Toothbrush Rug Class and Busy Quilters

The quilters in our group have been busy.  We predominantly get together to encourage each other to finish what we have started.  Along those lines, this is Mary who finished a top for her nephew; Shirley finished a quilt that is a pattern from a book that her friends in South Carolina wrote; Dot is not to be outdone as she got this quilt ready for binding.  My own contribution is a bible cover for my daughter's friend and our latest contribution to the group is from Pat, who has made this great recycled shirt and tie quilt.  

The Aunt Philly's toothbrush rug class was a huge hit, almost all the ladies wanted to make one.  This is a no sew pattern that has been around for a very long time.  If you have a lot of material, as we have had donated to our group, this is a fast, easy way to use it up!

First you must tear all your strips and Carol and Ruth are helping each other with a tug of war to rip this seemingly wonderful fabric, the color was right but the sizing was too heavy.  You must prewash fabric, as we found out.  Sometimes donated fabrics are donated for a reason, they had a problem with it!  Oh well, this is a project that has lots of forgiveness and so trial and error will lead you to the right mix of material and rhythm to weave your rug.   Natasha didn't work on the rug, but generously helped out and cut or tore all the strips needed for a rug.