Nov 18, 2008

some progress

I have made some progress on the long postponed appliance covers though I still need to join the three sections together and bind the bottom edge. I am thinking that a serged seam would work well to do that and I no longer have mine but a girlfriend does! Just the blender cover to go. I have made the pattern on both sides rather than one plain side so they would be reversible.

Some of this fabric has been around for about 11 years but I added a few bits from Theramae. The green check is leftover from my kitchen curtains. The quilty looking piece is old too and I am making a dent in the yardage by using it for the lining. Some is new yardage but I'll have a lot leftover for other things. Wish I had more of that green plaid piece--old favorite.

The food processor covers were re-sized to fit my appliance better and the picture was taken before I rounded off the corners.

This obviously is the toaster cover---the bread and jam was a dead giveaway, right? The green strip in the back is the gusset fabric.

I was using an old almost empty can of 505 temporary basting spray which I seldom ever use unless it is small project. The stuff was making sticky strings of goo on my hand. I don't remember it doing that before. After picking the adhesive, the batting fuzz and loose strings off, I ditched whatever remained and tried some Sulky that I had on my carry around sewing tray. I'll have enough to finish this job but I am not so sure that I want use 505 again if that is what it does. Reminds me a spray rubber cement----maybe it is. Not crazy about that rippled area about the bowl on the one of the left but I am not going to put more quilting on it either. What do you use or do just pin these smallish things??

Not much else going on here--errands, household duties, nothing new.

4 comments:

  1. These covers are turning out really cute! Too bad that the 505 is giving you grief. I have used it for years and have never had it turn out in sticky strings. Glad you had the Sulky to fall back on though.

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  2. I am not a big fan of spray adhesives. I will use a glue stick anytime tho. I have some green check fabric very similar to what you used in this project that I absolutely love. I know what you mean about using up a favorite fabric.

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  3. Your appliance covers are really cute! I've used 505 and it has gotten stringy on me when the can is almost empty. Good thing you have the Sulky as a back-up.

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  4. Hello there Linda, I have bookmarked this post in my bloglines and have been meaning to comment and ask you what pattern you are using for your appliance covers! They are so nice and I love the colours.

    Peggy

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