Yesterday I got back in the sewing room to work through more of the serger projects. I finished the edges on some postcards that I'll share as soon as one is received by my brother for his birthday. He reads my blog every day and I don't want him to see it here first. After the cards were done I got back to the walker caddies that I cut out weeks ago. I had a basket of leftover hand dyed denim scraps from various projects over the past few years and I cut them out using this pattern from my local organization. But once I started putting one together I realized that it wasn't a great pattern. The straps are way too long and there aren't any side straps to keep it from swinging. I had to re-work it. These photos are the 2 sides of 1 caddie. I don't think this one is perfect either but it's better and much more functional. I needed to work within the parameters of what I had already cut out so this is what I'm going with. I spent the rest of the day cutting out large pockets and lining for the other 8 caddies. They are all ready to sew up today and I cleared out more fabric from my stash. But at the end of the day I still had an stack of denim scraps big enough that I didn't feel like I could just toss the out. This is where the serger comes in real handy. I just started sewing them together randomly to see what I could come up with. What we have here is another pet bed cover!
Something out of nothing. I like that. This is what I'll be doing today. This weekend will be lots of cutting out stuff to get the piles off my cutting table. I hope you have a great weekend.
Mary Anne
5/14/2021 06:00:38 pm
Hmmm - you just made me ponder - my friend that just went into a nursing home might like a wheelchair caddy. Must search out a pattern and have a go at making one for her. Thanks for the idea!
patty
5/17/2021 08:07:08 am
The walker caddies I am sure will be welcomed. The fabrics are pretty and some are masculine looking. That will be one fancy pet bed! Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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