This weekend I got the chance to play. On Saturday morning I decided that I needed some creative play, so I stayed in my pj's all day and sat at my sewing machine (thanks, Matt). There was cutting, patchwork, applique, and a bit of embroidery. Fun stuff.
After making my pillows, I had quite a few pieces of heat-n-bonded fabrics left over. What better way to use them than applique on some fancy home made kitchen towels? All the motifs are from Ed Emberly's Picture Pie. I love that book. I bought it for the kids, but I knew that I'd get some use out of it.
So, I decided what I wanted to "draw", picked out theapplique fabrics, then I went through my scrap basket of big scraps to find some pieces long enough to go across my kitchen towels, which are pieces of kona cotton cut to about 22"x28". I'm sure it would have been easier to use ready made kitchen towels, but I didn't think about that. I was going to use my rolled edge foot to sew up the sides and tops, but I never could get that to work (a skill I need to improve on). I did use ruffled trim at the bottom, so that was easy, Boy, I like that stuff!
I thought about sewing around my fused appliques, but I didn't. Well, a few I did sew through, but not around, like I would for a t-shirt. I figure these will mostly be decorative, so I think I'm okay. If the recipients would like to sew the appliques on, they're free to do so.
None of these are hanging around, they're all going to homes of friends as gifts. Of course, now I'm thinking that I need one too, ya know, to hang on the door of the new range that we'll be purchasing this summer (yes, I think the kitchen will FINALLY be finished in the near future).
So yeah, it ws a good weekend, just what I needed.
P.S. Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!!!
