Happy Accident

ser·en·dip·i·ty

ˌserənˈdipədē/

noun

1. the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

   
   

   "a fortunate stroke of serendipity"

   
   

   synonyms:

   (happy) chance, (happy) accident, fluke; More

   
   

1. I looked up this word and found a new name for this little quilt. It's Happy Accident from now on.
   
   It's a combination of scraps from all walks of fabric-ness. I continue to entertain myself with the wonder of just putting little bits and pieces together. I do look for variety. I think this piece is improved by adding the little bits of the curtain that Christo used to cover walkways in Kansas City's Loose Park long ago. There's also a wacky kimono, some Marcia Derse, tie silk, vintage dress, old shirt, Hawaiian shirt ...
   
   I'm thinking long and skinny pieces might be easy to display. This measures ~8" x 48". It's traditionally bound.

Happy Valentine's Day

An old shirt and no scraps too small make up my Valentine's Day postcards this year. The background is an old shirt that belonged to a good friend. I throw my smallest colorful scraps into a basket by my sewing machine. I picked through them and arranged shapes into heart shapes. Here's an old poem I have always loved:

Old days,
Old ways,
Pass by.
Love stays.

Happy Valentine's Day to you!

Thrifty with thread

I got some sewing notions at an estate sale a few weeks ago. Some of the thread I found reminded me of spools Mom had when I was little. She saved every bit of thread, winding different threads onto spools and bobbins like this.









I found a few other bits of thread that takes this to a whole new level of thrift. Next is a rolled up bit of paper with thread wrapped around it, stored safely inside a plastic tube.

The next ones take the cake! Yes, that is a broken toothpick saving a bit of thread. Along with it is a tiny rolled scrap of fabric with thread wound around it. Some might find this disturbing but I find it very sweet! Ah, thrift!