Gun and Kate host Scraphappy Day and encourage us to use our scraps in some way, and then show off our creations on the 15th of every month. It's the 16th here, but I'm sure it's still the 15th somewhere in the world.
This is a portable little project that I've been picking up and putting down over the last couple of weeks, taking it to appointments and making a stitch or two when I've needed a break from weeding,painting and mowing.
I'm making a journal cover, boro style. This type of stitching is typically used for mending, but here I've layered large scraps onto a muslin backing, and then added smaller patches over them and used a running or kantha stitch to hold it all together. I might add some more patches on top as well, this will make the " fabric" that results nice and strong.
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Next is a finished quilt that's not entirely scraps, but since a lot is, although larger scraps, I'm including it as a scrappy project. I bought the backing and that teal batik that's in the second border.
I made this for my son's 40th birthday, which has been and gone, and we had planned I'd go to Sydney to give it to him, but his work commitments meant this kept getting put off. This weekend he was free, so yesterday I hopped on the first flight out of Coolangatta to Sydney, and was able to present his quilt to him. We spent the day eating good food, lots of chatting and catching up, and then mid afternoon he dropped me back at the airport. I was home in time for tea.......pretty darn exhausted but feeling very satisfied!
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I'm linking up with Kate and Gun and other scrappy stitchers who're playing ScrapHappy Day this month. Go and have a look and be inspired to delve into your scraps and make something wonderful.
I have other sewing projects to show, but will save them for another time....someone's waiting with admirable patience for her morning walk. Hard to resist that face!
Wow - a real flying visit to your son Netty :-) I love your journal cover - I would never have thought to undertake such a project with all my fabric scraps. And although it seems highly unlikely that I ever shall, the idea is filed away somewhere in the murky depths!! :-)
ReplyDeleteA quick flight there and back seemed like a good way for us to catch up, and it was fun! Layering scraps with stitch is a lovely mindless kind of task, I hope you give it a try one day.
DeleteLove your boro piece! The quilt that you made for your son is gorgeous and what a wonderful day you had for the handover. 💕
ReplyDeleteThanks Maria, I felt like a jet-setter heading off to Sydney for the day!
DeleteLovely! A really beautiful boro project, and a clever idea for a journal cover. You've given me an idea for a bunch of scraps I'd thrown out as being too much the wrong shape and size for anything, so thank you for the inspiration. I probably won't do boro; the scraps are batiks and stitching though all that fine dense weave will kill my hands, but some machine stitchery will do the trick, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, fabrics like batik are hard on your hands, most of my fabrics are well worn, or soft silks, so the stitching is a lot easier. Machine stitching looks great too, and you can fancy it up a bit. Look forward to seeing what you come up with....next month maybe? :)
DeleteA great project, love the colours. The Kantha stitch looks my efforts at traditional hand quilting! I envy you having a quilting service close by - I might be tempted to used one occasionally if I did.
ReplyDeleteI have a little furry face looking at me too now - hard to resist as you say.
Aw bless that patient face lol
ReplyDeleteI do like boro stitching and piecing, I find it so relaxing
I get that patient and hopeful face a lot! Good to see you back out in blogland.
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