Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Playing Around


A friend at work brought a quilted "something" a relative had made to show me and I was intrigued!  Can you guess what it is?


Yes!  It is a casserole carrier!   How does it work, you ask?   First, you put the casserole in the center of the carrier, underneath the diagonal strap.


Next, you thread the strap through the two D-rings, forming a loop.


Then, you pull on the loop part of the strap....   et voila!


You have your casserole ready to carry... and with only one hand!   Cool!    When my daughter saw it, her eyes got big and I could almost see the light bulb go on over her head.... so I offered to make her one.  (She attends a lot of covered dish dinners since her husband is a minister at two small churches.)

Committed to using only stash, I rummaged around and selected two fabrics.   I pulled batting scraps from the bin and pieced enough to make two layers of batting in the sandwich.


I decided to do a bit more quilting than the original because it used poly batting.


I'm making the casserole carrier a big differently than the original and I need to pick up some D-rings to be able to finish it up.   I'll report back on my success (or lack thereof) when I'm finished.




12 comments:

  1. I'll be interested to see what you do differently. I was intrigued by one of these I saw at a fabric store, but was in a hurry and didn't get the details.

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  2. I don't think I'd have figured out how to make the casserole holder work. It's ingenius! Can't wait to see how you make yours. :o)

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  3. What a clever construction. I look forward to seeing the changes you've made.

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  4. This does look like a great idea. I'll be waiting to see your finished version.

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  5. Now that is clever! Waiting to see your finish.....

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  6. Great idea, good fabric choices too. Looking forward to the finished product. And just why aren't there any D rings in your stash??????????

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  7. What a clever idea, be sure to post you finished project. Would make a cute gift, with instructions, of course.

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  8. Handy! What an ingenious design. Yep, I'm thinking all of my aunts need one for Christmas.

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  9. I definitely want to make some of these. I think they would also be useful to keep a casserole warm for a big meal like Thanksgiving while you're preparing other dishes.
    Lillian

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  10. I was way off the mark. Thought is was a baby parachute.

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  11. I've never seen one like this. I'm going to have to try it too. Hugs

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