This solid silver thimble is unblemished. It came into my possession from a house clearance. I was told it was worth £25 so paid it on the spot as it is a perfect fit.
The modern S, M, L, sizes don't fit me properly.
As a girl needs more than one thimble, I started looking on Ebay for antique thimbles in a 16 or 17 size.
I bought two plain thimbles in sterling silver very cheaply.
If I had cash to spare I could really get into collecting these, but of course only in the sizes that actually fitted!
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This small quilt is now finished for Linus, about 45" square
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I finished this flimsy that will go to a small local charity
whilst watching Bonnie on archived Quiltcam
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I cut borders and binding for the next big quilt I will be working on
I also chopped this UGLY (what was I thinking!) for binding and some mini broken dishes blocks (cut it small says Bonnie).
This ugly will be used as a border on a charity quilt at some point.
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The trimmings from the binding were made into mini broken dishes blocks immediately in an effort to control the crumbs.
I trimmed them to size guided by the neutrals cut with the easy angle. Looks like you can't cut that reindeer fabric small enough!
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I found two old spiderweb trials-I tried sewing to old sheeting but the result was too thick for a quilt, even if the look was good.
I put a border on one, cut some heavy duty fabric for a back, and turned it into a cushion cover.
Antique buttons on the back, and the raw edge of the fabric turned out for interest on the button flap.
In this trial I didn't like the blocks completely random, The flimsy I made has sections in colour family, this has been a UFO for about 4 years!
I have been working on the rainbow hexie in the evenings.
Linking for Scraptatsic Tuesday
I finished this flimsy that will go to a small local charity
I cut borders and binding for the next big quilt I will be working on
I also chopped this UGLY (what was I thinking!) for binding and some mini broken dishes blocks (cut it small says Bonnie).
The trimmings from the binding were made into mini broken dishes blocks immediately in an effort to control the crumbs.
I found two old spiderweb trials-I tried sewing to old sheeting but the result was too thick for a quilt, even if the look was good.
Linking for Scraptatsic Tuesday
3 comments:
You sound like me with a little of this and a little of that sewing. Some days the sewing is more organized. I try and use what I have to make something. Have fun. Chris
The more I try to use the orphans up the more crumbs and strips I crate from cutting borders and binding!
Wow that's a lot of scrappiness! Poor little Bambi - I sort of feel sad that you don't love him...but glad he still manages to keep on smiling. Love that HST quilt and the flimsy and thanks for linking up to #scraptastictuesday!
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