Using Polymer Clay Scraps and a little about Extruders
The red and light beige finished quilt pattern What to do with those scraps? Having been raised in Missouri and having an artist for a mother taught me not to throw away leftovers before I played with them to see what they could become. I finally finished the red/light beige quilt pattern I had been working on in polymer clay and after storing the canes, I had scraps. For anyone who does not know about polymer clay extruders here is a quick description. Makin's Ultimate Extruder There is a tube with a plunger and on the other end of the tube is a cap where you place a disc with a shape cut out. The clay is pushed through the tube and out the cutout in the disc. The shapes are then put together to form a pattern called a ‘cane’. The cane in this case is a square and can be reduced or lengthened to be the size I want. You can see various sizes in the photos. The design continues through the entire cane ma...