I finally got my 1/2" lines all cut on my slashing project. and i only cut through the back once...LOL...about 2 inches. i'll sew that back together...no problem. i put it through the washer and dryer with a couple towels.
Here is the result so far
This piece is rather heavy. it will make a cool bag one day.
I really like how there are all different colors all along the rows....unlike chenille where you layer whole pieces of fabric and cut. in this you layer strips of different colors and fabrics...much better in my opinion.
i cut 4 of the little squares and sewed them down like she demonstrated. i like that effect, too. depending how many layers you peel back and stitch down determines what color shows up. and depending how i cut the slashing .... the design will change. with this i cut the outside 2 edges around all 4 blocks. then you pull back and stitch down in the middle and it kinds looks like a flower.
The narrower lines were stitched a bit under 1/4"....so i had trouble cutting through them. some of the top fabric came off....and pieces of inside fabrics fell out....hahahaha....but i like that. it will be very bohemian.
The top fabric is some kind of satiny stuff....so it is ravelling like crazy...also a plus in my estimation. some day i will cut the rest of the blocks and stitch them down. and run it through the washer and dryer again. and i think it will become a bag in its future life. this is very labor intenstive....so all that work will not happen anytime soon. perhaps i shall take it to the Duck with me to work on in the evenings. what a plan!
See ya
Later
Here is the result so far
This piece is rather heavy. it will make a cool bag one day.
I really like how there are all different colors all along the rows....unlike chenille where you layer whole pieces of fabric and cut. in this you layer strips of different colors and fabrics...much better in my opinion.
i cut 4 of the little squares and sewed them down like she demonstrated. i like that effect, too. depending how many layers you peel back and stitch down determines what color shows up. and depending how i cut the slashing .... the design will change. with this i cut the outside 2 edges around all 4 blocks. then you pull back and stitch down in the middle and it kinds looks like a flower.
The narrower lines were stitched a bit under 1/4"....so i had trouble cutting through them. some of the top fabric came off....and pieces of inside fabrics fell out....hahahaha....but i like that. it will be very bohemian.
The top fabric is some kind of satiny stuff....so it is ravelling like crazy...also a plus in my estimation. some day i will cut the rest of the blocks and stitch them down. and run it through the washer and dryer again. and i think it will become a bag in its future life. this is very labor intenstive....so all that work will not happen anytime soon. perhaps i shall take it to the Duck with me to work on in the evenings. what a plan!
See ya
Later
