Ideas for small projects
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Madison, WI
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Ideas for small projects
Last summer I bought a June Taylor Quilt as you Go mug mat package with dog-related sayings, as I wanted to make one for a friend. I made the rest (all stash fabric!), and decided to make some more for prizes for my dog club's obedience trial.
Then I needed prizes for other placements (up to 20 each), so I made quilted potholders, coasters, and non-quilted tissue pack holders. Then I remembered we had 2 days of shows, so I needed more stuff--ended up with embroidered rope bowls, small cloth trays, and free-standing lace pawprints.
Good news--shows were this weekend and prizes were well received. Bad news--more shows are coming up in March, and I'm out of "cool ideas" for quick, fairly inexpensive projects. Can anyone share their favorites?? Thanks in advance.
Then I needed prizes for other placements (up to 20 each), so I made quilted potholders, coasters, and non-quilted tissue pack holders. Then I remembered we had 2 days of shows, so I needed more stuff--ended up with embroidered rope bowls, small cloth trays, and free-standing lace pawprints.
Good news--shows were this weekend and prizes were well received. Bad news--more shows are coming up in March, and I'm out of "cool ideas" for quick, fairly inexpensive projects. Can anyone share their favorites?? Thanks in advance.
#2
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Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 641
Wow - what a lot of great ideas! I don't have much to offer but I've made a few reusable gift bags out of orphan blocks lined with broadcloth (no batting). I tie the top of the bags closed with ribbon - they really are very simple and can be any size.
I also look forward to seeing what others might suggest here and would love to see pictures of your prizes if you have any!
I also look forward to seeing what others might suggest here and would love to see pictures of your prizes if you have any!
#4
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: northern minnesota
Posts: 2,480
I love those. I bid on one of those little square one's years ago at our local quilt auction where folks brought their orphan blocks, members picked one, made something out of it, it got brought a few months later and was auctioned off to the same guild members. anyway, the proceeds go to filling our holiday stockings (also a guild project) to give to a shelter for the holidays. anyway, I keep my little square box just behind and to the right of my machine and it holds everything. Tweezers, seam ripper, spare needles in a box, a small snipper, safety pins, even a small ruler, etc. I could not be without it now.
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