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Now on to the twist... Have you ever seen those little bits of fabric sewn into garlands? When I recently observed a mobile, I thought it would be fun to adapt it to fabric in a vertical format.
I started with a dot and a stripe and fused them right sides together. |
I sliced them into 3 1/2" lengths by a 1/4" wide. Looks like spagetti confetti. |
I press them in half to identify the center (important for balance). |
Looks like a spider; not what I was going for! The strips were too long and not rigid enough. The fabric, although fun, was too busy and confusing. |
So I shortened the strip and fed it centered through the presser foot. I used regular thread and took three stitches between strips. |
Getting there, but not quite yet. |
So I fused with a heavier weight interfacing, choosing a larger scale stripe, cut on the bias, same on both sides. I was attempting to create the barber pole twist |
This time I pressed in half before cutting from a 2 12" width strip. I'm getting smarter.... |
Always different from expectation, but fun! Till next Tuesday..... |
Interesting. What do you plan on doing with these? Outside to blow in the wind?
ReplyDeleteSo now I have to come up with a use too? It's not really outside worthy unless is was laminated but it could be just the little bit of color and interest in a forgotten corner. Any other ideas? jill
ReplyDeleteI think three of them in different lengths in the aforementioned corner would look great.
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