Thursday, March 19, 2026

last project quilting prompt for this season hand held

 

for project quilting 2026 last challenge, make something that fits in your hand, I made this bowl

I used this tutorial on epp technique, used a different color for each pentagon, times 12. 

https://www.mollyandmama.com.au/tutorials-2/

I covered 12 pentagons with 12 different fabrics and hand basted.  6 covered papers for the inside of the bowl, 6 covered papers for outside of the bowl. 

inside of finished bowl
I started this, gave up years ago, the individual pieces went into a scrap bin. Then I pulled them out for this challenge, sewed the inside of the bowl, then the outside, nested them and sewed the rest together by machine. Fiddly and stiff. 
bottom of finished bowl

first I finished each side by hand sewing a whip stitch with thick perle cotton, then....
I folded each sewn pair down at the point, and hand stitched 4 french knots to hold the point down, then sewed a paper glitter flower to the point
here is the outside bits, one at a time, 





it's a great size to hold hand sewing supplies on the coffee table, sparkles and I love it. 
try the free tutorial, let me know if it was fun for you too

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13 comments:

sonja said...

i really like that little hand held bowl of fabrics. a perfect rainy day project for those of us with lots of fabric bits and bobs.

Duke said...

How pretty and it's perfect for dyed Easter eggs!

Sara said...

Such a cute little bowl. The hand stitching and flowers make it just perfect.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Cool bowl! I've never seen a fabric one before. When I was young, people often crafted them out of the illustrations on greeting cards, all attached to each other by blanket stitch in wool. If memory serves, the cardstock was usually laminated for extra solidity.

Magpie's Mumblings said...

Must be something in the air because I made that exact same bowl this week too!

Christine said...

Lovely

Gillena Cox said...

Incredibly cute, your fabric bowls
Happy Friday

Much love

DVArtist said...

OMGosh this is brilliant! So clever and beautiful.

Tigger's Mum said...

2 of those fitted together (top to top) and stuffed make a lovely squishy ball.

Cherie Moore said...

I like the way you finished the outside with the flowers of different colors. Perfect project for the last PQ challenge 😀

PaintedThread said...

Pretty cool looking! Fun project.

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

What a great solution to the challenge AND you reclaimed a UFO to finish. What a huge win!!!!

Quilter Kathy said...

Your bowl is spectacular - so pretty!