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    Braided fabric bowl

    January 8, 2010 - By 



    Funny story about this bowl…it started out life as a rug.
    What I mean is, I was trying to make a braided rug but somehow it started curling upward as I stitched the braids together. Instead of pulling it all out and starting over I punted and made a bowl. I really like the look of it. I may try to starch it so it has more stability or I’ll just choose what I store in it very wisely.

    I forgot to mention that a good share of the strips of fabric are from my dad’s old button down shirts. They were so worn that the only thing they were worth was rags…or a rug gone wrong. 🙂

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    Circles into clovers and mountains.

    November 5, 2009 - By 



    I’m sad…I only had on person even ventured a guess at what the heck I’m making.

    Ok…I’m over it. Comments and questions are always appreciated though!

    I’m in the painstaking process of making another quilt like this.

    The one I’m working on will be a little larger than the first… YIKES! That one was quite a challenge to sew at the end stages for me.

    Each circle is drawn around a kids plastic plate then hand cut with a scissors. Then the sewing lines have to be drawn on with a template. Please if anyone knows a speeder technique, let me know!!

    I’ll need to start cutting all the fabric squares to place in the Cathedral windows shortly. This is what I believe to be a variation of the Cathedral window quilt pattern. What I like about it is that it finishes both sides at the same time!!