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I always do a "test stitch" of new designs and have now collected quite a few of these samples, what do other cuties do with their "tests" other than making a quilt?
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You could use them as a badge and sew it on a jeans, bag, apron or just name it.
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Thx for your suggestion *4u
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wendymay60
29 Jun 2009
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Ask at your Local Hospital if they have a group of ladies that do sewing for the hospital or cancer patients. here a group make compfort pillows, quilts & tops for the children as well as adults. they also make aprons, pots mits etc for fund raising. or u can give to a group that sews for the needy. U can also do this yourself if u know a family in need, parcel up & give. Most churches have a section for this also. Have fun giving. *4u all
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Thankyou, it is nice to give, *4u Ruth
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Hope these can help!
2 links:
[1]
http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/unique-ideas-for-sample-stitch-outs/
www.designsbysick.com
[2]
http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/sew-many-stitch-outs/
www.designsbysick.com
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Thankyou some great idea there *4u
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I trim them out, finish off the edges with a zig-zag stitch, and use them as decorative ptches for clothing, or tote bags. Sometimes I just stitch three edges on to a tote bag and make a pocket.
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Waterlily, I like your pocket idea. H&*.
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Grafiau, I have collect quite a few of these too. I was testing in a big peace of flanel(spell?), but I thought it was a waste, then I bought another fabric, cut in peaces for quilting and I'm embroidering on those. I'm planning to use them for a quilt, now collecting information how to make one :). Love, Yoriko
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Thankyou Yoriko,
I too had thought about a quilt, but the designs are all so differant and dont have a theme, I thought they may look a little odd all pieced together in a quilt as I have just been using up fabric scraps that have a similar weight and thread count to what I intend to stich on. I pick up cheap face washers from Ikea for the towel "tests" and keep my eye out in "OP" shops for furnishing fabric bits, it would be the craziest quilt ever! For information to make a quilt check out http://www.how-to-quilt.com it is a on line quilting school thats free, hope that useful cheers Ruth
I too had thought about a quilt, but the designs are all so differant and dont have a theme, I thought they may look a little odd all pieced together in a quilt as I have just been using up fabric scraps that have a similar weight and thread count to what I intend to stich on. I pick up cheap face washers from Ikea for the towel "tests" and keep my eye out in "OP" shops for furnishing fabric bits, it would be the craziest quilt ever! For information to make a quilt check out http://www.how-to-quilt.com it is a on line quilting school thats free, hope that useful cheers Ruth
Thank you for the link, Ruth! You are right about having so many different kind of designs, since I test every design I make, I have lots of sets, for several quilts :| Love,Yoriko
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When I do a test , I use them for a patch on the kids jeans. They love them. The girls love having them put on their doll clothes.
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i often do my test cases on organza and cut them out and glue them on bags of wew them on t-shirts for my bys
or i doo them on felt and put them on a hole in one of my childrens pants
or i doo them on felt and put them on a hole in one of my childrens pants
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Use them for patches, pillows u can sew them on another piece of material, then put on purses just about anything. *
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I am so fortunate, I have one of the smartest families in the whole world. Thanks for the question, and answers. H&*'s
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Some of them could be made into a baby-book. Just fuse them together in pairs, use pinking shears to cut the edges. Either stitch the back of the book together or make buttonholes in each page and hold together with a ribbon.
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bokkieborduur
29 Jun 2009
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You can also use these samples to make a toy box, cover it with all the samples sewing together and fit the box or basket inside a sort of sack. Or a dirty clothes basket. Enjoy Love Marie.
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