[Nfb-krafters-korner] I kinda finished my fabric wreath.

[River Woman]

Nice to hear your experience with this, too, Joyce. I like the Jellyroll 
idea you have and think I should try that.
My wreath looks amazing - and the right side/wrongside of the strips just 
add depth and color to it - really beautiful. Everyone who has seen it goes 
up to it immediately and says "OH, this is beautiful."

Mine took a lot of fabric because I did the knots on all four rings of the 
wire wreath. I really like it this way as it is full and thick and colorful.

If you used the longer strips on a styrofoam wreath that is round front and 
back, then I bet they would work. You would have to wrap that strip all the 
way around the circumfrance of the wreath - covering the back of it, and 
making the knot in the front of it.  If anyone tries that method, ledt us 
know how it looks when finished.

I wanted to do some for gifts, but I am running out of time and that is NOT 
going to happen. I might pick up the stuff for doing it though, and work on 
them after Christmas and give out for Valentine's day gifts to the girls in 
the family.

Lynda
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] I kinda finished my fabric wreath.


>I used a 10 inche brass metal ring.  I used the 5 inche Christmas  charm
> pack from Keepsake quilting.  I would agree with Linda I would rather 
> have at
> least the minimum of 5 1/2 inche strips to tie, but I need someone with
> working eyes tt take a look at it.
>
> I haven't finished it yet as I purchased a a half yard each of Christmas
> red and green as I want to make a nice bow to add to it.
>
> I will have my friend over tomorrow and will borrow her eyes.  I did
> wonder when I was doing this by putting right sides together when you tie 
> the
> fabric on the ring I am thinking I wonder if the wrong side of the fabric
> which  does show take away from the brighter right side of the fabric that 
> you
> fan out  after you tie it?
>
> If you use longer strips I would say more of the right side of the fabric
> will be showing.
>
> I was looking for the easy and fast way of cutting this.
>
> The charm pack had 50 5 by 5 squares and cutting them in half gave me 100
> strips.  I used 50 and had maybe a 5 inch gap left.  I will have to  count
> how many I have left.
>
> If I was to do this again I would get 10 inch squares and then cut them
> into 4 strips.  That would give you 2 1/2 by 10 inch strips.  That  might 
> be
> too long.
>
> Heck I am saving my money and told my kids I want PayPal gift certificates
> and I want to get the Accuquilt with the 2 1/2 inch strip cutter.  I have
> made a few things from the jelly rolls [2 1/2 by 44[ strips and if I could
> cut  my own easier it would make me happy to go back to quilting projects.
>
> Joyce  Kane
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> Blindhands at AOL.com
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