The Treadle On treadle owners are having a gathering in Portland, OR, on October 10th. I am working on some quick projects to share and samples of what vintage attachments can do. My first project is a thread snips basket. This is a handy little scrap catcher for thread trimmings. The shape is reminiscent of a style of ash tray from the 60's and 70's. The tutorial for the project was up at another blog but it appears to have been taken down.The basket is made from 2 squares of fabric and Pellon Fleece or Warm and Natural Cotton Batting. I used a 12 inch squares as a foundation for my strip piecing, then I trimmed up to 11 inches.
If you want to know how to make this handy little basket, you are going to have to come to TOGA in Portland.
Note: I finally found my bookmark for the tutorial. The freebie had to come down. There was a copyright infringement. The project has another name: Fabric Catch All from Liberty Weaver by Diane Bachman in Leola, PA.
If you want to try a slightly different version of the basket that is free, check out this one:
It is a free download, made from a 12 inch quilt block featuring small blocks in each corner instead of tacking the corner down with a button, and the dart on the side is angled differently to form a straight corner instead.
2 comments:
Hi! I was a member of Treadle On for awhile, and would LOVE to find out where the Portland event is. Can you email me with info?
You can see the listing of scheduled TOGA's here: http://www.treadleon.net/fleamarket/events.htm
Mary needs an RSVP. See her hyperlinked name to her email address in the announcement.
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