Shelbee on the Edge

It seems like each raggery project that I complete leads me directly to the next raggery project. After finishing the “Not That Innocent“ rag curtain, I had a some scraps left over in the pinks, reds, and purples when I got the idea to remove the red and add in some random bright colors of scraps to make a unicorn themed wall hanging. All these vibrant colors made me think of unicorn tears and suddenly the piece had a name even before I tied the first knot. I wanted to use this funky bendy branch for a very colorful rag curtain. At first I was thinking a rainbow curtain but…

I just finished a gorgeous rag curtain that was custom-made for a lovely woman named Brittany. When she saw my “In the Garden” and “Saved from the Landfill” rag curtains, she immediately asked if she could custom order one. Of course, I was thrilled to accept her order. She asked for something in pinks, purples, and reds with some black and white thrown in as accent colors. She wanted a tree branch instead of a traditional curtain rod and she wanted it to fit a doorway. She likes florals and most other prints and she is a big fan of Britney Spears. And that is all the information I needed…

This rag valance began with scraps from “Patchwork Shelbee”, this Frankendress, and this kimono improvement. First I used the scraps to make a raggy basket hanging thing that I called “Fire on the Mountain”. I love the beautiful bold fiery colors but the hanging thing annoyed me. I had an empty planter in it but wasn’t sure if I could actually plant something in it that needed watering. I imagine that could result in the fabric scraps getting all wet and icky. So the weird hanging thing hung empty and lopsided in various places around my home until I could figure out what the heck to do with it. Finally,…

This rag curtain collection was inspired by my “Ratatouille” Rag Curtain which I almost named “The Kitchen Sink.” But as I was building “Ratatouille”, the idea came to me to create a coordinating collection of curtains around the idea of using all the colors and all the leftover scraps from other raggery projects. Essentially, throwing in everything but the kitchen sink. Conveniently, upon completion of “Ratatouille”, my plastic baby pool filled with rag scraps was still abundantly filled with rag scraps. Enough rag scraps, in fact, to make whole set of matching curtains. And so I decided to name the large door sized curtain, “The Kitchen Sink.” I have been…