quilt!

Aug 28, 2006 13:46

i picked up a ridiculous quantity of swatches of tie silk at the Depot last week. i bought two packs of one particular pattern -- a small-curlicue brocade with little dots -- with the idea of making a quilt. as it turns out, each of the ~150 swatches is a slightly different color, woven from a combination of 4 (or more) colors of thread. the shades ( Read more... )

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lyonesse August 29 2006, 03:32:50 UTC
woo, that looks great! love the colors :)

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iridium August 29 2006, 07:29:58 UTC
thank you! i'm going to have to borrow someone else's camera to try to get a better photo of the colors & detail, though. these fabrics are ridiculous.

(i have 21 swatches of woven argyle silk. *boggle* so, of course, i'm gonna make patchwork argyle wrap-pants. possibly with a dagged hem, since i have to turn the square patches on the bias anyhow. and then they will be just about the suavest pants ever. awwwwww yeah.)

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simplykimberly August 29 2006, 16:21:48 UTC
ooooooh ... damn I'm sorry I won't get to see this on Friday!!! Looks WAY cool!

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iridium August 29 2006, 19:08:30 UTC
i'll very likely have it with me whenever the next craft-night is, so you'll get to see it before it's finished, i'm sure. :)

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