Kawandi. Techniques and Tips for Your First Quilt

This is right up my street: no ironing, no cutting out precise shapes, no pinning, no tacking. Yay!!

This is the most pleasant and beautifully explained and narrated video I’ve ever watched. Thanks so much 💜

You are an excellent teacher. I'm 80 years old and I don't function very well, but you are making it perfectly clear. And it will be easy I can't wait to make 1myself thank you

I love that you are keeping to the tradition of the original makers. Thanks for this tutorial.

Best KAWANDI tutorial yet, the real thing.

Hello Marion! When Margaret took her first Kawandi back to the Siddi women, she was told her stitching was too far apart and she added stitching in between her original stitching — she thought it was a thumb’s width apart and later found out the Siddi women spaced their stitching “little-finger” width apart. I watched all Margaret F’s videos and this is what I learned and thought I’d share this with you. Thank you for your excellent videos. I watch them all! 😊

I find your teaching style so helpful, calming and comforting. Thank you.

Hello Marion! I am starting my first Kawandi and so appreciate your very clear and patient instructions you give the newbee. I really don't care at all for the intense and precise directions given by some quilters because l want to feel the relaxed experience alone. Thank you so much for making quilting not a chore!

You are a pleasure to listen to and learn from. Thank you.❤😊

Marion, Until your video, I had never heard of kawandi. I love everything about your kawandi. Right now I am sewing a kawandi using a large piece of double muslin from an Op shop. Your tips about making it larger, smaller on the corners, not using pins if possible and enjoying the process is everything. My stitches and rows are far from perfect, but you shared it happens to you as well - that gives me encouragement. I feel like you are in my room sharing your joy and knowledge. Without you, I would not be doing my kawandi. Thank you, Rosemary

I love this tutorial. I'm not even going to look at others for this type of quilt as I want it to be as close to the most authentic as possible, and your explanations and Margrets name seems to .....(brain fog).Thank you for explaining how they used 'used Sari's' as the insides and how you've utilized scarves from thrift shops. I think I can do this. I'm 66 and have just in the past year and a bit gotten into quilting so I'm really looking forward to giving this a go. Thank you very much for showing us this quilt quilt🤩💜💛🧡I think your Kawandi is beautiful and your tutorial is awesome. I can really learn from you. Thank You!!!!

I found this absolutely fascinating Marion. I do love traditional, hand made methods like this. I'm really inspired to try. I love the trifting and the hand stiching. It goes right back to the origins of all quilting I think.

Marian-Thank you for this tutorial. I am literally moved to tears by your sweet and respectful teaching style. I’m not sure I’m ready to attempt it myself but I do feel inspired and look forward to learning more about it. ❤

Very nice! I was also inspired by Marg. Fabrizio some yrs ago. As a textile artist, it’s very exciting to construct a piece without first designing it. Very magical, and relaxing. You do a wonderful job of explaining how to construct Kawandi. You do the Sidi people proud. ❤

ONE CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH THESE AMAZING QUILTS…

I have watched countless quilting tutorials. Rarely have I enjoyed one as much as I did watching this one. You're a natural teacher. I am about to sort my scraps and I will now do so with one such project as this in mind. Brilliant tutorial. Thank you so much.

You did an incredible job with this kawandi tutorial. It is something I have wanted to do for a while now but wanted to make something larger like this. I absolutely love your quilt. Great tips for making one and to realize it doesn’t need to be a perfect process.

Great tutorial many thanks as you were stitching this quilt I remembered my grandmother making something very similar back in the 1960's she used old rags and cut up shirts,dresses etc everything was reused back then and earlier 40's and 50's good to recycle.

Your video is the BEST! Thank you for all your useful tips . You're a natural teacher. Please keep sharing your talents.

Best instructions for a Kawandi that I've seen yet. You made things so much clearer for a more traditional technique. You have inspired me. Thank you so much for this tutorial.