happy friday everyone!
after a few setbacks, i'm finally getting to work on christmas sewing projects. i picked up some fabrics last night which are totally adorable and then i got home and realized, UH OH, i completely spaced out and only measured for 1 pot holder each! of course, i want to make matching sets of 2 potholders. sooo i really needed double the fabric. through some crafty placement, i managed to squeeze it all in! how about that! i wasn't able to be as concerned about the placement of the fabric design, but i think it will work out just fine. whew. i'll post photos of the fabrics and hopefully the finished products soon!
so that reminded me, i picked up some fabric when there was a 50% off sale recently and i thought i'd let you see. these will not be used for pot holders!! got any ideas what i should make with each of these?
i think i got around 2 yards of each. they're all very drapey, too. this one might be polyester or some type of blend, but it ended up being only about $6 for 2 yards, so yay! it has several purple colors in it with kind of a medallion print…
and this one was also around $6 for 2 yards. i love the colors (navy, light blue, light green, and little orange dots) and it's a really interesting pattern. hmm a dress maybe?
this next one was a bit of a splurge. i justified the purchase because it was half off, buttttt even at half off it was a lot more than the others. but it's soo pretty. is it silk or maybe a blend with silk? it feels like it. and i think for the price i hope it's some type of silk. maybe another long sleeved alma top?
hopefully i'll get a lot of work done this weekend! then i have 2 days of real work next week and then it's officially vacation for me! oh and my super awesome husband ordered me something super awesome for christmas! any guesses?
Like all the fabric, especially the "splurge" one - it's so pretty. It would make a lovely dress if you have enough... Think hot summer evenings, cool silk against your skin - perfect!
ReplyDeleteoh a dress would be pretty! i wonder if i should line it though? probably
DeleteI adore your taste in fabric! I always say, DRESSES. I love making dresses because it doesn't take much to style them. Or how about some sweet 1990s flowy pants? :P
ReplyDeleteAs for the hubby's gift...hmmm, a dress form?
-Sara, Road to the Heart
Good guess, but not a dress form. maybe that will be next christmas!!
DeleteLoving the splurge fabric! It's always wonderful to get yourself something lovely :D
ReplyDeletehopefully i can make something lovely out of it, so it doesn't just sit on the shelf!
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