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TwstdStitch
Farmgirl in Training
36 Posts
Jean
Pennsylvania
USA
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 Posted - May 10 2010 : 7:30:21 PM
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That's how it feels, anyway !! My dear husband brought me a gift....40 (yes, FORTY!!) bags of cotton strips...already wound into balls. My mind is spinning. LOL What to make first?? My weaving loom is only four treddles, so I'm limited...now wish I had a rug weaving loom :( Also have crochetted rag rugs in mind...and I make baskets and bowls out of fabric covered clothesline and these will be perfect for that as well.
I'm taking any and all other suggestions !!! Any ideas girls?? After I go through them all I may end up putting some in the barter section. lol Am I a goofy farmgal for being excited over fabric balls???
Jean
Quilter, knitter, spinner/dyer, veggie gardener and craft-a-holic
Sister #1455
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - May 10 2010 : 7:55:42 PM
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Heck no.... I would totally be excited over all that creative opportunity! Weaving, rag rugs... quilting? Guess that would depend on how wide the strips are.
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - May 10 2010 : 8:10:16 PM
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Jean, what a thoughtful gift. It's so much fun to re-purpose things. Rag rugs and baskets sounds nice. Stripy quilts work well to and then make those into totes, handbags, bookbags, notebook covers, checkook covers, curtains, ets. Happy Sewing! Bonnie
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2010 : 05:34:41 AM
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You are not goofy at all! I would be thrilled to receive a gift like that!
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
http://marcysworldofcreativity.blogspot.com/
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Ric Rac and Polka Dots
True Blue Farmgirl
87 Posts
Julie
Pleasant Prairie
WI
USA
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Posted - May 11 2010 : 08:38:08 AM
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Jean,
I would totally be excited. You just have to be our type of person to understand, a crafter for sure!
I have just bought a book on locker hooking, they have it at Hobby Lobby and Joanns, where you could design your own rug on a canvas with strips. Also I saw Aunt Phyllis toothbrush rugs at a quilt expo in chicago and bought her little toothbrush hook, but didn't get a pattern yet as I was out of money! I even picked up crocheted rugs books as an option, since I want to make chairpads for the kitchen chairs.
Well, have fun girl!!! I'm excited for you. What a nice husband!
Where in PA are you? My sister lives outside of Pittsburgh.
Julie
Ric Rac and Polka Dots
Farmgirl #1127
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - May 11 2010 : 09:30:34 AM
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You lucky ducky, I am in the process of cutting and rolling cotton fabric to crochet a rag rug. If you do barter some...I am in!
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - May 11 2010 : 3:11:13 PM
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You sure have a keeper there! What a DH!! It's really special that he thought to do that. I would be having a hayday!! Be sure and show us what you make with it.
Hugs, Brenda
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
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MaryLD
True Blue Farmgirl
861 Posts
Mary
New Braunfels
TX
USA
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Posted - May 11 2010 : 6:09:14 PM
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Ditto, ditto, ditto!
If anyone makes a toothbrush rug, please write a post and let us know how it goes!!
Mary LD
Haflingers- You can't have just one!
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TwstdStitch
Farmgirl in Training
36 Posts
Jean
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - May 13 2010 : 7:18:31 PM
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Julie....I have the gizmo for toothbrush rug making but misplaced the directions. LOL Bought it years ago and never got around to it. Would love to hear from someone who has made one. The strips are all about 2 - 3 inches wide, so I'm a bit limited. Although, a few bags are flannel and I thought of log cabin quilt blocks for a winter quilt. Some of them are wool, and I've seperated them and plan on making covered clothesline purses. I went out and salvaged some empty boxes from the local grocery store and have been seperating them into fabric type and color. So far I'm just having fun handling them. :)) I'm so glad everyone understands.
Jean
Quilter, knitter, spinner/dyer, veggie gardener and craft-a-holic
Sister #1455
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