Opening YOUR Fabric Scraps
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You said on this channel (unless I misheard) PO box open to end Dec25. On your main channel you said end Dec24 which I am assuming was correct. Could you confirm? I would be sending from UK so not sure how long it would take.
Oh boy, that was really silly of me 🙈🙈 Geez, thanks for pointing that out. You're right, it's 2024, so only two-ish months. I will try to figure out a way to make a note of that!!!
There is a Canada post strike maybe wait another month if you mean Dec 2024?
Shannon, I am a retired High School sewing teacher. My first year students all made flannel pajama pants. Over the years of teaching, I saved many of their scraps and then made a scrappy quilt out of them after retiring. Sew much fun and good memories of my students.
That's so cool!!
That sounds so awesome, did u had this in mind all these years?
that's fun. I flunked high school sewing. They wouldn't even let me wear my skirt in the fashion show at years end 😭
@@jcstarshine6075my high school didn’t offer sewing. But I took a decorative crafts class. Lots of hot glue involved. 😂 My junior high home economics class gave me a mediocre grade. But an expert at something was once a beginner, right? I now teach sewing to adults and i love it. It’s fun to see what everyone creates. I have had to let go of my perfectionist and critical tendencies and let things go. As sewing is meant to be fun and enjoyable. Besides, practice makes perfect. I hope you have since, picked up sewing again. It really is a great skill to have and can be pretty enjoyable.❤
Shannon, what fun watching you open these packages! Loved seeing all of the material and other contents!
My maternal grandmother was a custom tailor, it is how she made her living for her entire life. Since there were no granddaughters and my grandmother was going blind, I was all she had to work with and to whom she would attempt to pass on a lifetime of sewing knowledge, skills, and philosophy. I sat by her side nearly every day from the time I was just five years old, until I was seven. In those two years she became the source of most of who I am today. She had also taught my mother what she could, but my mother did not have my grandmother's passion for the trade. Still, my mother spent two days a week working with a few other women constructing quilts for children. One day when I was home visiting, my mother was anxious to show me a quilt that she had brought home to finish. She brought out the quilt and with a huge smile asked what I honestly thought about the quilt. I looked at the quilt and was horrified. "Honestly, really?", I asked? "Yes, honestly", she replied. The quilt was made of the most insane variety of fabrics. There were flannels, corduroys, brocades, jersey, nubby upholstery fabic, wool gabardine, coarse tweeds, cotton, linnen, and even a bit of Naugahyde, all in some of the most awful colors. I looked at her mournfully and said, "Mom, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but this has to be the ugliest assortment of fabrics that I have ever seen". She looked at me with the funniest grin and said, "Don't be silly, the quilts that we create are for blind children and they can not see the ugly colors. They are delighted with the great variety of texture and each child seems to eventually find his or her favorite square and feels for that square every time they touch the quilt".
That is so awesome ❤
What a lovely memory❤️
Great idea!!❤
That is a beautiful story!!!!!
Beauty is in the eye (or fingers) of the (be)holder
When I was growing up my mother always had something in her purse with which she could keep me occupied, especially when we were in church. Bits of paper--which she would quickly fold and turn into a string of people, Christmas trees, or snowflakes. Circles of cloth--with threaded needle, which we would turn into yo-yos. That is my first memory of learning to hand sew anything. Later we would put the yoyos together and turn them into pillow tops or all sorts of things. Even later, as I grew, I would learn how to sew them onto other fabric, decorate them with buttons in the middle, making beautiful bouquets of applique. Even today, when I'm ready to "dress my bed" in a fancy way, I pull out the "yoyo" pillowcases. What memories!
That's so fun!
To the person who sent a little piece of Aida with a cross stitched cute hedgdog (29min approx): this idea is fantastic. I have ton of aida and embrodery floss and you just sent my brain on fire. YOUR IDEA IS FANTASTIC THANK YOU
Thanks, I believe it was from a cross-stitch kit, I only do tiny cross stitch as anything bigger is overwhelming. It was fun to see it again.
OMG this comment *actually found* the person it was directed at... you don't know how happy that makes me. My day is already off to an excellent start!!
