In this YouTube video, I walk through my process of matching up pieces of glass with fabric. The glass is from my stash that I have collected over the years while antiquing and thrifting. You can see the glass reveal HERE. The fabric is designed by Bari J. and made by Art Gallery Fabrics. Bari J.’s designs are artistic, eclectic and offer a variety of colors to match glass, buttons, thread, and crystal & glass beads for the decorative pin.
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Another glass reveal video is up on YouTube. In preparation for our move back in 2022, I pulled several batches of glass and fabric and packed them together. My intention was to make the pincushions over the next few months…it has now been almost 2 years! I am determined to make these batches of pincushions. I realize now that the intensity and labor of making these pincushions is a joy but also a lot of work. It was fun opening up this box to find all of the beautiful glass and vessels along with Bari J.’s Eve fabric line by Art Gallery Fabrics. Below is the “reveal” and re-discovering of glass and fabric. Enjoy!
Also, at the beginning of the video I show a quilt I’m working on as I continue to learn about my Innova M24 Longarm quilting machine. I’m so happy to be able to use this powerful piece of equipment for myself and others in the near future.
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Join me as I make two new pincushions using Odile Bailloeul fabric made by Free Spirit Fabrics. The glass pieces are from the previous YouTube video Glass Reveal Box #5.
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I recently created a small batch of five salt cellar pincushions from the glass I rediscovered in my stash. When making these videos, I had to troubleshoot three different issues that I have become accustomed to when making pincushions and I wanted to share my process. The first video, Salt Cellar Pincushions – Batch of 5 – Made from Glass Stash (first link below), has an introduction and only shows a quick make of all of the pincushions. The other three videos with their specific topics are listed below:
—Square Jadeite Salt Cellar Pincushion (second link below) – shows how to make a pincushion in a square vessel.
—Brown Glass Owl Pincushion (third link below) – changing fabric mid-make.
—White Milk Glass Hen on a Nest Salt Cellar Pincushion (fourth link below) – creating a pincushion in a shallow and oval vessel.
You can access each video below:
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Late last year I learned about spooners. Do you know what a spooner is? Once I learned about spooners, I wanted one for myself.
I was visiting my aunt – her dining room is wonderful! She wanted to show me an interesting piece of silverware she had found while antiquing and opened her cupboard and pulled out a spooner dish which was holding silverware.
I asked my aunt why she was using that piece of glass for the silverware. She told me the glass container is a spooner and is meant to hold spoons or whatever utensils someone may want to store but not use a drawer. After doing a little research, I learned that spooners were originally used displayed to convey hospitality and show a sign of readiness to welcome and entertain guests (Patternglass.com). The Historic Foodie also talks about the history of spooners.
I decided I wanted my very own spooner. My aunt and I met at the antique store Kind of Blue in New Bern, North Carolina. Their large selection of spooners was interesting and made the choosing process enjoyable.
I’m currently using my spooner to corral small utensils used for charcuterie, appetizers and small foods such as olives or pickles. One of our purchases for the loft was a campaign table. I have it close to the kitchen and can use it, if needed, as a serving area. It is a logical place to have and showcase a spooner. My spooner is out and I am ready to welcome and entertain guests!
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I added another video! I’m learning something with every “production”. A bonus to making the videos is that I’m finally cataloging the glass that I have collected. I’m enjoying the process of looking at the glass, taking inventory, and beginning to use some of these pieces. I want the glass to be used and appreciated – not stored in a box where no one sees it.
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I recently went through a box of glass, mostly salt cellars and other small vessels, and made a couple of pincushions with glass found in that box. I used a clear glass mustard dish with a lid and a clear glass salt cellar. I found a hand painted dish while antiquing that measures around six inches in diameter and has a lip around the edge. Pairing the dish with pincushions as a catch-all for sewing notions, etc., is another way to up-cycle and enjoy unique pieces of glass, pottery, or china. The hand painted Imari dish with gold highlights is an elegant dish and prompted me to look for fabric with metallics blended into the pattern and fabric. I had many fabric choices, as you can see in the video, but decided on two that I felt best complimented the dish.
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I made another video! Join me to see another box of antique and modern pieces of glass.
I also made an “outtake” video. Making videos is harder than it seems. Go ahead…laugh at me because I keep laughing.
Don’t I look like I’m about to eat the camera – haha.
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Have you heard about the Einstein shape? I love puzzles of all kinds. One of the reasons I like making English paper piecing quilts is because it feels like putting a puzzle together. This block absolutely has the feel of a puzzle.
The word Einstein translates from German and means “one stone”. The aperiodic monotile, a polykite shape, was nicknamed “the hat” by authors Smith, Myers, Kaplan and Goodman-Strauss. You can read also read about the discovery HERE in Scientific America.
Paperpieces.com has a FREE design sheet using kite shapes to make the pattern. I am making my blocks with 2″ hexagon thirds. Here’s a link for the papers I am using – 2″ Hexagon Thirds.
This quilt will be a great scrap fabric buster for me. I’ve been holding onto some scraps for more than a decade. It is going to be so fun to work through these scraps – like visiting with old friends.
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