Groovychook Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I was having a mooch on Pinterest and came across this idea; http://www.craftstylish.com/item/33825/how-to-sew-a-fabric-bowl/page/all Such a good idea for using up all your left over bits of fabric I'm thinking of using piping cord and making some place mats! It would be nice to make a rug but I wouldn't be able to squash all the excess bulk through my machine... it would have to be a very small rug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Interesting, when I was going to quilt classes many moons ago that was one of the courses - another one was making fabric beads - I have no idea how that was done! I suppose you could always start on the inside and gradually circle outwards in the machine? I rather like the idea of making a s"Ooops, word censored!" basket to hold the fabric s"Ooops, word censored!"s in! Or little bags that can be hung up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Wow - I wonder if that is as easy as the tutorial makes it look! What a great idea, I hate throwing out s"Ooops, word censored!"s and I have got a hexagonal paper piecing project on the go which uses some of them. Like you, Plum, I love the idea of a bowl to hold the s"Ooops, word censored!"s for future bowls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yes, it might be one of the most frustrating things ever in practice. I thought that if I used piping cord, at least it wouldn't be too springy! Loving the idea for making a bowl to hold more s"Ooops, word censored!"s in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Was not me was Valkyrie Olly. It's funny I just finished making one but not with handles love that. I use synthetic twisted washing line from Poundland. I've bought a cotton line to dye rather than cover with fabric not sure how it'll turn out. For a rug you could do it by hand? Maybe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 For a rug you could do it by hand? Maybe.... Could do, but I liked the idea of using my machine. Think I'll stick to my place mats for now! I've seen a similar idea using crochet and washing line to make bowls. Maybe I could use chunky piping cord and crochet a rug using the same method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Perhaps once the Christmas swap is done we could do a bowl swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 That's a nice idea! I might have a bit of spare time after Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
