Lazies, In our post ^[1] today, Sara Lechner of The Fabric of Meditation ^[2] (great blog) shares her unique ‘Barnacle Throw’ with us. Sara, who makes her home in Austria, has been having fun with the Clover Yo-Yo Makers ^[3]. Read about how she made this textured throw, then visit her blog ^[2] for more fabulous creations.

Here’s Sara:
This was my serendipity of the day!

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I ordered the Yo-yo maker from Clover and had to immediately give it a try! You find a Clover Yo-Yo Maker tutorial ^[5] at Lazy Girl Designs . Thank you Lazy Girl!!!

So I did in no time lots of yo-yos and then I thought that I don’t have time to make a quilt or something with them… So I decided to sew them with zig-zag to a wonderful wool fabric I have. I wasn’t happy with the result because the zig-zag looked so “machiney”.

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Then I got this great idea to use the embellisher with some wool to cover the zig-zag! And -best of all- I don’t need the zig-zag any more because the embellisher bonds the 3 layers!! This machine deserves a monument somewhere!!

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I was so pleased with these barnacles and with the back of the throw where you get circles in all colors which look great too! I intend to sew a fabric border to this piece.

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Back of the Barnacle Throw. Click image to enlarge.

- Sara

A big ‘Thanks’ to Sara for sharing this unique creation with us. I would love to see Sara’s barnacle technique on a purse or other accessory. I think it would look great on a lot our Lazy Girl Designs bags ^[9] including a large tote such as the Newport Tote, or for the flap of a Sassy Bag.

Enjoy!
Joan Hawley