Yes, today, May 29, celebrates the humble paperclip, that indispensable office supply!
Silly, I know, but I was truly inspired to make these fun, colorful paperclips. And you can take this wall hanging as seriously as you want!!
Maybe you see the humor in the statement, or maybe it really represents our busy lives - either way, Hold It Together is entertaining! If you totally relate, there's a pattern so you make your own, available at Etsy.
Made with applique paperclips and lettering, the arrangement can be however you want. I chose to link the paperclips around in a circle, but they could be formed into a chain, or even a heap - the possibilities are endless!
And now for some closeups. Yes, I went hog wild on the quilting - it was so liberating to just doodle all sorts of designs.
More closeups to show cause the areas are so different!
Here's a super close-up shot.
BTW, I used a 14 stitches per inch setting, and probably could have gone smaller. For reference, all of my other quilts use 10 stitches per inch.
The border has simple piano keys, whose lines are duplicated on each side. This allows for all of the attention to be on the pretty quilting in the center.
And don't you just love how black attracts all sorts of fuzz?
So if your feeling the love for all that paperclips represent, head on over to Etsy to get started on your own!
Happy National Paperclip Day!
This would look awesome on the wall of a supply room. It's also a great work mantra to repeat on Mondays :)
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly! Hubby thinks I should contact an office supply company to see if they would like it
DeleteI love the fun quilting background.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes - totally fun!
DeleteI love it!! What a fun wall hanging.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anja! Somedays is sillier than others!
DeleteHi Susan,
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun wall hanging! At first I didn't realize there was a border until I saw the quilting picture. I love the piano keys and especially the corner that looks like it is pointing to the center. The paperclips themselves are so colorful and fun! This is adorable. Thank you for the closeups of your quilting! Happy Tuesday! ~smile~ Roseanne
Thanks Roseanne! Funny how paperclips can be such fun!
DeleteOH Susan, how creative! I love this! So true to life!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the quilt (and paperclip) love!!!
DeleteThis is really fun. Working for many years in the secretarial field, I would've loved this on my office wall (especially all those years as a legal secretary). Your quilting is really fun too! Makes those clips just pop!
ReplyDeleteIt would look great in an office space - thanks!!
DeleteThat is so cute! I used to buy tons of paper clips when I taught school! LOL
ReplyDeleteThank you! Brightly colored paperclips are hard to resist!
DeleteThat is really cute.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteLove it!!! Very creative! Great quilting. I bet this was one fun piece to design, write, and make.
ReplyDeleteYes it was! Totally a sudden bit of inspiration!
DeleteOh my word! This is awesome, I wish I'd thought of it! In fact I am plenty tempted to buy this pattern and that happens very infrequently. I could do with this in my work space.
ReplyDeleteBTW a sticky clothes lint roller makes short work of that fluff. xx
Thank you for such quilty love! And yes, I tried the sticky roller but it just seems to attract lint easily.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a fun and happy quilt this is! Isn't it funny how one little thing can inspire! Super fun quilting too!
ReplyDeleteThe idea of honoring paperclips is just so silly - I had to jump on it! And yet, June 1 is Donut Day, and I'm uninspired.
DeleteHi Susan, that's one cute quilt. Paperclips are indeed worthy of a special day and quilt :-)
ReplyDeleteI agree - they are very worthy!!!
DeleteI remember all those paper clips in my office drawer somehow joining themselves together...much to my disgust. A definite representation of them. Cute.
ReplyDeleteToo cute! Those paperclips look so real I was analyzing the closeups. Yep, very real!
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun!! I love the humour of it and the quilting is amazing (again!).
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt! I love it! All of the quilting is so fantastic!
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