Iron Craft: Fat Quarter (or All My Friends are in New Orleans and All I've Got is This Fat Quarter)
I've got friends down in New Orleans right now. And I was planning a trip down there for April. I turn 40 this year and my good friend just turned 40, so we thought we would meet in New Orleans to celebrate. But now I'm not sure I want to go. I'm not sure I can leave the Baby Lotus Bud behind. I never, ever thought I would feel this way and yet there it is.
Anyway, so, on to this week's Iron Craft challenge. If you follow that link, you'll see why I am moaning about New Orleans.
Fat Quarters. I happened to have one left from a previous week's challenge.
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97 cents, y'all! Can't get any better than that!
There were so many wonderful ideas for this project. But sadly my talents didn't match my aspirations nor did I have the time to try out some new technique. Or so I thought, but here I am getting ahead of myself.
I bought this knitting bag a couple of years ago and I paid $12.95 for it. It's comes in very handy. I put all that I need for whichever knitting project I am working on into this bag.
And what do ya know? It's just happens to be about the same size as a fat quarter.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUoHaOetWui7C447J8WOnsCfiYe5Gvl3QYBFblRHLtVygUl1VKwbdhk2Q0cznR7IvOP-d_RlIDfRNWc5zLNVAvMANsJQlBhpAwaFPbSdsW8gv6Ixd-wb3ibVduTP0aJnPBw7PDFp6A-Wx/s400/IC10-1.jpg)
I whipped one up pretty easily and decided to do a freezer paper stencil on it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3beZJ-WLV3cQ-K78M1Az8FklwuAsf2Ix20L9QHfP7FBz_BVi-lviIT2TOhL-gwCza2lJSxByWxjt6tLHhWU_zblwKvqI-dC-piF93P7LlVId2AGzq5c59yRGPSXrlQpsBeRwHhXyhABQr/s400/IC10-3.jpg)
This first one turned out a bit slimmer than I expected so I decided to make another. I bought a batik fat quarter ($1.99) and came up with plans for the second freezer paper stencil.
I started seeing Ganpati Oms around town, in a yoga studio, on t-shirts, on the internet. Immediately when I saw one I knew there would come a day when I would craft it into a project.
That day finally arrived. It was last Friday, in case you were wondering.
For such a momentous day, freezer paper stencils weren't going to cut it. I only had black and brown fabric paint and knew those colors would not stand out in the way that I wanted. And I did not want to go back again to the fabric store.
So I decided to give embroidery a try.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sa6sjQHiNh_ppZNGXVrA4bWaZJHUUFjSv1yia1Do_jNbYIXdgauzXiPWtR1a-i4oOhwqlwUxJEUPoQnHg8l03myohBV8VGF3ItI74TcDebuERDuxth7cJpKTQJ1HUi3_HUVIfC5fGnsn/s400/IC10-4.jpg)
OK. So it's not "perfect" but I am feeling pretty proud of myself!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoa553a3zFJBiTkkmS0kfMQmteEyFy6TUhBF5Z-g5ZFteHsD5X_HQjh1gWlicseJRSQF3DVzm-4Ybd6RzifESrddRl68zkXn-GLuFyeUXdqzvJ-A-x8qo5Gq1co92xGWPo7ihNa9WgokS/s400/IC10-5.jpg)
Now I have two more knitting bags so I better get a move on and start another knitting project!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMv3Z-9xqjWpWLcMod9LKmCqfAcYU8hdmFtBypfSlvOD_Oud4SSYCcBfAwyJdCHpukbHX_XpVH5GCsv_-DiZVgzd4wzMC4CT1ZJoRfvfhYRj74Rv_f7ELtwhVzm5PDqoEp7ziEqPH-DHN/s400/IC10-6.jpg)
Want to join Iron Craft (I'm talking to you Lani and you Newness!)? You can join the fun at anytime. Come on! I know you wanna!
Anyway, so, on to this week's Iron Craft challenge. If you follow that link, you'll see why I am moaning about New Orleans.