@@nataliebrown4690 I'm late to answer because life get through me in the way XD Ah well it's a good idea to do little cross stitching project... Mine should take years and I reconsider my life choice XD And I didn't though about using aida / cross stitch to do crazy quilt. Now I wonder what would be the result to mix crazy quilt on a Aida fabric and cross stitching.
😭😭😭 37:23 🥰my first parcel I had done up to send to Shannon had been rejected by Australia Post and Canadian Postal services as the computer would not accept PO BOX address that Shannon had issued last year due to some Canadian restrictions.
I had became so stressed out and upset in the post office at the time, I had to pull the package apart in the Post Office and had to make sure that the envelope stayed flat. I had so many pieces in my original package that I really wanted to send.
The envelope was a standard one from the post office that they gave me along with this envelope measuring tool too test out the envelope as it had to pass through a set size slot. Anything bigger and I had to fill out a deceleration of content form for customs.
I was so upset that by the time I wrote out the address on the woefully envelope, I had not even noticed my mistake, I was just happy that I was able to finally send something that was from the very project I was working on at the time.
The fabric with the bright reds waves was from the Japanese Jelly Roll that I had bought on a whim so I could use the strips in a bag I made out of an old pair of jeans that I was making for the craft show. I still have the back pocket that was part of my original parcel along with all the items I was not allowed to send. (Still got them all sat on my work table in the original packaging)
The cream fabric with the roses on was from fabric that I had found at a closing down factory that use to make be-spoke bedding, there should have been a large rose with it as well🤔
I had so much of the fabric, but non of it was long enough to make a bed sheet with it, so I turned the fabric into 3 medium sized shopping bags that had a special lining to keep the shopping cool.
I had to rewind the video so I could pause it just to confirm it from the short cover note I had added which could just be made out🤣😂yep my writing and name could be seen in that 3 seconds it was visible.
So that’s the story of how I ended up writing down the address wrong on the envelope🤷🏽♀️it was not how I was expecting to see my contribution to the project to be seen, but very pleased that it did arrive even if it had one piece missing😿.
A letter wall with scattered stamps to remind you the support is worldwide ,when you need it.
There’s a company (or several) making envelopes like the one at minute 24 out of old, outdated maps. Instead of throwing them away, they get re-used this way.
that's actually really cool!!
My grandmother made crazy quilts from the indestructible ever popular 60s and 70s polyester. Those quilts are extremely heavy and look as good as the day she made them. 😂
Hey Shannon, loved this video. Such a wonderful collection of fabrics. A suggestion for all the extra tiny scraps is to use them to make self-covered buttons to add as accent pieces on your projects. That way no fabric scrap goes to waste.
Warmest wishes from Australia. 🇦🇺
Great idea! Definitely will do!
@@shannonmakessomethingelse that would be so nice to see! If u use something like a piece of scrap plastic/cardboard, something fluffy on top, like packing material(or probably quilting material scrabs), and then sew a bead or a tiny button tightly right in the center they make the most perfect little cushion buttons imo. (There is probably a better word for them, but I hope u get what I mean😅)
If you ever want to create a playlist, 'Sewing With Hobbits' or 'Crafting With Hobbits' or 'There and Back Again With Shannon', I am so there for that!
I 100% second this idea!
Aww, that'd be a great name for a compilation video!! I'm totally doing it, and when you see it come out, take pleasure in knowing it was inspired by you!
Pakederm here / eastern Ontario ! The velvet / heavier stuff were from fabric sample book. A local Drapere. Glad you loved it ! ❤😂❤ r
I’m also in Eastern Ontario! An hour south of Ottawa! Waving at you!
@ cool. I’m between north gower and Prescott
YES oh YES PLEASE to the community fabric swap! I also enjoy getting fabric in the mail! A friend of mine gave me 14, YES 14 boxes of fabric because she had to move, so I would be happy to share. I did not know about your request for fabric last time, I will try to send some for this next round. I hit the notification bell so I don't miss any videos.
