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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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18 comments:

  1. 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.

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

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

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  4. 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.

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

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  6. Incredibly cute, your fabric bowls
    Happy Friday

    Much love

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  7. OMGosh this is brilliant! So clever and beautiful.

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  8. 2 of those fitted together (top to top) and stuffed make a lovely squishy ball.

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

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

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  11. Your bowl is spectacular - so pretty!

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  12. What creative work you do! I'm here at the kindergarten level and you are in graduate school! Love the name Archie...definitely suits him to a tee.

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  13. That's a cute little "catch all". Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell

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  14. Such a lovely little bowl! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
    https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2026/03/25/wednesday-wait-loss-477

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  15. That's so cute, LeeAnna! I love the embroidered flowers on each side. It will be a pretty addition to any table around the house!

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  16. These little bowls are adorable, LeeAnna. Great interpretation of the prompt. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great week.

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