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Quilting and Patchwork

10 Ways Quilters Use Their Fabric

by Mary Emma Allen on February 9th, 2008

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Quilters and fabric artists, with their ingenuity, have come up with numerous types of projects in addition to the traditional bed quilt. I’m wondering how long the list could be.

I’ll start with ten.  Why don’t you add some more in the comments and I’ll include them in a future post?

  1.  Fabric bowls
  2.  Placemats
  3. Table cloths
  4. Inchies
  5. Collages
  6. Wall hangings
  7. Fabric books
  8. Clothing of many types
  9. Potholders
  10. Fabric postcards

How do you use your fabric?  What do you create?  Let us know and point us to your blogs or web sites where you have some of your projects displayed.

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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4 opinions for 10 Ways Quilters Use Their Fabric

  • loralie
    Feb 11, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    I make crocheted rugs w/fabric strips.
    Especially great for ugly fabric.

  • Mary Emma Allen
    Feb 11, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    Loralie, thanks for visiting Quilting and Patchwork and sharing what you make. This reminds me of my grandmother. In addition to teaching me quiltmaking, she also crocheted rag rugs with me. She and Auntie cut or tore fabric into strips, sewed the strips, rolled them into a ball, then crocheted with a large needle as though she was crocheting with yarn. My rug tended to curl on me as I crocheted. However, I still used it on the floor beside my bed for years.

  • Chris
    Mar 7, 2008 at 8:51 am

    How about adding pillows, window treatments, doll cloths, and the biggest one……..blankets of all sizes. (known as quilts :D )

  • Mary Emma Allen
    Mar 7, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    Thanks, Chris, for visiting Quilting and Patchwork and adding to the list. It’s it amazing what we can do with fabric?

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