I live in an apartment and require a great many quarters to do my laundry. I’m in the habit of getting a roll of quarters at a time, and I’ve been keeping them in a small tupperware container. It’s a perfectly fine system, but I decided I wanted an easier way of seeing how many quarters I have on-hand, as well as of plucking out however many I need to take to the laundry room. Plus, I wanted a quick and easy way to appease my Crafty.
Please refer to the original Fabric-Wrapped Clothesline Bowl post for detailed directions on how to work with these materials. However, here is a mosaic to show my start in how to shape this sort of thing, as well as my successful result. I used three long widths of cording as the base, then steeply angled two rows, then finished with a final two rows. It all feels so…tidy!
What I really love about this is that when I hold it, there is something about the heft of the quarters, and the way they are cradled, that transports me to ancient Egypt. I feel the steady and quiet soar of Ra’s Solar Boat. In patience and perseverance it spans the skies to define our day, then traverses the Underworld and its challenging darknesses at night. I am grateful to say, my trips the the basement laundry room hold no threat (other than the occasional sacrificed quarter to an uncooperative machine). Here’s to our safe delivery through each and every day….
Here’s some basic info on Ra’s Solar Barges.
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