Anyway, I brought the scraps to a guild meeting a while ago, and randomly stitched them into a piece of made fabric jellyroll race style. This piece was cut apart and stitched back together with pieces of a recycled curtain fabric. The colour and look is rather denim-ish, but it is very soft and lovely.
While one side was bleached by the sun, the other side looked brand new and it passed the rip-test. If you are unfamiliar with this test, you grab the fabric with both hands, and pull as hard as you can. If it doesn’t rip, it’s fine to use.
I had just enough pieced fabric for 4 place mats, and they look quite different, which I like.
My quilting buddies and I had an interesting discussion about how to balance the made fabric and the top and bottom borders while I was making them. It was very interesting to hear the different point of views. No wonder that there are so many different quilts out there.
Simple straight-ish line quilting using the walking foot; goes with anything.
Maybe I should have quilted them with orange thread; the orange binding basting seams looked quite nice with all that blue.
Pictures taken in a hurry in the evening before my parents' arrival; I even forgot to sign them before wrapping them up. And I who sign Everything. Oh well; they know who made them.
Thanks for stopping by!
It really is an eyeopener to hear different views on quilting. So MANY opinions! Really great placemats--they make a wonderful gift I'm sure. Thanks for sharing your rip tip. Haven't heard that one before.
ReplyDeleteJeg hadde heller ikke hört "the rip tip." Det var ganske smart.
ReplyDeleteJeg er enig i at det fines så utrolig mange måter å quilte på. Det er bra at alle kan finne sin egen stil, det blir mere spennede da. Ha en fin helg.
These are lovely - it is always good to hear others' opinions - often they see things we don't! I like the different sizes on top and bottom - makes it more interesting. Have a lovely weekend - stay warm!
ReplyDeleteThese are so simple yet so graphic and of course that little hit of orange. I love them. The background fabric has a wonderful textural quality that makes me want to touch it. Nice gift...xox
ReplyDeleteThese are so elegant! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteFlotte!
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I nummer 1 av Quiltemagasinet från år 2011 såg jag Ditt mönster på "En blomma som aldrig vissnar" och har ända sedan dess haft den på "min vill-göra-lista" som jag har "i mitt huvud".
ReplyDeleteNu har jag sytt den och tycker att Din blomma är ljuvligt vacker, än i dag!
Om Du är intresserad av att se hur jag har sytt min duk så visar jag den på min blogg i dag.
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Love the groovy colours you've used on your work.
ReplyDeleteI bet it will be a much loved gift.
Cheers, Anita.