Wow, that's a lot of fabric!! 😳 I'm doing a test run with my Patrons this year, to iron out the kinks in a smaller format 🎉🧵🪡
Hi, have you heard of "project Linus"? They make quilts for children in the hospital or foster care. You can donate fabric, quilt tops, or finished small quilts.
Was I ever shocked to see my contribution was the first one you opened. I love your videos and admire your hard work. Thanks so much .
I didn't contribute anything but I do feel so honoured to be part of this community. Really affirming my hope in humanity in these dark times.
Yes l agree
When I retired from nursing’ I saved all my scrub uniforms and made a quilt from them. I still have lots of that fabric. I should dig some out and send them along. They are 100% cotton and good quilt weight. My tops were in good condition but the pants were mostly thinner from more frequent use. I went to Goodwill and found 3X to 5X pants for $5 apiece. There is a lot of fabric in 5X scrub pants.😂😂😂
That's so cool!
30:31 I’m with you on loving the bits of clothing! I found what I thought was a tiny scrap of gorgeous black and blue suiting lapel (?), and when I undid it, there was enough to use in three tiny projects I keep in my sewing box. Now I get to see that gorgeous fabric every time I sew something.
OMgosh, I love your attitude. I am an old lady who has sewn since I was 7, when My grandma Katie handed me a sampler to embroider, I tried for 6 years and finally tore out the date that I had started it and finished it with the date finished. I was 13. THEN I started sewing, the stuff all girls back then learned to sew, First the obligatory apron, then I went home and made 4 of them out of scrap fabric from old curtains. next was table mats, which I remade at home out of the excess fabric the t eacher demanded. and finally a Dress, for graduation from 9th grade into the high school. Every girl was to make their dress, and the teacher demanded that I buy a size 16 because I was "HUGE in the bust," as she so nicely pointed out. I weighed 115 pounds and was 5 foot 2 inches tall, my mom showed her the size 16 pattern to prove we bought what she demanded and then returned it and got a size 11, I made two of the dresses. when the first one was almost done the teacher took it home to "examine it" because it looked too small for me, and burned a hole in the arm pit area onthe capped sleeve with her cigarette. My mom taught me how to make a gussett and the t eacher had to give me an A, and on graduation day she was angry at me for wearing a second dress, she snarled that I hadn't had enough time to make two dresses and my mom must have made it. My mom walked up in a thrid version we had made together, and said, "I don't inspect each step for a week, I check it and we go on to finish what we started." I sang inthe chorus at graduation in the pretty peach colored full skirted dress with the capped sleeves and square boat neckline. sadly I out grew it by the next year and didn't get to wear it in high school, but i kep the dress for a very loing time to remind me that even though someone is against you all the way , you can stick to it and win and smile sweetly at their confusion. I am 77 now, and make quilts constantlyl.
So excited to see my package get opened. (The hedgehog from Australia). I was worried that it hadn't made it all the way from Australia, sorry for the water-damage, but it seems like the plastic bag did its job!
Oh wow! So glad it made it! And in really good shape, all things considere!
Soooo happy to see all of these fabrics but extra delighted to see and hear you placing the queer pride fabric front and center!
Only one inch small hexagons? Wow, that sure will take ages, but I'm sure it's going to look amazing, good luck with that!
And I also really loved the message with the pride flags, very important, very good. ❤
Shannon! About Cardinals: My father, born in 1926, attended high school in Santa Barbara California. He was asked to designate a bird as part of the school's representations. He chose a cardinal. Cardinals have always reminded me of my father, a veteran of WWII, he was a radio operator on Guam and a Merchant Marine, saw the emperor of Japan during the war from a window of a hotel he was staying at. After that he was a river boat pilot in Alaska for fifteen years where he met my mom. He proposed to her in the wheelhouse of the river boat they worked on. Yeah, Cardinals hold a special place in my heart.
Just instantly visualised Canalle wearing a patchwork coat featuring that green tweedy scrap as a main feature. Not certain she would appreciate a coat of many colours though lol
LOL she'd be adorable, but I agree that she might not appreciate it to the fullest extent 🤣
I really like how you read people's letters to us. It adds so much more to the history of the fabric. Feel free to read that whole letter if it's in French and then translate it the way you did. I'm Canadian and my French is highschool basic at best, but I have always loved the language and loved to hear you reading it. The scraps are incredible!
