DETROIT — Sewing clubs occasionally offer challenges to their members, and here's one that was especially interesting.
The Needlework & Textile Guild of Michigan, which meets monthly in Birmingham, recently invited members to create something out of a bag of fabric scraps.
The contest fee was $5, and although they agreed the fabrics they received were downright ugly, about 20 brave souls took up the challenge.
In the bags were 30 different pieces, ranging in size from 5 to 12 inches, and most shapes were irregular. There were scraps of cotton, polyester knit, wool and upholstery-weight tapestry.
The rules stated that the project had to include some amount of every piece of fabric, with the possible addition of two more of one's own choosing. Trims were allowed, too.
Eileen Kapalka of Sterling Heights, Mich., won first prize for her whimsical long-legged art doll, called Lady of the Evening. Small fabric pieces were fringed to make her hair, and more fabric covered her chair.
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