Quite a few of my posts start out by me looking for information regarding something I’m working on. Today that would be annealing borosilicate glass. I’m in the midst of a project that is requiring extra extra large beads so I’m working with borosilicate. Yesterday I made a bead that’s over 2″ x 2″ and before I go to the next level, which will be beads that are about 4″ x 2″ and 3″ x 5″ I want to make sure I’ve got all the annealing temperatures right. I normally work with soft glass and I know all about annealing that kind of glass. Boro is something I don’t play with much. You should have see the flame I worked with…wait, isn’t that it in the picture? Anyway, I went over to Arrow Springs web site for some information. They are always a very safe place to go when you need to answer a glass question. Now, back to the torch.
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Sew a Patchwork Fabric Bin from Quilt Blocks
Small bins and boxes are a great way to get a handle on surface clutter on a desk or work surface. Loose pens and office supplies look messy when just sitting on your desk, but organized when they’re all collected in to a small bin. Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can create the cutest little fabric bins to help organize your space. You can use these little fabric bins to control clutter at a desk or office space. They’d also be great in a craft room or sewing space to hold notions and other small items.
These fabric bins have patchwork panels on all four sides. This is a great way to use up orphan quilt blocks. Or, if you’ve been wanting to give quilting a try, this project would let you try making some quilt blocks without having to take on a large scale project like a full quilt. Each bin uses four 6 ½” square quilt blocks (plus other scraps for bottom and lining) to create a bin that’s roughly 5 ¾” square.
This would also be a great project for using up smaller scraps. Instead of making traditional quilt blocks, you could use a crumb piecing method to piece your tiny scraps into the 6 ½” blocks you’d need for this project.
Once you have the blocks sewn, this is a quick and easy project you can sew up in an afternoon or less. The tutorial at Patchwork Posse includes step by step instructions telling you how to sew a small fabric bin.
In addition to the quilt blocks and fabric for the bottom and lining, you’ll also need some batting or fusible fleece to put between the outside and the lining. The batting or fleece will help give body to the fabric bin.
Head over to Patchwork Posse to see how to make these cute little fabric bins.
[photo credit: Patchwork Posse]