Glad my silks and buttons made this video!! I look forward to seeing how they’re used. ❤️❤️
Oh yay! So glad you were able to see me open them!!
You won’t need to go to a fabric store for a long while!! How sweet people are! Generous too❤😂
I know! I'm so grateful! 😁
Shannon I use to belong to a group of ladies and one man who swapped quilt blocks and fat quarters. It was so fun and I couldn't tell you how many quilt top quantities I have at this point!
Man oh man! Can you imagine if you could see the love vibrations reverberating from the envelopes?
The yo-yo’s are connected like your paper piecing. I am making curtains out of mine.It’s a project that I take on camping trips.
ahhh ok, thank you!
It was so fun seeing all the different fabrics and such sent from all over the world. Such a cozy feeling knowing there are makers near (another from the Redwoods, Hi neighbor!) and far (NZ and Aus!) stitching away. 🌻🍄
I usually watch your house renovations. It was fun to see you more relaxed and really enjoying being in your element - fabric! I enjoyed this. I will have to see if I have any fabric to send. By the way, I love the "Dog is my copilot" sticker!
Thank you! And yes, those patches (they're embroidered patches, not stickers) are one of my favorite creations!
Shannon, I could watch you open envelopes full of fabric scraps all day long!! I don’t even care what you do with them! This video was worth the wait! I think this was the perfect way to showcase everyone’s lovely scraps! I couldn’t choose a favorite fabric, there were so many wonderful pieces. I wish this call had come when I still had my stash!! I had to drastically downsize and moved into a much smaller place. I used to have the whole lower level of my house as my sewing room, craft space, wood craft shop, paint booth. I miss it all so much, but life goes on and constantly changes. Now I watch you to get my sewing, crafting and other adventure fix!
This channel is quickly becoming one of my very favorites. Thanks for sharing so many parts of your life. Appreciate it very much.
I'm still pretty still new so I was unaware of the fabric scraps. Absolutely, 100 percent amazed at what people sent you. Some of the cards can be framed. The embroidery piece! The man-made envelopes! Thank you so much for sharing this. I shed a tear 😢 People opening their hearts to you.. beautiful.
Those tartans would make a gorgeous crazy quilt christmas stocking❤
I, too, am from Minnesota, and I was quite heartened by the envelope from Australia (the only other country I can claim I have lived in, if living in my parent's temporary home for two months counts) that was addressed to "Minnesota, Canada." Our recent political "upheaval" has made me wish this were true!
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It only said “MN”, so how was an Australian to know that their letter to a Canadian was meant to be sent to Minnesota?
The cochineal color is made from cactus beetles in Mexico. That’s really cool
That's interest. In Brasil we call those "yo-yos" Fuxico (this means something like gossip, but not in a bad way). We use it in crafting, quilts, drapes and such. So easy to do it mindless while you talk with your friends, or as we say, fuxicando.
Wow. Haven’t seen yo yo’s in years
They can really make some beautiful quilts. Table runners . Vest even !!
Have fun learning that old times craft
Fun video Shannon . Kiss the pup for me
Karen from Florida Living in Colorado !!💕🏔
I am so amazed at the generosity of people in the western world. Are they like that in Europe I wonder? Bless you , I so delighted in the beautiful scraps. This morn is quit painful and I do appreciate looking into your world. I say go girl! Laurie
Greetings from Europe :)
Somewhere in that huge pile of mail is my little envelope. Or at leats I hope so...
Can't be sure the post delivered it in time.
You not only got fabric you got some nice notes and cards. that is so great. God bless.
Oh joy, when things are so much more than the sum of their parts! And the sum of their parts hold such possibility and potential!! X
So much fun; totally old school YT at its best, a sharing community. Thanks for the video, have an awesome weekend.
If you ever travel to LA, there's a thrift store in Pasadena that only sells craft supplies. Its fantastic. They sell some fabrics and yarn by weight and have a whole bin of scraps for free. I got 6 skeins of yarn for $4.
