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My mini-group, the 'Sew Whats', meets once a month or so to sit and stitch and and gab. This past Tuesday, one of our ladies brought a big pile of upholstery sample books! We had a blast tearing the books apart, making a mess of Leslie's house - (sorry, Les!) Everyone has a favorite, and the fabric was flyng; literally! "Hey Judy - here's one for you" followed by frog fabric flying thru the air towards Judy. In the end, everyone went home with a high pile. It took 3 pictures to get all of mine, and I was standing on a chair with my head brushing the ceiling!
As you can see, I tend to the bright side, clear colors mostly. The majority of pieces were 6x8 inches or so, but there were a couple of books with very large pieces - 22x23! 
All of them had paper glued to the back, either
a single strip across the top or down all 4 sides. Let me tell you, that paper does not want to come off. In the end, I just cut it off. The common denominator turned out to be 5 inches, so now I have a large stack of 5 inch squares. 
My very most favorite bag is made from this type of fabric, and I've about loved it to bits. Time for a new one! Or 4, or 5.........
All of them had paper glued to the back, either
My very most favorite bag is made from this type of fabric, and I've about loved it to bits. Time for a new one! Or 4, or 5.........
6 comments:
Sounds like you had lots of fun! Elizabeth
How fun that must have been:-) I can just picture you; a group of women tearing those books apart:-) Have fun making a bag or two or three, or whatever you deside:-D Let us know what they become?
Wow, what a find! I will expect some fun colorful creations!
What a lovely pile of 5" squares. Have fun!
It sure sounds like you had a great time and you ended up with a lovely pile of 5" charm squares.
Well, aren't you the busy bee! So many projects and all the wonderful 5 inch squares - have you seen the books about "Nickel Squares"? Lots of ideas for 5 inch pieces. I can feel your enthusiasm all the way to Nebraska! Post your end product when it's ready - they are so inviting.
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