Piecing old indigo

I've been going gangbusters piecing some indigo throws, two so far, using old pieces I collected in Japan, plus some newer indigo, and even some Liberty tana lawn. 

Meanwhile, a few simple pleasures, like the beautiful basil we are getting in our little pots outside our front door.  Simple salad with fruit, basil, burrata cheese, olive oil, s&p. 

Facetiming with twin toddlers is sort of hilarious: 
 

My in-laws are visiting for a few days.  David made tempura, his Mom's favorite Japanese dish - here the vege is all ready to go - 

And I made my father-in-law's favorite - cherry pie - for dessert.  

For my indigo throws, my goal is to make three more - one for us, and for each daughter.  I made one for Tommy in 2021:

I've already basted and hemmed Noelle's indigo throw (see Susan Briscoe's excellent instructions in The Book of Boro.).  

Now I'm stitching it all over with simple sashiko stitches, some visible and some not.  I used a drinking glass to mark these circles: 

Yes - I really like leaving knots exposed. 

I love this asanoha pattern on this indigo, and I'm just tracing some of lines with off-white sashiko thread: 

David enjoys tending our tiny garden space in the front.  He's doing some niwaki or "cloud pruning" with the existing holly bush:  

Springtime here in North Carolina is just so beautiful.  The clematis really enjoys this sunny spot: 

With the heaviness of world events right now, it feels sort of trivial and indulgent to blog about these little domestic things... but I do.  The sunshine and shadow, all together, in our lives and in the world.  

xo

Cynthia