Hi There! I was going to do a long post about how to make a needlebook, but there were just too many pictures, some were not that great, and there was just too much information that I was trying to jam into there, I must take some more time to organize my thoughts, possibly take some more pictures and get rid of the ones I don't need, and maybe learn how not to type in these hideously long, run-on sentences. Good Luck with that last one!
So, I think today's post will be relatively short. But ugly. Very ugly. As in, if 2020 had been a quilt, what would it have looked like?
I can tell you.
It might look like this:
So, I think today's post will be relatively short. But ugly. Very ugly. As in, if 2020 had been a quilt, what would it have looked like?
I can tell you.
It might look like this:
DON'T LOOK AT IT TOO LONG
I saw a pack of pre-cuts at Wally World, these are getting really popular, and I think I will try and do a post about those in the future. I don't know much about all that. The only thing I know anything at all about are Fat Quarters. Yes, I still call them "Fat" Quarters. That's what I've always called them. It refers to the generous cutting of the fabric. It's a good thing. It has nothing to do with any kind of a person.
But, anyway, to get back on track....
I saw a pack of Christmas fabric pre-cuts. Oh, these fabrics, the little that I could see of them while they were still packed up, didn't look great together to me. I think there would have been a way to use them and make some really pretty Christmas items.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
They don't know ME very well, do they?
I opened the pack up and discovered some “gems” in there. I used them all together, along with some weird orange and tan fabric to fill out the little bit more I needed. Plus the white for the center.
I began by thinking about trying to simulate a Christmas ornament in the middle. I didn't do **too** badly, considering the fact this was my very first attempt at such a thing and I just kind of went with whatever I cut out and didn't try to fix anything. Just whatever I did, I went with.
But, anyway, to get back on track....
I saw a pack of Christmas fabric pre-cuts. Oh, these fabrics, the little that I could see of them while they were still packed up, didn't look great together to me. I think there would have been a way to use them and make some really pretty Christmas items.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
They don't know ME very well, do they?
I opened the pack up and discovered some “gems” in there. I used them all together, along with some weird orange and tan fabric to fill out the little bit more I needed. Plus the white for the center.
I began by thinking about trying to simulate a Christmas ornament in the middle. I didn't do **too** badly, considering the fact this was my very first attempt at such a thing and I just kind of went with whatever I cut out and didn't try to fix anything. Just whatever I did, I went with.
AS MY DAD USED TO SAY, DO SOMETHING! EVEN IF IT'S WRONG, JUST DO SOMETHING! (I'm not sure that was good advice)
IT COULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY. BUT WASN'T
So, I tried to make it pretty ugly. It doesn't look as bad as I really wanted.
I washed it to remove all the fabric marker marks, fluffed it in the dryer, so I can attest that it is machine washable and dryable. It is lap quilt size. I'm not sure anyone would want to sport this around.
One last thing for me to do is make a custom label for the back with my name and the year.
Will anybody want this thing? It's a collector's item?
IF 2020 WAS A QUILT.
Sorry to say, though, 2021 seems to be telling 2020 to hold its beer.
Ciao
I washed it to remove all the fabric marker marks, fluffed it in the dryer, so I can attest that it is machine washable and dryable. It is lap quilt size. I'm not sure anyone would want to sport this around.
One last thing for me to do is make a custom label for the back with my name and the year.
Will anybody want this thing? It's a collector's item?
IF 2020 WAS A QUILT.
Sorry to say, though, 2021 seems to be telling 2020 to hold its beer.
Ciao
HERMETICALLY SEALED FOR YOUR PROTECTION UPDATE: I squished the thing into a plastic zippy bag and stuffed it in the closet Oh, I put that label thing on, too. I had to throw the first zippy bag away! Wally World zippy bags are crap, but they are cheap. There it sits.
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