My original plan when I started making sewing models for our Kreativ Hamburg stand this fall was to make a mock skirt that I could later transition into something else. It made no sense to me to make something that could only be used for the show.... especially since my model has a (ah hum), slightly "trimmer" waistline than mine.
I used this great tutorial here for the arrow blocks... not to fret, no paper piecing involved. So, I thought that simple straight line quilting would show off the off-center design the best... and that's how I ended up with yet another pillow! (much more practical than a skirt that doesn't fit, right?)
After having cut my strips for the arrow tail into 45 degree angles, I thought it would be too bad to just throw away the sewn scraps... so, I decided to sew them together and make a cosmetic bag out of them, which has now become my sewing notions bag with my favorite and highly used sewing tools.
I love it when I find a way to use those wasted scraps. How about you, do you have any projects using leftover scraps or that you've transitioned from one project into another?... leave me a link!
To say that I've been sewing with a vengeance this past month would be quite the understatement. Too many projects have been running through my fingers these days... almost too many to keep up with. But it's all in preparation for our show this weekend.
With me quiet always equals busy. But even though it's been quiet, have you noticed that I've already posted almost twice as much as what I did last year? With two little ones, one really could consider this to be an accomplishment, even if it is a small one... but I still have some time, right?
So, how about a pre-show pre-view?
If you simply can't wait to see what I've made with these gorgeous, long-awaited Cotton & Steel fabrics, then stop by our booth at the Kreativ-Hamburg this weekend.
