After eating tamales for some time, and saving the bags that they come in, I finally had enough to make a quilt. It was quilt a chore to take the bags apart.
I used the embroidery machine to put the words around the border. I took the words from the tamale bag.
The bags were really a thin muslin type, so I fused an interfacing to them.
I used the green, white and red for sashing to represent the Mexican flag.
I'm glad our grocery stores carry these...all the way from Texas.
The bags are different colors, depending on the type of tamale.
I even used the UPC code that was stitched in the seam of the bag.
The back of the quilt is made from the back of the tamale bags.
I used a panto called Dazzle.
It sat on the frame for entirely too long, so today was a "just get it done" day. haha
It is 60 x 76" and used 30 bags. Glide tan thread for the top and So FIne beige for the bobbin.
Now, the question is.... should I save the bags again? Perhaps make a jacket or something. hmmmm