Fat Quarters. I happened to have one left from a previous week's challenge.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07WlnoQroSyRL6zCgOvOjtvGe4oTyhbm-VmwazMCWQCr1QFAsSzsTCzhhKutz-lilg81ajOYiB2zwMPXNQOUXRcBe3Zei6_rFaWQVK6iIWf1U7JHopIWN7NRdm4AS1c9DGMOzlCYu17OG/s400/IC10-2.jpg)
97 cents, y'all! Can't get any better than that!
There were so many wonderful ideas for this project. But sadly my talents didn't match my aspirations nor did I have the time to try out some new technique. Or so I thought, but here I am getting ahead of myself.
I bought this knitting bag a couple of years ago and I paid $12.95 for it. It's comes in very handy. I put all that I need for whichever knitting project I am working on into this bag.
And what do ya know? It's just happens to be about the same size as a fat quarter.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUoHaOetWui7C447J8WOnsCfiYe5Gvl3QYBFblRHLtVygUl1VKwbdhk2Q0cznR7IvOP-d_RlIDfRNWc5zLNVAvMANsJQlBhpAwaFPbSdsW8gv6Ixd-wb3ibVduTP0aJnPBw7PDFp6A-Wx/s400/IC10-1.jpg)
I whipped one up pretty easily and decided to do a freezer paper stencil on it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3beZJ-WLV3cQ-K78M1Az8FklwuAsf2Ix20L9QHfP7FBz_BVi-lviIT2TOhL-gwCza2lJSxByWxjt6tLHhWU_zblwKvqI-dC-piF93P7LlVId2AGzq5c59yRGPSXrlQpsBeRwHhXyhABQr/s400/IC10-3.jpg)
This first one turned out a bit slimmer than I expected so I decided to make another. I bought a batik fat quarter ($1.99) and came up with plans for the second freezer paper stencil.
I started seeing Ganpati Oms around town, in a yoga studio, on t-shirts, on the internet. Immediately when I saw one I knew there would come a day when I would craft it into a project.
That day finally arrived. It was last Friday, in case you were wondering.
For such a momentous day, freezer paper stencils weren't going to cut it. I only had black and brown fabric paint and knew those colors would not stand out in the way that I wanted. And I did not want to go back again to the fabric store.
So I decided to give embroidery a try.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sa6sjQHiNh_ppZNGXVrA4bWaZJHUUFjSv1yia1Do_jNbYIXdgauzXiPWtR1a-i4oOhwqlwUxJEUPoQnHg8l03myohBV8VGF3ItI74TcDebuERDuxth7cJpKTQJ1HUi3_HUVIfC5fGnsn/s400/IC10-4.jpg)
OK. So it's not "perfect" but I am feeling pretty proud of myself!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoa553a3zFJBiTkkmS0kfMQmteEyFy6TUhBF5Z-g5ZFteHsD5X_HQjh1gWlicseJRSQF3DVzm-4Ybd6RzifESrddRl68zkXn-GLuFyeUXdqzvJ-A-x8qo5Gq1co92xGWPo7ihNa9WgokS/s400/IC10-5.jpg)
Now I have two more knitting bags so I better get a move on and start another knitting project!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMv3Z-9xqjWpWLcMod9LKmCqfAcYU8hdmFtBypfSlvOD_Oud4SSYCcBfAwyJdCHpukbHX_XpVH5GCsv_-DiZVgzd4wzMC4CT1ZJoRfvfhYRj74Rv_f7ELtwhVzm5PDqoEp7ziEqPH-DHN/s400/IC10-6.jpg)
Want to join Iron Craft (I'm talking to you Lani and you Newness!)? You can join the fun at anytime. Come on! I know you wanna!
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I think your embroidery looks fantastic. Did you do it by hand or machine?
ReplyDeleteKat - That means so much to me coming from YOU! I hand stitched it because I don't have sewing machine, but I did use the freezer paper stencil I had already made to outline the shape.
ReplyDeletepopped over from ironcraft...so glad I did, these are lovely!
ReplyDeleteby hand?!?! seriously?!?! you're good!!
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