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Friday, August 1, 2014

The 3 R's - Robyn - "Sliced Bread"

Sliced Bread

I am posting my quilt today even though it isn't quite finished. Sliced Bread came about because I have been saving the ties from bread wrappers since I saw a quilt at Birmingham Festival of Quilts UK ( 2009) using them. The fabrics used are leftovers from my daughter's scraps from pram liners she makes and sells.  I sliced them into 2 1/2" strips a couple of years ago intending to make???

My stash has a  collection of mesh vegetable bags, various papers and odds and sods which I also wanted to use but in the end, due to a chaotic couple of months I didn't have a lot of time so chose the KISS method of working.

Strips were randomly pieced until the correct size was reached. The quilting has been kept to a minimum, simply ditching all seam lines.  I still have to finish stitching down most of the bread ties and I haven't yet decided on how to finish the edge.

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10 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 1, 2014 at 9:56 AM

    Looks good Robyn, what a great idea to get rid of those ties in a useful way. You should have your sewing area back again ???

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    1. RobynAugust 1, 2014 at 9:59 AM

      Thanks Denise.They move out tomorrow, sewing room, here I come.

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  2. Karen SAugust 1, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    This made me smile as soon as I realized what those shapes were. I really like the pieced fabrics and I think this works on many levels.

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  3. Marty MasonAugust 1, 2014 at 11:25 PM

    What can be better than sliced bread? My eyes keep jumping from one slice to the other, watching the wrapper clamps merrily marching to and fro.

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  4. RobbieAugust 2, 2014 at 4:27 AM

    How clever!!! Always seems such a waste to throw those ties out!! Love it!

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  5. Neroli HendersonAugust 2, 2014 at 3:40 PM

    Great idea to use bread tags as a design element. Mine always break when I open the bread!

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  6. Shruti DandekarAugust 2, 2014 at 3:44 PM

    I love the simplicity of the quilt!!! Your choice of quilting in the ditch put the focus where you wanted - the bread ties!!! I haven't seen them in real life - they just tie ours with cello tapes!

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  7. JayeAugust 3, 2014 at 1:31 AM

    Terrific idea...no waste for us, right!!! And gorgeous on top of it all...good job!

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  8. SueAugust 14, 2014 at 4:23 PM

    I love the contrast of your colourful monkey strip amongst the greys and blacks, it took me a couple of seconds to work out what the bread tags were. Great recycling!

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  9. Fleur MaddernSeptember 14, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    Love the juxtaposition of the spots on the fabric with the square of the bread ties, brilliant!
    Plus those cheeky monkeys.
    Ahh!! bread ties, I have a kitchen draw full of these (no idea why?)
    I also managed to use a few in this challenge..

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