Now that the Cotton Patch Quilters show is over and I have finished my entries for the Best of the Valley Quilt Show, it is time to spend some time sewing some items for my home. I need several utility quilts to throw over my huge ottoman and the back of my couch where Miss Kitty likes to perch. You can bet that I am not going to use my good fabrics for that. No, it’s time to pull out the uglies.
These don’t look all that bad in the photos, but they are washed-out, off-colored, and blurry-printed fabrics. I don’t know what I was thinking when I bought them.
I am cutting them all into 4 inch squares and fusing them to Pellon Quilter’s Grid.
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Here are some more.
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They just keep multiplying…
![IMG_4476[1]](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GaieqiFpCXY/Uw6ZczirijI/AAAAAAAAEs8/hSv5uaUIeqY/s1600-h/IMG_4476%25255B1%25255D%25255B5%25255D.jpg "IMG_4476[1]")
This one is a really blurry print.
![IMG_4473[1]](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-D5lw42PweJY/Uw6ZfKtKi1I/AAAAAAAAEtM/zmxirNnfj3o/s1600-h/IMG_4473%25255B1%25255D%25255B9%25255D.jpg "IMG_4473[1]")
This one is just plain ugly.
![IMG_4478[1]](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kwLO_LDl5t4/Uw6ZghU78wI/AAAAAAAAEtc/kLx2uiHCroU/s1600-h/IMG_4478%25255B1%25255D%25255B5%25255D.jpg "IMG_4478[1]")
These fabrics have been taking up a lot of my storage space. It will be good to get them off the shelves.
I bet the gosh-awfuls in my stash are way uglier than yours. They're really depressing, and I've been thinking about donating them to a local charity.
ReplyDeleteQuilts for the kitty and ottoman sound like a great idea.
Now that's funny! Maybe we should all have an ugly fabric contest...?
DeleteI bet the kitties will love it - no matter the fabrics!
ReplyDelete(And yes, we all have uglies in our stash - just for this purpose.)
What a great idea. My white cat, Bella sleeps on the back of the couch and leaves mounds of white hair-an ugly quilt that could be swished away when company came is a great idea! Bonnie Hunter says it isn't cut small enough if it is still ugly. Some of mine would have to go into a shredded quilt
ReplyDeleteI think that once you have your top together - it's too late now, because the pieces are cut - you should overdye it to a color that you find pleasing. Just think, it might end up being a favorite utility quilt! :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Got your BOTV challenge yesterday. It's great!
Let the fun begin! I actually like some of these! The one with the teapots could make cute kitchen curtains. You know what, though, even the ones you don't like will make a wonderful quilt!
ReplyDeleteI bet those uglies qut up beautifully! Lucky Kitty.
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