I saw these nice rag rugs and
a great tutorial last week. As I was cutting the edges of some yellow fabric for a workshop later this month, I just connected the two... There is a lot of good ways to use the selvage, but the edge without the name and colorsamples are less interesting - so how do you use those?
Victoria was the inspiration I needed to try this rug technic. I cut all my dull edges of the fabric for my workshop at 1,5", and then added some 1,5" strips from my stash too. My rag rug is big enough for using underneath a flowervase or a bowl. It was a fun project. And I feel good about using it all, no waste!
Victoria is even hosting
a givaway, if you would likesome help to get started! Have a try, it's fun...
I have seen a lot of pretty string quilts, lately and was inspired to have a try at it... The plan is to use dark blue sashing. These are 9" blocks pieced on muslin foundation. They are fun to make, and there are so many different ways to play with color. This palette is narrowed down to blue, purple, yellow and orange (again - just love this combo).
Happy sewing ...
This is the quilt I made for the 4SQS5. The challenge was to make a monochromatic quilt, only adding black and white. It turned out cheerful and summery.... always a bit sad to let your swap quilts out of the house. But now its on its way to ..... a good home.
Two different quilts with stars I am working on in parallel. Same theme, different technique and size. The above is all handsewing, handquilting, the one below is machine piecing and quilting. Star constellations are the inspiration for the choice of quilting. In both quilts I have used straight lines drawn by chalk pencil as the basis for the quilting. Still works i progress, both. I have posted about the handstitched blocks earlier.
I saw these nice rag rugs and a great tutorial last week. As I was cutting the edges of some yellow fabric for a workshop later this month, I just connected the two... There is a lot of good ways to use the selvage, but the edge without the name and colorsamples are less interesting - so how do you use those?
