Selvage along - small project

I already finished the easiest and quickest selvage project. Pencil holder and you guessed it. There are more to come :)

I keep my pins in there so this time I have a lid to put on.

I only forgot to match my seams. Nobody is perfect, right.

Do you remember the pile of mess from trimming? Well, I cut it up even more.

I placed organza on top of it and added some zig zag lines. No ironing this time around.

I also stitched together my tiny HSTs. I admit I make projects based on the thread I have in my machine.

They finished 1" and believe it or not I didn't sweat to get such perfect points. I used my 1/4" foot with guide as usual and that's all.

I ironed the squares on interfacing first and used the postage stamp block technique.

Here is how my experiment continued. I cut out three triangles and sewed around them.

I'll add more quilting in but I ran out of white thread in my bobbin and I also have another things to work on. Time to change the thread! :)

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Scraps rules

I felt like trimming. My off cuts from flying geese became 1.5" squares.

I need 40 pcs for mug rug and I ended up with 70 pcs which gives me options to play.

Plus there is this pile. Trash it or experiment? I feel like experimenting. It must be the rain we finally got. The temperature dropped so my brain is fully functional again, lol.

Remember the bag of scraps I got from a friend? Well I opened it up and it was an overwhelming experience.

My machine was covered by those scraps and I got lost while sorting. I have way too many ideas and I probably won't use every single bit. There are number of florals and multi colored pieces which are definitely out of my comfort zone. So we'll see what happens next. It's not their time yet.

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Selvage along - how is it going?

Not too well as the whole Europe suffers from massive heat wave. Our outdoor blinds are down and it feels like living in the cellar. Unfortunately not the wine-cellar which would probably be much cooler. Most of the days my brain is partially cooked so there is no space for sewing in it :)

Anyway I finally settled on fabrics which I'm going to use for my selvage bag. Progress made!

Plus quick side track project. Almost done :)
And my experiment needs B side so why not use some more selvages. Yeah!

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WiP experiment continues

So what was the next stage of my experiment? I created paper template.

It ended up little smaller than my original intention but I was thrilled with the result.

I knew I will need  some sheer fabric to hold those tiny pieces in place. I used polyester organza which I have left from other projects.

I wanted to add zig zag stitch to create some sort of grid but since the letters are small I don't think it is necessary.

I transferred the template onto fabric and cut it out. I added light weight interfacing so hopefully raw edges will not fray that much. 

All finished and ready for quilting. I'm a bit afraid the quilting will ruin it but we'll see ;) I want to run small stitches around the letters but I'm also thinking about matchstick quilting. Decisions decisions.

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August goal

For a moment I thought I keep my designer's wall empty. It didn't last too long. At first I added some triangles in perfect OCD arrangement. Than those Christmas flying geese jumped on board.

This is where I'm at. My grey/bright obsession is still going strong so I choose my cushion cover as my August goal for ALYoF.

Plus here is little experiment.

I took little scraps and cut them up into tiny pieces.

I put them on piece of interfacing and iron it.

All squished and ready for the next stage.

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