I was looking around the living room today and realized I would like some new decorative thingies. I like to put them on the end tables and sometimes the coffee table, like a dresser scarf. I have some but they were out for months before Christmas. I want something new. This isn't a bad thing because I make them...there is no spending of money in this! I have TONS of fabric downstairs and I have a hard time buying more until I use some. So I'm using what I have so I can buy more. I just love my logic!
I'm totally loving my sewing room. The lighting is bad but I'm working with what I have. That may need to be addresses sooner rather than later. It took me a bit to figure out what I wanted to do. I had forgotten that I had bought a
Dresden plate template and when I was unpacking & organizing the sewing room I found it. So I decided to use that. I had started one and never finished it cause I couldn't decide on the scraps I wanted to use.
I LOVE scraps. I'm always saving them. Mom laughs at me. Anyway, I wanted it to be a little more uniform that all scraps. I decided to use some left over material that I had of geisha girls and an old pair of jeans. It took me about 2 hours and this is what I ended up with:
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It only took me that long cause I did a blanket stitch around the edge (and Molly needed to go out. She just wanted play..she doesn't enjoy sewing like I do!) I'm still not that great at doing the blanket stitch on curves so I took it slow. It came out great. About half way through sewing it I realized it would have made a great pillow...but it was already to late. Guess that means I need to make some more!
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These look very similar to the two good wishes quilts that we had made by a friend for our two adopted daughters. It's really cool that you can collect pieces from all over and make something so unique! You have a great site by the way.
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful! It's amazing what you can do with some scraps. You're right, it would make a great pillow too..
ReplyDeleteI left my sewing machine in Europe since it wouldn't work here, but I am considering getting a new one. I want to teach my daughter how to sew and I would use scraps as well.
Wow! I'm totally impressed. My mom sews all the time but anytime I ask her to do something with angles or curves so says no.
ReplyDeleteWow, curves! They look perfect. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Love the colors! I just got my first machine for Christmas and just started sewing! I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this! I really need to learn how to use my sewing machine. How much for lessons? I want to make some blankets out of some of my old t-shirts I just can't get rid of because of too many memories...once that's done I will have SO much more room at my vanity area...
ReplyDeleteWe'll talk tonight!
That's awesome! I would love to learn to sew, but I'm not sure what I would end up sewing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!! You should definitely try this as a pillow! When you do we would love to see it at Fancy This Fridays!!! Thanks for linking up!!! And THANKS SO MUCH for being a sweet comment lover for the other link ups!! That is awesome!!! Hope to see you again Friday!!!
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