On Friday, I searched for braided rug patterns online and read just enough to make me scared. That I wasn't doing it correctly, I mean. And I decided to go through with it anyways. Even if it won't be perfect (I'm not even hiding the raw edges), at least there will be something to put down on the girls' floor!
I am pleased with how the braids are coming along, though. Braiding is relaxing, and I get lots of sunshine, as the braid is held taut by the window. (I assured my neighbors that I was not staring at them in their yard, I was working on the girls' rug!)
And I love the variations that come out when I use different fabrics:
The portions with the fuzzy green fur are my favorite! It would be fun to make a little rug from that kind of braid sometime.
Even though forty-two feet seem like a lot, my suspicion is that I'm nowhere near the length I need to make a large rug. So I'll keep braiding and braiding, and someday I'll be able to sew the braids together so they actually start to look like a rug!
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I think you are off to a great start! It looks like the perfect rug for little girls to lay on while they read or color or play with their dolls.
one thing I've learned about crafts and sewing - there are lots of ways to do things, not just the right way and the wrong way - but different methods that get us to the same place.
I think we should just do stuff!
That is going to be so cute! My girls need a rug for their room...maybe I should try one of these :)
Wow! 42 feet! That's a lot of braiding! I like the green, fuzzy parts showing through as well. I wouldn't worry about hiding the raw edges. It would have never even occurred to me to do so. It's a rug, for Pete's sake! : )
Looking great, and I love the fuzzy fabric! I never would have thought to use that type of material, but it looks awesome! And this is yet another idea that we have in common. I have instructions that I printed out about 3 years ago and never had the guts to tackle it! It looked intimidating for some reason, but after seeing yours, maybe I'll start one when I get done w/my other projects.
Thank you for your comments, ladies! They've made me happy today. :)
Tammy--we have so much in common. :) Do you want to get together sometime and work on projects together?
Wow u got lotz of comments lol:-)
Nice braid thingys lol!
lovely heather, lovely!!
Yeah Heather, We'll have to get together sometime. If you remember, we first met at a crafty place - Joann's when I was buying supplies to make an activity mat for a friend's baby. I ended up emailing the name of my pattern book to you.
Yes, Tammy, I remember that! It was fun when we ended up in ECFE together and we made the connection that we had met previously. :)
Did you ever make that for Jane, and how did it turn out? :)
I never did get to make one for Jane, I made the first one for my cousin's baby.
It turned out pretty good for being early in my sewing career!
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