Botticelli Babe ([info]botticellibabe) wrote,
@ 2008-11-22 18:55:00
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Entry tags:babycraft, sewing

Present for my son




I've finally started to really craft again, in dribs and drabs! Most importantly for me, my mental space has switched back to 'craft ready' (at least some of the time).
So today I finally sewed together the squares I've been cutting from scraps this past week.

My scraps bag is a monumental thing - about the size I am, with some pieces going back 20 odd years, cobbled from my Grandmother's leftovers from her craft projects.

I was going for more a mix of textures than any cohesive colour scheme in this piece, so it's visually a bit of a mess (not to mention the manky corner - wasn't quite careful enough *sigh*). But it's a prototype for what I'm thinking I'll give to members of my parents' group this Christmas (and maybe some of the Mummies I know with small bubs too?), and as such I'm pretty pleased with it for a first go.

The best thing about it is that the cube is made from 99% recycled materials (I had to cheat on the thread) - scraps too small to be cut into squares became stuffing!



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[info]ms_kilian
2008-11-23 05:01 am UTC (link)
What an excellent project. I love the recycling-ness, and the fact you know what's in it, and none of it is plastic or toxic. As a variant, can you put bells inside with the stuffing? The round jingle-bell variety I would think. Or would the stuffing mute the sound...

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