I can't sew ( shamefully I'm the daughter of a seamstress )
But I CAN tie pieces of cloth together and create something out of fabric :)
I wanted to make a wreath for Evan's room and had no idea where to start - until I saw John destroying fabric swatches from our business
( we represent fabric lines from Europe and so we always have swatches )
( we represent fabric lines from Europe and so we always have swatches )
Suzan screams - OMG - are you throwing those out?
John says - Yeah - why?
John says - They're little bits of fabric - you can't do anything with them
Suzan says - as I'm scrambling around emptying the trash bin - SHAME ON YOU ! These don't belong in the landfill !
John says - Are you going to go through the garbage every time I throw something out?
Suzan says - Well I'm certainly going to start inspecting it before it goes to the curb !
They're very small pieces so I cut each one into 3 strips
and tied them together
so each strip ended up having 4 " tails " which worked great for fullness !
I used embroidery hoops 2 sizes - small and medium - because I had a few on hand from a project long long ago and tied each strip on them
At one point my fingers started hurting a little
John says - You're going to ruin your hands permanently if you keep up with these " projects "
Suzan says - I want my hands to be completely used up when they bury me -
John says - You're the most morbid person I know
Ahhh.............but I can make a rag wreath.
Aren't all the little bits of cloth just perfect together?
They're my " wreaths of many colors "
I made them while watching t.v. in bed - repeats of Downton Abbey to be precise - the next morning John woke up with lint and threads all over his boxers - I burst out laughing
Suzan says - You look like a human lint brush
Suzan says - Wait I want to get a picture
But he threatened to break my fingers...............you know - the ones he was so concerned about the day before?
Suzan says - Wreaths are very expensive to buy - think of the money I saved !
John stops ...........
John says - Really? Why don't you make a ton of them and sell them?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. My fingers John - think of my poor fingers
John says - Well YOU said you wanted to use them up.
Suzan says - You're what the Chinese would call a Capitalist Pig
John snorts - China's full of capitalist pigs - probably more than here
Ahhh.............but I can make a rag wreath.
Aren't all the little bits of cloth just perfect together?
They're my " wreaths of many colors "
I made them while watching t.v. in bed - repeats of Downton Abbey to be precise - the next morning John woke up with lint and threads all over his boxers - I burst out laughing
Suzan says - You look like a human lint brush
Suzan says - Wait I want to get a picture
But he threatened to break my fingers...............you know - the ones he was so concerned about the day before?
Suzan says - Wreaths are very expensive to buy - think of the money I saved !
John stops ...........
John says - Really? Why don't you make a ton of them and sell them?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. My fingers John - think of my poor fingers
John says - Well YOU said you wanted to use them up.
Suzan says - You're what the Chinese would call a Capitalist Pig
John snorts - China's full of capitalist pigs - probably more than here
Have a wonderful day everyone
I'm off to google why a communist country is filled with capitalist pigs.
And then I may just make a few wreaths to sell !
( maybe I could sell them in China ? )
Hugs,
Me
I'm off to google why a communist country is filled with capitalist pigs.
And then I may just make a few wreaths to sell !
( maybe I could sell them in China ? )
Hugs,
Me
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