Wowzer, look at the size of that squirrel!
I just got carried away by a bag of selvages
and I don't know what happened! I have learned
a lot tho. Reinventing the wheel seems to be my,
"jam" as people say .
So, first pulled out " The Bag" .
Lots of rescued fabric edges roll in my door so this
bag is fairly large. The idea for a quilt top
made from these edges has been rolling around
my brain for a while. A friend made a zipper bag
from them so that motivated me to dig in.
Sorting them into colors seemed okay so that
was the first step.
Then up to the summer sewing room
since we are in the middle of a heat wave here in
Alberta. Don't worry tho, some good old fashioned
thunder-boomers are on their way later.
Then I cut and sewed using glue to keep the
strips in line! Do I dare say, " What a mess!"
Everything was sticky and although I made good
progress, it wasn't ideal.
Two glue sticks later that idea was abandoned.
This process should be fun and I was just sticky!
Inspiration dawned the next morning and I stitched
all the pieces into like width long strips.
Three inch wide pieces made up the lower half of
my pattern, while another 3 + inch strip set could
be trimmed out for the tops. No glue involved
and very speedy sewing on my classic featherweight!
Here is my 2 sew sessions of block pieces.
The pattern will likely
be color selvage hexies with feature color hexies
of regular fabric strips as accents if needed.
Oh my, I am actually sewing hexies!
They should go together easily in long rows before
final assembly, here's hoping!
Items learned:
~ Glue isn't needed. If you get your sewjo on, you can feed the strips thru quickly
Well all I can say really is wow!
ReplyDeleteMe too, I almost can't believe I have no more selvages! ( There are a few pinks but they will become a shopping bag).
DeleteHow interesting,I've never tried to make something from the sleevages,that's really neat!
ReplyDeleteI may get to joining some rows today. We will see how it goes?!
DeleteWow, that is a lot of salvages. I admire your creativity. I don't save selvages. To be honest, I tend to cut off the salvages after I've cut my strips so they're never long enough to be worth saving.
ReplyDeleteUsually , I don't save them either. I saw a crocheted rug and wanted to make it so put the word out. You know what happens when we do that with quilters, bags just started appearing!! Now I am completely out, ( except pinks and they will either be a bag or the bag of them will be donated ). Happy sewing!
DeleteFun blocks, and I love your layout. It's going to be a pretty scrappy quilt.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your inspiration, and linking up.
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DeleteHexies are always a winner with me and oh my goodness, your selvedge hexies are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHi Deb, what a great idea! Looking forward to seeing the quilt!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! Your selvage hexies are amazing. They are going to make a gorgeous quilt.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for using selvages, wonderful blocks.
ReplyDeleteThis will look fantastic!
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