When I first read through Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bowls I was a little intimidated by the unusual materials and the need to do satin stitching which I’d never done on my machine. So I put the book away for a while. What a mistake! It turns out that the fabric bowls really are fast and easy to make, and as for fun, well I think I’m addicted to them. Here are the first three I made:

This is the first one I made. It’s the square pattern. I love the colors. It really goes with my dining room.

This is the hexagon pattern in a classic delft look.

This is one of the circle patterns, the one with darts. I didn’t read the instructions all the way through first. For the other shapes, the darts are made by measuring but with this circle shape, the book includes a pattern for the darts. That means that you either need to make the initial circle the size the book told you to or plan ahead and have the pattern reduced appropriately. So I had to fudge the darts a little to make them fit the smaller sized circle I’d started with. It still came out OK.

For the most part, you can make the bowls any size you like, but careful with that circular one. Each bowl is reversible and you don’t have to use a contrasting color for the base if you prefer a solid look. As I worked on each bowl, there would be a point where I’d attached the contrasting base and I’d look at the flat bowl with the blotch of contrasting color and the satin stitches running around it and I’d think how ugly it looked and a little warped too.

But in the end every bowl I made has come out fantastically. It’s almost as though you can’t go wrong. More to come.