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03-10-2010, 06:47 AM

Barb_MO

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Thought I would share some things I have made with selvages.
I finally looked up selvages on google...Wikipedia has this among other things to say about Selvage..."The terms selvage and selvedge are a corruption of "self-edge", ".........I didn't know that, did you?

KC Chiefs for DIL, KC, Royals for GD

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left over strips from bargello for son

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another made from left over strips from tan & blue Navajo quilt, this one is for me

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strings and selvages for sister in her favorite colors

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9-patch for my grandson's girl friend

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03-10-2010, 06:58 AM

reneebobby

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cool

03-10-2010, 07:02 AM

sewjoyce

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Those are so cool!!! And my mouse pad has seen better days.....

03-10-2010, 07:05 AM

Barb_MO

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I didn't think you could use a quilted mousepad...but they work ok.

03-10-2010, 07:08 AM

n2scraplvr

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You did great!! Love the artistic one for your sister! Love them all really!! :D :D

03-10-2010, 07:58 AM

dkabasketlady

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Very nice!

03-10-2010, 09:15 AM

Honey

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I love them! I would never have thought of making a mouse pad. What a great little gift.

03-10-2010, 09:55 AM

Sunny Days

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Cool! My dh would love the KC ones...he's from KC Kansas.

03-10-2010, 10:10 AM

nativetexan

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oh those are cute.
now if we could only get Eleanor Burns of Quilt in a Day to say selvege when talking about the edge of fabric she cuts off and not SALVAGE as in finding gold in a shipwreck. he,he.