Saturday, waiting in line at the Dollar Store, I glanced up and saw something other than candy. (Yes, I also bought a bag of candy!) Here was this colorful set of 24 elastic hairbands, wrapped around a square with a lollypop stick attached. At first I thought it was a lollypop! And then I realized this was an awesome Log Cabin. I bought two of them (I have a little granddaughter I can pass these on to.)
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Inspiration from a $1.00 set of hair bands! |
I came home and pulled 6 colors from a stack of Windham fabric (5 are from
Bedrock and one is from
Artisan Cotton). These are PERFECT, right? The orange is the Artisan Cotton because I used the Bedrock orange in this little quilt from a few years ago. Click on that link and you can see some of my steps.
Now, let me show you my steps. There are 12 rounds in this off-center Log Cabin. I cut all strips at 1-1/2" wide. Yellow center of 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square. Joined my red strips next.
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Step 1 and 2 |
Now it's time for the orange:
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Strips of orange being added |
The purple round.
And my mistake! Had to rip it out, of course! Logs are added to TWO SIDES ONLY!
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Mistake! |
I'm working on 4 blocks. Here's half of the first one. I was chain piecing four at a time, btw.
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Half of the first block |
There was LOT OF PIECING going on, but I persevered. What do you think?
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Four 12" off center log cabin blocks made with Bedrock (and Artisan Cotton) |
I put them together one way, but won't sew them this way. If I had wanted that arrangement, I would have stitched rows around a bigger yellow center!
And four blocks this way:
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Four blocks turned |
Well, I satisfied my desire to recreate a simple Dollar Store hairband popsicle. What I can't believe is the beautiful way they were wrapped around that base! And all for one dollar!
Here's a pic of my pattern notes. This is how I work: idea first, sample/prototype next, finally pattern notes! Digital design never comes first (ie, Electric Quilt). It always has to be DOABLE in real fabric. In this case,
Bedrock from Windham worked like a charm! The cutting list is for ONE block, but I knew I was making four.
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Sewing first; notes next |
I used fat quarters for this. I don't have enough left to make more than maybe 2 or 3, but I'm going to try!
Bedrock is a wonderful blender without being flat. And the colors are awesome, just like a rainbow.
This is to funny. I have a packet of thee on my desk as I type. I also got these for stockings for my granddaughters. "Who would have thought.
ReplyDeleteToo funny, right? I honestly thought they were lollipops. Then when I realized what they were AND that they looked just like an off-center log cabin, I grabbed two. I shared my story and the four blocks with my quilt guild Tuesday night and they were entertained! There’s a lot of work to wrapping 24 bands around like that.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by,
Debby
I am going to check to see if my dollar store has these.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great inspiration. Your blocks look fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThey look wonderful, and that is a great way to do hairbands. I'm stunned that all that work gives them a $1 cost. My mind boggles at what the original maker got - almost nothing!
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