"Remainders" is the best!!!!!!
So fun to watch you unpack all of the lovingly chosen scraps and handwritten notes! Heartwarming!
As a mother of three children. My oldest is gay, my middle is trans, and youngest is asexual. Your comment on the piece of fabric was greatly appreciated. The current political climate here has me in a constant state of worry.
Yea, even though I filmed that all back in summer, it was wild how apt it still was (arguable even more so now than then), and was thrilled to be able to keep it in the video! I have friends in the States who are either directly scared for their lives and well-being, or that of their children, so.... my heart goes out to your family and I hope everyone can stay safe
Thank you. As a parent you never stop worrying, but this goes so beyond what you expect to worry about.
I don't know of anyone who minds their own business and doesn't dramatically flaunt their lifestyle and try to shove their politics down everyone elses throats has anything to fear. If everyone else just keeps their private business private, Noone would care what you do. @shannonmakessomethingelse
Yes! We were just blessed with getting my nonbinary teen’s name changed legally and it warms my heart to hear your support!
I could watch this content for hours, the mixture of fabric and stories and kindness is just beautiful xx
Wow, thank you!
I absolutely agree about clothing scraps, especially denim, which can be patched together with awesome effect.
Shannon, I made a quilt for my sister and a vest for my 93 yo mom. Who would have thought? People were so kind, giving me their scrap fabrics and stuff to cut up. If I hadn’t seen the process video, wouldn’t have discovered the love of EPP quilting. Thank you, keep crafting and sharing ❤
Wow - it's overwhelming but some great projects are gonna happen. So of COURSE the Nova Scotia house must have a craft room! :D I too am a huge hobbit fan. I began reading the books in the late sixties and have read the Hobbit and LOTR many times since. Can you believe it's been 20 years since the LOTR movies came out? Awesome. They did wonderful things with fabric for them.
This is such a sweet video! Everyone's generosity is so heart warming. I know their pieces are in good hands too - I can't wait to see what you do with them all!
You are lucky all 10,000 of you subscribers didn't send some. But I bet it was heartening to see how many did.
You're missing a zero in there, but either way, your points are still very valid!!
Glad you enjoyed my kitties and embroidered samples, I'm a huge fan of textures!
Thank you for keeping me company while doing boring tasks. You made my time much more interesting. 😊
You're very welcome!!
Hi, Shannon. Two of your videos in one day… what a treat… thank you❤️
So much fabric… WOW! What fun you’re going to have with all that fabric. I look forward to seeing what you create.
After watching this, I watched the crazy quilt one. There you hung your scissors on the side of the airline seat.... It reminded me of this hack. I have done a bit of sewing as I travel, and keeping track of the scissors was a pain. I took a yard or so of grosgrain ribbon, and threaded the handles through it. I also ran it through a spool of the thread I was using. Then tied it, and hung it around my neck. Success Love your energy.
That room divider is going to be awesome!! ❤
awwww, I am glad you found a way to publish this (=creating the second channel), it was such a delight to follow.
Now I am itching to dive into my limited but definitely scrappy fabric stash and find something for you. Maybe even some of my babywearing wraps scraps... Only thing I fear are the questionable shipping times from Prague to the US. Sometimes it takes a week, sometimes three months.
Oh, so fun!! Also, maybe you could send it to me in Germany this December instead?? (provided it's a very small amount, since I'll be even more limited in travel weight)
@@shannonmakessomethingelse oh, that would be much nore convenient (and more reliable on the post service side I believe). If you're willing to accept it that way, I'd be grateful for the address and a timeframe for that!
@@CraftsyPenguin can you reach out to me either via email or Instagram, and I can give you more details?
This was SO fun! It was an absolute delight to see you so happy opening each package and honestly it was so cool to see the incredible variety of fabrics, textures and notions that everyone sent. Amazing! ❤
I had a blast opening everything!
The dark green with black plaid is indeed felted. Felted wool can be cut into applique patterns. You don't need to finish the edge buy folding a seam allowance under, because felted wool won't ravel. It also plays well in crazy quilts. The wool is easy to embroider a fancy stiched edge. It is "thick" but needles effortlessly. See Sue Spargo for inspiration!!
