tähtikuviota lahjatilkuista.

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Vaalea jäännöspalakasani elävöityi pari päivää sitten, kun sain tilkkututultani Tilkku & Tilkku –bloginpitäjältä hänelle tarpeettomaksi käyneitä kankaita.

Tähtikuvioiden keskineliöitä tuloillaan:


Nämä palat on ihan silitettykin jo, eli ne näyttävät melko siisteiltä.

Näistä taas kiirehdin ottamaan kuvan, vaikka saumat ovat kovin pyöreät vielä.


Isommissa paloissa on useita saatuja kankaita, pienimmän väkersin omista pikkupaloistani. Tilkku & Tilkku –blogiin lämpimät kiitokset hauskoista jäännöspaloista!

Laittelen ompelemiani paloja esille design-seinälle -lattialle.


Kuvassa näkyvät myös Tyttären pallosortsit, jotka olivat edellisessä elämässään hame. Hän teetti minulla välityönä hameen muodonmuutoksen. On varmaan hyvä, että välillä saan jotain valmistakin aikaiseksi. Väkerrän tähti- ja neliökuvioista työtäni ja tuntuu, ettei mitään valmistu!

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Tilkku & Tilkku said…
Kaunista tilkkupintaa olet saanut taas aikaan. Hyvinhän sinne uppoavat jämäpalatkin.
February 25, 2013 at 9:10 AM
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