There's a whole lot of fishy stuff happening this week on the blog hop
and today's my day to show off my crab!
When this blog hop opened for contributors, I asked Carol (our fabulous blog hop hostess) from Just Let Me Quilt if a crab project would fit the parameters of "something fishy".
She was quick to say yes!
I don't care much for seafood besides the occasional can of tuna or tilapia filet, so making a fish-sort-of-anything gave me the willies.
Fortunately, my zodiac sign is Cancer and a crab is the symbol!
Besides all that, I have been known to be on the "crabby" side a time or two.
Very fitting, eh?
I found a great crab applique on Etsy and shrunk it down to 80% so it would fit on a towel.
I'm wishing I had shrunk it down more, but it is what it is!
I pulled out my blue batik strips and sewed them together to resemble water.
Curvy organic stitching gave the strips some movement.
A navy ric rac was sewn beneath the strips on top and bottom.
The crab applique pieces were ironed in place,
then I used the blanket stitch in reverse to give Mr. Crab some texture.
He was looking pretty good, even on his crabbiest day!
Flat white buttons topped with black beads gave him that "I'm watching you" kind of look!
Gold colored beads were added to make his treasured starfish sparkle!
This is a photo of my kitchen where my new crab towel hangs on the oven door.
It is clearly a hands-off towel and since I'm the only cook in the house, I respect that decision!
Just yesterday, I found the coolest crab plate that sits just right behind the cooktop.
It was a steal at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in town....marked down to $3!
Now go visit all my fishy friends on the hop as they show off their awesome projects!
JULY 22
