Anywho,,, Selvage Edge Quilts are string quilts made with the selvage edge that is usually cut off and tossed out... this is what they are doing
I think it's sorta cool! Guess you can use even the edges with the writing and the color dots. Hey! I'm all for NO WASTE !!Now, I may have mentioned it in another blog but I keep all my itty bitties and make dog/cat pillows. I give them to the local humane society or rescue society. I make an inner pillow of muslin, or scrap stuff. Stuff it lightly, you know how the babies just love to make their nest ( around and around and around they go,,, and mine will scratch like crazy until they have it just right ( they're so funny! ) ). Then I sew up that pillow and stick it into another 'pillow case' that I have made out of something soft, like fleece or fake fur or something ( I usually get this at the remanent table or the $1.00/yd table. Then I sew up the edge of this with some sort of tight decorative stitching and VOILA! A dog pillow! And it's all washable and dryable....
Hmm,,, guess these selvage edges won't get put into the pillows! Wonder how many I would have to have/save - just tons I bet!
Oh well,,, it's an idea.
2 comments:
I am kinda the queen of frugal in my quilting bee--but this selvage idea is out there even for me! I *do* re-use selvage pieces to tie bundles of fabric--but I'm not sure how I'd like the feel of them sewn into a block! I'll have to check out the web site you gave--pretty interesting!
Wow, this is really interesting. When I first looked at this, I thought it was a drawing. When I started reading it and clicked on it to make it larger I realized what it was....The red really sparkles in this. But, how does it wash or do you worry about that? Do you just make small blocks? Hugs, Linda
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