Thursday, July 1, 2010

Quiet House


I have cleaned the house and spent the day in the sewing room.



This was an experiment in using full fabric width strips sewn together like you would for binding a quilt and then cutting them apart at different spots in the loop.  This is long-two strips long in each stripe of the table runner.  I am going to use this technique to use up a bunch of scraps and make a large quilt.  I got the idea for this experiment from here, a blog I read regularly.
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7 comments:

  1. MarselJuly 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM

    Never is our love for sewing more of a gift than it is when it helps to fill those first few days of a quiet house!

    Miss you -- but your projects turned out nicely!

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  2. ladyb1July 2, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    What clever bags, they look very professional. Looks like you had a great time with your family there.

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  3. BethanyJuly 2, 2010 at 8:14 PM

    What a great way to keep your mind off your empty house. The projects look great (as usual!).

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  4. Lynn MajidimehrJuly 3, 2010 at 3:42 AM

    Love your removable purse pockets!

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  5. EileenJuly 3, 2010 at 7:08 AM

    Seriously, you made those bags yourself??!!!

    Those are fabulous - you should definitely sell those (if you could stand making a number of them without dying of boredom, of course). I could definitely use one or five of those!

    Brilliant gal...
    :)

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  6. AnonymousJuly 3, 2010 at 9:29 AM

    Hopefully we will have some new projects when you visit. Don't wear out the ideas. Ha You always amaze me with your projects. Love, Mom

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  7. Life Looms LargeJuly 3, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    Great job in the sewing room!! Those bags are gorgeous! The runner technique is cool too!

    I just updated my blog post to show pictures of the House of Seven Gables quilt fabrics. I couldn't find it when I was writing the post, but your comment sparked my curiosity and I did find them online! They're pretty old-fashioned (of course, since they're historical reproductions!)

    Sue

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