Dear Shannon! My package was not in the pile you opend on Camera. But I could see the crochet star I made for you in the background of the video. That is good enough for me!!
I love the epp project and I even started one myself.
Stay who you are with your creative energy.
xxx Helene from the Netherlands
Oh wow! I am so impressed you could see that! Yes, I had opened a few packages off-camera before I decided to start filming (me not having a second channel at that point in time, and not thinking I would ever put the full footage on TH-cam), so I guess yours was one of those and I’m sorry you didn’t get to see me open the full package, but at least you got to see your star has made it into a permanent part of my sewing room decor!
Penelope in Montana here...I am a huge fan of yo-yos!! The quilts made from yo-yos are just gorgeous and a perfect take along project to work on on your trips. I have used them for loads of projects, such as pillow covers, quilts and embellishments on clothes, aprons and possibilities are endless. Also please look up Kawandi quilts and lap blankets. Perfect for fabric scraps and perfect for take along work. Love your channel. Btw, I have over 5000 buttons. Keep yours in Mason jars on a shelf.
This was so much fun! Loved seeing all the different fabrics and notions and omg, that handknit lace!! I think that really thick upholstery fabric could make for a perfect toiletry bag or be part of a bigger bag. Would give it great structure and it's so lovely and tactile-looking as well!
I don't know if you watch my main channel, but I've been including all these fabrics in my ongoing English Paper Piecing project specifically because I really enjoy the juxtaposition and variety of all these different weights and textures of fabric in one piece. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend the Hexie Quilting video!
I loved seeing all the wonderful fabrics and notions and stickers from viewers! So fun. I’ll have to see what fun bits I can send you too. I hope you have many years ahead enjoying your crafting. I’ve spent a lifetime at it, and loved it all.
I stopped sewing much on my last move. I’m slowing down and my sewing machine needs some maintenance, but the urge to sew again is back. Guess I’ll see where it takes me this time!
A fabric swap would be great fun!
Yes, so so much fun! I'm doing a test run with my Patrons this year, to iron out the kinks in a smaller format 🎉🧵🪡
@ a great plan of action! 😄
Oh! That corgi bottle opener is the best.😮😮😮😊
Hey, Shannon - I just wanted to say that in this video and the more recent ones on your main channel, I have loved hearing your spontaneous laugh! Not that your regular vids aren't friendly or funny, they definitely are, I guess I just enjoy the genuineness that comes with speaking to camera. The little "dooing!~" at the end got me good!
hehehe yea... I umm... I have many different laughs and many of them are FAR too abrupt and loud to put on camera, I'd be blowing ppl's ears out, but the smaller ones are definitely suitable for inclusion now and then 🤣
That Paisley velvet was the most hobbity fabric ever! I think a fabric swap would be very fun.
I think so too! Doing a test run this year with my Patrons, we're doing a cozy winter stash-swap, and been a blast so far!
Years ago I learned how a quilter preshrunk her fabrics. Have tried it on small pieces like you are using. Use a steam iron and lightly hold over the fabric and then press or dampen them and press with hottest temperature that is suitable. Works 1:07 for the times you don’t have access to washing machine such as when you are on the road. Love your sewing and quilting projects but also the misadventures with the house. Stay safe and well and have a great Christmas.
This does indeed work well, it’s how I shrink all my wool! However I basically always have access to a washing machine on the road (albeit sometimes it’s a laundromat)… it’s an iron that’s often questionable!! 🤣
I came across someone that made ‘jojo’s’ from scraps around bottle caps and then made them into pan coasters - all for charity. I bought a stack of them for myself and as Christmas presents. According to her you can even machine wash them, something I haven’t tried yet.
OMG! I see my envelope right on top of the pile of mail! 💜
Ahhh, that's so cool!! Thank you so much 💜💙💚
The yo-yos are traditionally called Suffolk puffs. When sewn together they are used for table runners, quilts, and cushion covers. When strung together (trough the centre) they ca be used to make clowns and other toys.
Thank you!
