Rustic Clutter Keeper

Just when you thought you'd seen the last of the primitive rag ball creations, you remembered that this is ME that you're dealing with!

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The primitive rag balls for this project came from the same Texas ranch heirloom collection as the ones I made so many stars from over the Christmas holiday season.

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These beautiful fabrics are primarily 100% cotton, with a couple of blends as well. The maker of the balls did such an excellent job of painstakingly cutting, folding, ironing and stitching the lengths- it made my job a true and uniquely joyous experience.

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When you don't cut and wind the fabric yourself (and sometimes even when you do!), it is very hard to know exactly how it is going to work up. How the yardage will translate to becoming a multidimensional object is one of the great mysteries of this craft!

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I was more conservative on the width of this one in order to ensure a substantial depth. It ended up being about 10" wide and 6" deep. AND, I still have a bit of one rag ball left! Maybe it will be used for a small bowl- maybe a few stars. Whatever the customer would like works for me...I'm just happy that I have a little bit more left to play with. *sigh*

Makeover Monday: Big Basket- check!

I tried to get here on Monday, I really did. And to me it is still Monday because I have not yet been to sleep. But enough of my excuses. Remember these rag balls?

Well, they are finally THIS:

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I love this shot of looking through one handle at the other. This is also a great group of some of my favorite fabrics from this project. Is it weird to love a handle? Hmmm...probably doubly weird to love two.

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And guess what? There is one big ball of fabric left...and I get to make stars with it for some very special people! Stay tuned for those, and for two other exciting projects that I have in the works. Happy Monday~Tuesday :)