2018 at 05:55

    It is looking lovely and will make a splendid bag. Perle is a favourite thread of mine too.

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    1. Queeniepatch19 January 2018 at 22:11

      The black fabric frayed badly so the slits are not very steady. I won't use the bag as a bag more than once (to show my friends). After that it will be fed a cushion and put to sleep on my Trinity Green quilt!

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  10. crazyQstitcher19 January 2018 at 07:11

    Your addition of stitches have completed this wonderful Mola. Congratulations on such lovely artwork.

    No doubt you will receive lots of compliments when using your bag.

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    1. Queeniepatch21 January 2018 at 16:50

      Thank you.
      I think my friend Julie will be the crowd stopper when we visit the quilt show and she is wearing her Mola waist coat!

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  11. carorose21 January 2018 at 06:57

    I didn't think you could cut so many openings. It looks great.

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    1. Queeniepatch21 January 2018 at 16:51

      If the fabric had been more tightly woven and not frayed so much I would have been able to make more slits.

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  12. Tanya22 January 2018 at 18:32

    Well done!!!

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  13. Annet23 January 2018 at 00:46

    Those stitches are the icing on the cake, pretty!

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    1. Queeniepatch23 January 2018 at 22:17

      They actually remind me of hard sugar crystals that are used to decorate Swedish buns and cakes.

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