It was fun watching you open your packages of fabric. If you wash those, you may end up with a big, tangled up mess. You may want to zigzag the cut edges first, but that idea seems rather daunting. Maybe using Fray-Check before washing would help.
❤. I love projects that use up even small scraps. Someday I will tackle a crazy quilt. It would be so fun to get scraps from a lot of different people!
One of the things I enjoy about picking up thrifted fabric is having interesting pieces to use that I might have never given a second look as new yardage.
I would so so much love a fabric swap. Great idea 😊
I'm doing a test run with my Patrons this year, to iron out the kinks in a smaller format 🎉🧵🪡
As a scrap project lover I'm feeling *inspired* to start a new quilt!
Wow! What a collection! Im currently destashing (Swedish Death Cleaning) and the local thrift shop has won lots of lengths of yardage that ive had plans for, for years, but realistically I wont get around to. Sad to see old friends move on but also liberating. I still have a king bed quilt to finish and a baby crawl rug for youngest grandchild. I'll watch with interest, how you apply your considerable creative talent. 🤗
I love getting seams, labels, buttonholes etc. I regularly receive bags of off-cuts from my dear friend who is a seamstress/tailor in Prince George, B.C. Love your channels!
Loved watching you open all the fabrics and I didn’t find you until after you put the call out for fabric. I find it really interesting hearing what each individual has to say about their package.
Thank you so much! I also found it so interesting!
I used to have a fab fabric stash. Seeing all of these gorgeous and fun scraps is making me miss my old quilting days. So awesome to see all of this treasure!!!
Lol I love your little dog, beside all ur gifts, he’s adorable
Yo-yos are made from scraps of fabric that have been collected over the lifetime of a quilter. They usually are sewn together and then laid over a solid white bedspread, at least that’s how I’ve always seen them done. I saw a gorgeous quilt made out of Yo-yos at my state fair this year, she had used the grandmothers flower garden pattern as the base idea and made it out of colors that reminded the quilter of the gardens of the palace of Versailles. I wish I could post a photo of it here in the comments because it was so pretty! Those big pieces she said would have ended up in a landfill look like their all interior design samples, I studied at a school that had an interior design program and even though that wasn’t my program I weaseled my way into the sample room which was filled with donated samples from design firms and would just spend time looking at the books and stacks of fabrics admiring them all and dreaming of what I’d do if I had infinite money to redecorate my bedroom, lol.
I am so excited that you’ve opened up a PO Box again so I am gonna have to see what fabric scraps I can send your way. I’ve already got a few in mind and so I am gonna have to get cracking so I can get them into the mail so they have plenty of time get to you for this round.
I'd better get mine sent soon, before Canada Post goes on strike! I love seeing all these scraps and hearing the stories along with them.
Oh crap, they just went on strike today
This was fun! I didn't send fabric, but I saw you open up some fabric and read a letter from a friend of mine here in northern California. I didn't know we both watched your channel. Of course I messaged her right away. 😊❤
HI Shannon, i am an avid crafter and i tried my hand in many many things. I collect stamps and with their surplus(the duplicates) i make really cute Christmas cards. With so many packages coming your way maybe you could save the stamps? just cutting a centimetre around them preserves them for either collecting or making something else. They are just so beautiful and it would be a shame if they end up in the bin :)
So many amazing scraps! Some of them seem so luscious and richly textured! I can’t wait to see what you make from them!
And so many amazing stories and emotional investment in some of these pieces. People can be so generous.❤
I’m gonna try and sort a bundle to send too. I just hope they make it from the uk in time!
You mentioned that you like to use the stitching in the seam for example because it has good visual and textural interest. Have you ever thought of doing visible mending? It uses a lot of the embroidery stitches that you have already been using on crazy quilt projects, but mainly covers worn, torn, stained, and faded areas on favorite pieces of clothing and household goods. It is also relates to the Asian arts of sashiko and boro, used to make clothing from layers of cloth with hand stitching to make a warmer garment or blanket. Kantha from India is also in this vein, layering old saris to make a warm blanket, set together with stitching. A whole world of possibilities! -Sally from MO-USA
Love to hear someone else say, boy howdee!". My thoughts exactly.
