I have a drawer full of 1.5" scrap strips. Originally the idea was to make a log cabin quilt using them, but I have enough quilts at present and nowhere to put any more (that is until I decide to give some away....) then......
So, in the meantime, what do I do with these strips? Aha, the light went on!!!! While I was sewing some more hexagons in my lounge I noticed the mat at the front door was looking a tad tired. Recently I bought a box of piping cord because I was going to make some fabric 'piped' bowl/s. Why not make a mat for the door instead, I said to myself.... A good idea....
To sew them, just take the cord, fold and wrap the material around the cord and sew together with a zig-zag stitch using a neural coloured thread.
So, in the meantime, what do I do with these strips? Aha, the light went on!!!! While I was sewing some more hexagons in my lounge I noticed the mat at the front door was looking a tad tired. Recently I bought a box of piping cord because I was going to make some fabric 'piped' bowl/s. Why not make a mat for the door instead, I said to myself.... A good idea....
To sew them, just take the cord, fold and wrap the material around the cord and sew together with a zig-zag stitch using a neural coloured thread.
You can start with a small circle or as I have a rectangle and just keep sewing until the mat is big enough. When finished you have something lovely at your front door and the bonus that it is washable.
2 comments:
That's amazing! Cute use of scraps.
Creative thinking, Joy
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