Fabric strips to pouch

I bought 5 pounds of retro fabric strips. Am I crazy? A big box of cut up fabric...

It made me smile and I made this:

I decided I wanted to make a pouch.

I now have two new pouches in my shop!

Now what I am going to do with the other 4.5 odd pounds of strips???

Comments

[Kathi]

not crazy at all! that is a bag of fun and creativity and I bet it makes you happy just to look at it. have shelves full of fabric that do the same thing for me- enjoy

[Sandy]

Now you can make & sell many more pouches to sell : ) They are darling.

[Jean C.]

You can make "sting quilts"! You use a base of material like musilin in say a square.... then turning it on point, stitch a strip of fabric (not too wide, but you can vary the sizes) from point to point. You only need to stitch on one side of this base piece, then place another piece over the the base piece. Placing them right side to right side... and stitch at maybe an 1/8 inch seam, fold 2nd piece good side out and then apply the next one.... do this on each side of your base piece and away you go. I use pieces that are really long sometimes and just slop them on... after your piece is filled up and you have tacked down the last edge, turn over the piece and trim off the excess! They become habit forming... and before you know it you have tons of pieces! Oh, and you can use an old sheet or any old fabric that you just totally want to use up... because it won't show in the end! Of course when you are ready, and you have enough blocks, play with the arrangements and sew 1/4 inch seams to make a quilt top! It will be a tad bit heavier because it has that extra layer! I have found string quilts all over the place on different blogs! I have been making my blocks with stips of black/white prints that I had left over from a quilt I made for our youngest Daughters wedding present! Great way to use up scraps and you can use all sorts of sizes. Plus then only take a little bit to get one done! Have fun!

[Jean C.]

Apparently I have been dropping my "r's"... That should read String Quilts.... and farther on... "strips". Good thing I don't get graded on how fast I spell or type! LoL...

[pratima]

Emily, your little pouch is adorable! Have fun playing with your darling strings :)

[tara]

So pretty! And all from a bag of scraps!

[Melissa P]

So adorable! It sounds like your fabric strips would be perfect for braiding. I'm eager to see what becomes of them.

[amanda makes]

I love your little pouch! Beautiful colours! If I had four and a half pounds of fabric strips I think I would make one of those wreaths where you cut the strips into little strips and then tie them onto a wire circle until it is full. Do you know the sort I mean? I keep wanting to do one but can't face cutting all those strips! I'm so enjoying my pears by the way! lots of love, Amanda xxx

[Maureen]

Beautiful pouch! Make many more. ;)
Maureen

[Jenn]

I love the pouch!
Make more with the rest :)

[Emily Moss]

Amanda, that is a really great idea! Thanks so much!

emily xo

[Emily Moss]

Melissa, I never thought of braiding them. Really cool! Maybe I will try that. Then what shall I do with the braids???

emily xo

[Jacqueline]

dearest sweet emily, im loving your new pouches...they are gorgeous!! Fabric strips are such fun...so many things we could make from it. If i have them..i would make patch-work bias tapes. :) Have a lovely merry happy weekend and love to you!

[Emily Moss]

Oh, Jacqueline! That is a perfectly marvelous idea!!! I think I will try that out! Thank you!!!!

emily xo

[Jacqueline]

Dearest sweet Em, so happy to know that you are going to give the patch-work bias tape a try!! I am looking forward to them! :) Thank you so much on your kind words on my little plush-o-squeeze me! Made me so happy! Love to you!

[Carolina Elena]

I say you "pouch" 'till you drop.

Jacqueline's idea is brilliant. One of these days I would like to try unstitching a pair of jeans at the side seams and adding patchwork piping and restitching them all back together. One pocket in "pouch" mode would be just enough to keep it cute. Can you imagine it if the pocket that got "patch-pouched" was on the bib of a pair of jean overalls that had the piping on one leg? Or what if the inside part of cuffs on a long sleeve shirt was done that way? Good thing I don't live down the street from you - I would never get anything done on my housewife to-do list! Carolina

[Sammia]

That pouch is adorable!

[jan in nagasaki]

are those strips wide enough for sewing together or are you going to try some cloth weaving???

buying five pounds of vintage cloth strips seems exactly like the kind of hole i would fall into, too.

willingly!!!!

[Emily Moss]

Oh, wow, another great idea! Cloth weaving would be really cool to try. Thanks Jan for your brainstorming!

emily xo

[Aunt Spicy]

super fun! love the top stitching!

[Susan]

Good morning. I knew it!!! I knew I would find you in my favorites and be inspired! Have a great week. Susan

[moshe]

With the talent of yours, you surely will make a lot of nice things out of the fabric strips. Love the pouch!! & love everything else in your blog!!

[Valarie Budayr]

Oh that's a wonderful pouch. You could make a blanket, slippers, a trivet, pillows etc. I know you will make wonderful things from your fabric strip stash. Enjoy.

[Emily Moss]

Thanks so much Valarie! I would love to make pillows with some of these strips...

[cath]

It's very nice !!
Where do you find fabric stips ? I 'd never seen that in France , or on internet shops .
Very nice pouches .

[Emily Moss]

Thank you so much Cath! I found the fabric strips on ebay. :)
emily xx

[heidi]

since i saw this, seems it won´t let me go! ideas of all the things i could make are flowing through my head and a great inspiration! i love your little bag and am eager to see the other things you will be making from the rest of the strips...

i have a very big crochet hook that would be interesting to try with the thinner strips that would just have to be knotted together... for bags or even small throw rugs... or for colorful hot pads on my table or pot holders if they aren´t too thick...

i see the strips available in ebay in the UK and in the USA but none in Germany. may i ask you in what country did you have had luck in finding them?

[Anne Marie]

LOL! Yes you are crazy! With all the beautiful fabrics that you have stored in your cupboards and sewing room and you go and by 5 pounds og strips. You make me smile.

[Wendy]

no, no, no, you are not crazy! I would have bought them too! In fact I did buy a bag of scraps but they were rubbish, proper rubbish :0(