So much eye candy! What fun!
I loved that you shared the notes and letters with us. The kindness shown by the viewers gives me hope. An idea to incorporate the notes into your crazy quilts is to transfer some of the notes to material using heat transfer paper. Thank you for creating these videos for our enjoyment.
Yes, so many kind people! 💖
Waving hi from south central British Columbia! Just rediscovered your channel. I LOVE that you do so much upcycling....totally my jam too. In case nobody else has mentioned this, just wanted to clarify a couple of things for you from this video. 1. The flamingo fabric is Tula Pink. I'm sure if you look online, even in Canada, you could buy yourself as much as you wanted to make a garment for yourself. I've made several garments from her fabric. 2. The Yo-yo's are an old technique, which needs to come back, of using tiny scraps of fabric to create those little pouffy rounds. Just like hexies, they are stitched together by hand. Back in the 30's, when fabric was short and people just didn't have the money to splurge on fabrics, people would cut up used clothing (just like for crazy quilts). Flour and sugar came in fabric sacks back then, so those companies took advantage of the fabric shortage for quilters and created prints on those sacks. I am extremely luck to have a quilt top that my mother-in-law gave me. I was made with those sugar & flower sacks by HER mom when she found out she was pregnant with my hubby's mom. I have pictures if you would like to see. It's my most treasured thing I own from my mother-in-law. I will try to send you some scraps.....once Canada Post ends it's pre-Christmas strike action.
Thanks for the info! I will admit that that flamingo fabric is the only one that I looked up and purchased more of, because I absolutely must make myself a bag out of it!!
@@shannonmakessomethingelse I love most of her fabrics. I love that, pretty much any year's collection, coordinates with all the others. Looking forward to your scrap fabric journey(s).
Lovely, sending you the love, the lovely green plaid would make a Baker Boy Cap ❤ love your channel, thank you.
You could make an eye spy with a lot of these fabrics ❤
Oh my gosh! The kimono silk looks so lovely against your purple wall. You should just put it in a frame or two and hang it!
A community fabric swap would be sew much fun!
I def want in on that!
I totally agree! I'm doing a test run with my Patrons this year, to iron out the kinks in a smaller format 🎉🧵🪡
Introduced my sister to English Paper Piecing recently because of your video! We're learning as we go and trying out different techniques (like she's using glue she saw recomended to attach the fabric to the hexagon paper pattern pieces, its supposed to be easy to get the glue to separate and wash off, and I want to try using the sewing machine to attach the hexagons to each other) its an awesome project to take with me in the car :) Love all the fabric and notions you've been sent and can't wait to see what you make of it all!
Excellent, you'll both enjoy (I hope) my 2nd EPP video that's coming out Dec 2!
Yes to the swap. Hehe 10 cents for the rick rack..lol Love watching your video's have been watching older ones. I am a quilter and bag maker, would like to venture into garment sewing.
I'm doing a test run with my Patrons this year, to iron out the kinks in a smaller format 🎉🧵🪡 Clothes-making is far more finicky, but also very rewarding!
what a fun video and how generous so many people have been indeed, even with the smallest pieces they took the time and energy to send to you.
BTW, love the idea of fabric swap thing you mentioned. interested to see how that will evolve.
Yes, the generosity was off the charts! I'm doing a test run with my Patrons this year, to iron out the kinks in a smaller format 🎉🧵🪡
Yes, I pay attention even when doing other things and listening. I heard that! Rooster!!! 😂❤😂
Yep. Surprised there are not more comments. Setback of being bilingual, i guess. 😅
Love the opening, fun to see what peeps sent you. Can’t wait to see your projects!❤❤❤
Loooved this video! I could watch you open fabric packages for hours ❤
thank you!!
Hi Shannon! I didn't expect to see my fabrics in the video since I had the pleasure of delivering them in person. Thanks for including the picture. It was so fun to see all of the variety!
Oh, that's so fun... very glad you got a little glimpse of them in there, and thanks for coming out to see me!! 😍
Women used to make scrapbooks with fabric swatches of clothing they made or pieces from friends and family with notes how the fabric was used.