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Need suggestions please
I have a lot of Easter fabrics; you know, the kind with eggs, chicks and bunnies; in pretty springy colors. But I don't have any young children to make quilts for, and none of my family actually decorates for Easter so making Easter quilts is not really an option.
I would like some suggestions of how I can use these fabrics that would not come out looking like an Easter quilt. I do love the colors, etc. Any suggestions are fully appreciated in advance!!! Hugs and smiles...... |
Bonnie Hinter uses everything in her scrap quilts. You might try a scrap pattern and mixed with other fabrics it will not be as noticeable. She is currently mixing a piece of Y2OOO fabric in all her quilts. Sign up for an I Spy swap because those sound like good fabrics for that. You would get other interesting fabrics back to mix with yours.
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Post them for Swap/trade on this board. The other choice is to cut them small enough so the print image is not apparent , and only the color/value will be perceived.
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I was in the same situation like you. I either sold or gave them away. I still might have one or two but in much smaller quantity.
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Make some Easter table runners or placemats to get it worked up.
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If you really don't want to use it in a quilt and you have lots, make a hooked rug. They were very popular a few years back and I used up quite a bit of fabric that I really didn't like for rugs. Whatever the pattern on the fabric will not be seen..... and they are really great rugs.
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If you crochet, you can cut it into strips and crochet bags, placemats, etc. with it. Also, I just learned a new technique for making the clothesline bowls. Cut strips 1-1/4" wide, sew strips together, place cotton clothesline (available at any Walmart) in center of strip and sew using a zipper foot, as if you were making piping. Trim the excess fabric as close to the seam as possible. Start a coil and sew with a zig zag and variegated thread, coiling as you go. When the base is approximately 4-5", start angling the base up and continue to coil and sew until the bowl is as tall as you want. You can begin with a circle or with an oval. 8 strips makes a bowl about 3" tall. This is great for left over jelly roll strips, too.
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Mix them into some scrap quilts or use them to piece the back of a baby quilt.
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I made a few stack and whacks with mine. They then look more like circles and stars and flowers than eggs.
Also use them as a binding, then you really don't see the eggs. |
a four patch posie block disguises prints very well.
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