On my adventures yesterday....in an old, packed to the rafters thrift store....i found 2 little valances made of this fabric....for 50 cents. score!! i loved the little advertising signs....so country. so i took the seams out of the valances and ironed it all down flat....and started cutting.
So the valances became these little pieces....destined to be the middle of a quilt block. so far i have cut up about 20" by 15" of the fabric and got 22 of these little pictures.probably have at least 100 more. i have to sacrifice some pics to get others.
In an entirely different store...in an entirely different town.....i found this exact same fabric as yardage...only with a black background. i got 2 yards....it will be the border
I dug in the scrap boxes and cut out 6" squares for the base. the brown box yielded me 40 squares.
I dug in the scrap strip box and found colors to match the first sign. it is diamond brand powdered milk. it has orange, green, gold, and brown. i found the right colors. so that became this little block. isn't it cute? now to make about 100 more. LOL
I think i will only use plain colored fabrics for the strips that go around the ad. or fabrics that read pretty much as solid. no florals or wild things. it will be a challenge.
I love my little idea....so now there is one MORE UFO box to add to the stack. hahahahahahaha but i'll bet these get worked on a bit...
Later
So the valances became these little pieces....destined to be the middle of a quilt block. so far i have cut up about 20" by 15" of the fabric and got 22 of these little pictures.probably have at least 100 more. i have to sacrifice some pics to get others.
In an entirely different store...in an entirely different town.....i found this exact same fabric as yardage...only with a black background. i got 2 yards....it will be the border
I dug in the scrap boxes and cut out 6" squares for the base. the brown box yielded me 40 squares.
I dug in the scrap strip box and found colors to match the first sign. it is diamond brand powdered milk. it has orange, green, gold, and brown. i found the right colors. so that became this little block. isn't it cute? now to make about 100 more. LOL
I think i will only use plain colored fabrics for the strips that go around the ad. or fabrics that read pretty much as solid. no florals or wild things. it will be a challenge.
I love my little idea....so now there is one MORE UFO box to add to the stack. hahahahahahaha but i'll bet these get worked on a bit...
Later
