Today at our guild meeting, I was busy burying all the thread ends into my sampler quilt and I was diligently placing all the cut ends on the table in a pile, but being Spain and boy has it been warm today, we had all the windows and doors open...needless to say all the blinking bits of thread kept blowing off.

I was surfing the net looking at a craft site that Twistedstitcher put on Bevs topic looking for a fish (can't recall what its called :roll: ) and came upon this......

So I played nice and made one ......what do you think???

That is just as cute as can be Izy!! I love it!!!

Oooops forgot to put the link in, incase anyone wishes to play nice too
:D :roll: :lol:

http://thestitchingroom.blogspot.com...r-pattern.html

Its a bit fiddly...but I like fiddly, you are supposed to handstitch the last seams, but I was too impatient to finish it, so just took a tiny seam which you can see at the turnover...but who cares!! :D

I love it! What a great idea and yours is so cute. Nice job!

That is really cute-now are you going to tell us how to make one?

So cute and pretty!

I posted the link Marcia....pic. tute is there for you!! :D

Thanks Izy, that's really cute. May have to try it!

Nice job! Such pretty fabrics too.

Thanks for the compliments sewnsewer and everyone...I think Terri from Guam might recognise the pattern piece....... :D

I am going to make a little four patch pin cushion to match tomorrow.... :lol:

Izy, so cute!

Very cute Izy!! Thanks for the link too.

I see you are back in the bathroom :lol:

Izy! This is so pretty! Just what I was thinking I need not two days ago! :D

Izy that is the fanciest thread holder and the cutest. The thread would be happy to jump in it.

:D And stay put too! :D

Duh!! :oops: I see it now! Thanks Izy--too cute!!

How cute. I've add the the to do list.

Great job! That is too cute, the fabric is very pretty.

That's cute!

That is cuter than a bed bug in socks Izy!!! I just love it!!! Hmmmm I'm thinking that would work really great for ohhhh say Barbie shoes, stray crayons ( i could use a light vinyl, so it could be wiped clean inside), that bulky sharp play jewelry that I find daily with my bare feet....hmmmm cool beans!! Thanks Izy!!!

I like it a lot. :) Good job!

Hey you guys are easily pleased like me I take it = once again you are all so generous with your lovely comments, thanks everyone : :D

LIsa I am sure this would work in any size, just increased the rectangle size - I might have a play another day to see what I can come up with of course you folks will be the first to see what the result is :lol:

That's really cute...thanks for sharing!! have to make a couple of them for xmas

LOVE IT! Now I have to stop what I'm doing and make one right this minute!

You go for it Chele and let us all see quick!! :D

Fiddly, is right! I had some issues! Probably all me, but I did finally did grasp the concept. And I stole your idea of the pin cushion too. I had "extras" from my first attempt at the thread catcher! :roll:

Wow Chele, that looks so cute, these would make a lovely little xmas stocking filler pressie don't you think?? I love the pin cushion alots!!

i like all of them Good job Izzy and Chele. :thumbup:

I like them both. Great job ladies :D

OK...call me the dumbest idiot on earth...but I can't seem to comprehend HOW to do this. Look at the pics and tell me where to go next. I've gotten it to this point. DH, me and 3 different ladies at the LQS tried to figure it out..can't...Izy & Chele...you must be geniuses!!

Patti...I have forgotten lol....let me think, start sewing from the centre to the end where the two meet, then do the others just the same, the last one is abit fiddler, I did them on the machine you are supposed to do by hand but I was impatient as usual, the 'legs' end up on the diagonal and the leftover ends end up on point....does that help tee hee!! :roll: :lol:

Patti I just looked again at the pictures, it did take me awhile to figure out which way to lay the legs, I am now think you have it the wrong way round.......double check your layout with the 'destrutions' to be sure, I remember you sew from the centre to the edge.....

If you visualise the 'four patch' as the base of the pot, the seams have to go up and out from there, not across it......don't think I am being much use am I???????

OK pennys dropped!!

You are pointing to the wrong edge, do the outside edge of the one your finger is on!!.... (Bottom of picture) :lol:

Ok..I'm gonna "play" with it just this 1 more night on the couch while I watch tv. After that...GRRRRR...well, I just don't know. Hope you slept well Izy.

I'm going to try one, it doesn't look complicated till you get to the hand sewing,what to sew where. I like the idea

GGGGRRRRRR...have now thrown it across the room...my brain has some kind of block against doing this one.

Could you send me pics of how to do the hand sewing when you figure yours out??

I think I made the same error as you with the first one I attempted. Check the position of your arms. It's hard to explain, but really study that first picture she shows of the layout.

P.S. It was a booger of a pattern (for me!), but I have really enjoyed using mine!