Why is it that quilters can't throw away any size or shape of scrap?...
These little tree brooches are all made from the scraps I accumulated when making  this years "Xmas Rain" quilt. Instead of stashing even more scraps I got stuck into making my little forest of trees. No tree is alike ...Maro

Oops !....added the 2012 brooches to our website gallery and forgot about this one !! Seems this little fella always comes last. It was the last brooch I made before the xmas bazaar. The wooden button is from Australia. The other materials include felted wool and hand dyed cotton batting ...all done by me !... A really messy job but always a surprise. I am also conscious this year about using nickel free clasps on everything, as a friend gets the itches from anything with nickel ...of course no glues are used what so ever...maro

This is a great way to use up some scrap strips . I  chose a variety of strips making sure that the basic colours were represented . I  carefully matched  the fabrics choosing the ones that I liked  and sewed them together to make the coloured interior .  The first three  were done but  I was left with 40  rejected strips  cut to size and ready to go.  After some thought the decision was made. I would use the rejects and make another two pencil rolls. 
 
Needless to say they are now my favourite ones!



Pattern from   "LAST MINUTE PATCHWORK + QUILTED GIFTS" Joelle Hoverson

Honestly I can hardly tell the difference between the carefully chosen ones and the rest can you ?


Nonie