Monday, 1 February 2021

Waste Not, Want Not

 


This little quilt is a celebration of my first piece of textile art, though I didn't know that until I'd finished making it. I made it to illustrate a memory of the contents of my first sewing box, when I sewed everything together in the hope of making a stylish garment and got myself in a deal of trouble for 'wasting' it all. You can read more about it at Rainbow Hare.

I hope you are all keeping safe and well and I'm looking forward to seeing all the quilts this quarter :)

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14 comments:

  1. Catherine1 February 2021 at 10:38

    What a joyful piece! :-). It really captures your happiness at having created something wonderful, and your own, before you were told off for it!

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    1. Janine @ Rainbow Hare2 February 2021 at 20:47

      Thank you. I really did want to make something cheerful as a break from the news and weather all being a bit depressing just now!

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  2. Celtic Thistle1 February 2021 at 10:55

    Your little lady looks so full of the joys of Spring, I could almost imagine that she is going to jump off the quilt at any minute Janine. What a lovely memory to have and recreate in this way :)

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    1. Janine @ Rainbow Hare2 February 2021 at 20:50

      Thank you, Fiona. When I've made people before, I've drawn templates and spent a lot of time but with this this one I just improved her cutting and sewing on fabric as I went and I think she looks more lively for it so I shall try that again another time :)

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  3. piecefulwendy1 February 2021 at 13:10

    This just makes me smile, and makes me curious, so I'll have to pop over to your blog and read the whole story. I hope you have this placed where you see it each day; it's a perfect reminder to choose joy!

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    1. Janine @ Rainbow Hare2 February 2021 at 20:51

      Thank you. I have put her on the wall with a clothes peg :)

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  4. Barbara1 February 2021 at 13:59

    This is so cute. It made me think of the first skirt I made in home economics class. It had to have a waistband, and I chose the ugliest fabric you’ve ever seen. (It looked good on the bolt!) Nicely done. Whimsical and sweet.

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    1. Janine @ Rainbow Hare2 February 2021 at 20:53

      I still find fabric fabrics can look much better or sometimes much worse on the bolt :)

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  5. Maureen @ Josephina Ballerina1 February 2021 at 17:05

    When I was in Kindergarten I got myself in a good deal of trouble for making a piece of art that didn't follow the rules we were given. It seems we proved them wrong, huh? I love this.

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  6. Textile Ranger2 February 2021 at 01:28

    I received a similar set of supplies, but obediently followed the instructions, thereby dooming myself to receiving more of those kits as presents. I put more details of this story on Rainbow Hare -- but if I had known you back then, you would have been my hero! :)

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  7. Ruth2 February 2021 at 14:47

    So much joy in one little piece. I love those little scissors. All the embellishments remind me of all the notions you gather up as a sewist that seem to explode everywhere. I was gifted a sewing box by my mum after I had taken up sewing and bought all the bits and pieces myself!

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  8. Janine @ Rainbow Hare2 February 2021 at 20:57

    Funnily enough, some of those buttons and embellishments were my Mum's. I don't know if she trusts me now or if she just didn't think she'd ever use them!

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