Heads or Tails Tuesday: (Anything that Rhymes With) “Tip”
This week’s Heads is “Tip,” and Tails is “Anything that rhymes with ‘Tip’.” Since I have no tips to offer you, an essay on tipping etiquette would be boring, and I’ve never ever tipped a cow, I’m going to talk about something that rhymes with tip. Namely, clip. Also, snip. Either one will do. They both mean to cut. And I did a lot of clipping (or snipping, if you prefer) when I made this:
A friend of mine is due to have a baby at the end of May and I am attending her baby shower on Saturday. So I made her a flannel rag quilt, with the baby’s initials embroidered on one of the panels. (My friend doesn’t know I have a blog, so I’m allowed to post a picture of her gift before she receives it.) To make a rag quilt, you leave the seam allowances exposed, and then snip/clip them to encourage them to fray and become ruffly. If you don’t have a proper pair of scissors, this is an arduous task. I think I don’t have a proper pair of scissors.
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April 15th, 2008 at 4:16 am
Well, you’ve definitely ’snipped’ your way into one beautiful work of art!! That’s terrific.
April 15th, 2008 at 4:58 am
You are very talented! Very beautiful rag quilt! Thanks for stopping by HoTs
Have a great day
April 15th, 2008 at 4:59 am
p.s. I am hosting Scrumptious Sunday and Hump Day Humor at Mercedes Rocks Come on over and check it out sometime. We would love to have you join in sometime!
April 15th, 2008 at 6:09 am
That is a beautiful quilt, and I know about the clipping and snipping when you quilt. Have a number to make myself.
Happy HorT!
April 15th, 2008 at 6:52 am
That’s a beautiful quilt. A personalized gift like that would surely warm the heart of your dear friend. Thanks for visiting.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:29 am
so neat!!
April 15th, 2008 at 11:21 am
I love that quilt…beautiful!
April 15th, 2008 at 11:25 am
What a welcome gift! Nice post!
April 15th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
This looks marvellous! What a nice gift!
Welcome at my heads or tails:
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Have a great day!
April 15th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Beautiful. I crochet,but nothing I have done turned out as lovely as this.
April 15th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I would be careful! Your website is posted on your sso signature so Lindsay might see this. :-D I only happened to stop by because I was bored and saw this on your profile . Nice work!!!! p.s. I used to have a yellow plaid blanket like that as a baby. :)
April 15th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Thank you, everybody…
Julie: Eep! It is? When/why did I do that? *runs to look*
April 15th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
How nice of you to do something so personal. I do not like sewing and tend to glue or staple but quilting is such a lovely artform. Thanks for popping over and leaving a comment on my post
April 16th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
What a fantastic and beautiful gift. Your friend will definitely love it!
April 20th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Very nice clip clip clipping! Did you put your flamingos together?
April 20th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Hah! No, but it’s okay. It’s a rag quilt… it’s very forgiving.
April 20th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
*twitch*
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:02 pm
You are lucky I JUST found your blog!!! Hehehehehe! By the way, I’ll say it again, I LOVE IT!!!! THANKS!
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Phew! I was worried when Julia found her way here! But I figured you weren’t likely to get here before Saturday. That was close! I’m glad you like it. You’re very welcome. And I hope I’m still in the area when the baby comes. It would be very cool to get to meet him!