pond_ripple's Fabric Blog

Here's a little sneak peek of the baby quilt I've been working on for a friend of mine. It uses four of my fabric swatches: Dragon Quilt , Snakes in Top-Hats , Taco II , and Dragon Z's . The orange stripe came from the lining of an old bag. I tried to give the quilt a more organic feel by not doing perfect squares that match up in strait lines.

I really am going to stop making rice socks now that I've got a brand new one for myself. I usually get my swatches on quilting weight, but I got my Jinxed Rust Lion on the organic cotton knit. The organic cotton knit is wonderfully soft, but it shrinks vertically more than it shrinks horizontally after washing. After I filled the sock I made up with rice I realized it stretches even more horizontally, which is perfectly fine for a rice sock to do. I just think it's funny. This Elvis rice sock is one that I made by hand several years ago that is being displaced my my new sock.