Recently a friend gave me a box of neckties -- 70 of them, mostly silk. She wondered if any of my quilting friends could use them. The fabrics are really pretty.
Another friend whose daughter makes beautiful crazy quilts was the first person I thought about. The daughter also teaches middle-school sewing, so she is excited to receive them for her personal and school sewing projects.
I pulled out 16 of ties for my use, as my donor friend said she would like a little something made from the ties as a remembrance. I thought I would make her a pillow or a tote bag. Does anyone out there have other ideas or experience sewing with ties?
Speaking of gifts, for Valentine's Day I made my granddaughter two cat-eye pouches from the free pattern offered by Thread Riding Hood. Click here for link. These were fun projects with their little windows to showcase appropriate-to-the-recipient fabrics. They are the perfect size for cosmetics, markers, or a phone, etc.
My granddaughter loved them -- now her mother wants one. They were very inexpensive as the fabrics were from my scraps, and my only added expense was $3 for the two zippers.
Be sure to check out the Thread Riding Hood blog.
I'm joining the following:
Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social Wednesday
Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday
Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday
Love Laugh Quilt for Monday Making
Cooking Up Quilts for Main Crush Monday
Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday
Be sure to check out the Thread Riding Hood blog.
I'm joining the following:
Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social Wednesday
Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday
Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday
Love Laugh Quilt for Monday Making
Cooking Up Quilts for Main Crush Monday
Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday
