The Sewing Room

winniepooh

rufusdog52 wrote: »

Ive not been getting the notifications for this thread for last few days and forgot to check what with things going on at home so had missed a lot of posts. Lovely work everyone.

I have got on with my dress a bit more, now have the lining in, just need to sort out the hem and back slit opening and it will be finished but going to have a break for a week so I can concentrate on getting my quilt finished plus some little bits and pieces ready for my craft stall next weekend.

For some reason the notifications started to appear in my spam folder

Savvy_sewing

Since a huge family problem has arrisen I have not been anywhere near my sewing machine. I hope that i will be back to it soon, as I have shown interest in a craft stall in June, and I dont really have a clue as to what I am putting on it!.
I shall have to pick your brains Rufusdog, as to what kind of things sell. (Think its a craft stall at a school, so thinking pocket money prices I suppose).

ChocolateIsLife

Tea bag wallets (minus the tea bags, yet to get them!)

Florenceem

I want some really special tea towels for my planned new kitchen. Has anyone ever made tea towels plus what fabric would I get please?

mummybearx

Mooloo wrote: »

Since a huge family problem has arrisen I have not been anywhere near my sewing machine. I hope that i will be back to it soon, as I have shown interest in a craft stall in June, and I dont really have a clue as to what I am putting on it!.
I shall have to pick your brains Rufusdog, as to what kind of things sell. (Think its a craft stall at a school, so thinking pocket money prices I suppose).

Keyings? Maybe a small owl or butterfly for girls and a car or football for the boys?
Bookmarks?
Small coin purses or mini bags?

Sorry if these aren't the kinds of things you normally make, just throwing some ideas out there

Savvy_sewing

Thanks, I will get a start at the beginning of the week, I hope.
Mini bags, and purses I have a few ready made, but definitely could make more.
I have never made keyrings, but something I could look at. Although I dont have felt for those kind of jobs.
Most of my fabrics are curtain weight, or dress weight ones. Although I could make masses of stuff from Denim jeans.!
Thanks you have at least got the brain working again.

mummybearx

I made some Christmas decorations from denim, like http://melissagoodsell.typepad.com/day_to_day/2007/11/day-2---christm.html

Oh they turned out really cute

You could do denim flowers for headbands, or denim rosettes?

(goes off to look for my bag of denims and wonder what I can make... )

ukmaggie45

Florenceem wrote: »

I want some really special tea towels for my planned new kitchen. Has anyone ever made tea towels plus what fabric would I get please?

Traditional, especially for drying and polishing glass, is linen. Suspect expensive though!

I'd be inclined to buy rather than make - there are so many different kinds. We have some waffle ones that are boring to look at but dry well. Most of the printed pattern ones are useless for drying - they just get really wet real fast and don't actually dry very well. Nice as decorative items, but not very practical. We've got a few that are a kind of cross between plain cloths and towelling - not particularly pretty, but they work well for drying.

LOL I'm sorry not much use! Good luck with getting something nice for your new kitchen! And best wishes from chilly Liverpool.

Savvy_sewing

You could trim ready bought tea towels with a couple of inches of soemthing fun or that would co-ordinate with your kitchen perhaps.?

Florenceem

Mooloo wrote: »

You could trim ready bought tea towels with a couple of inches of soemthing fun or that would co-ordinate with your kitchen perhaps.?

I will try my local fabric shop but if not - look out for plain tea towels that I can shabby chic up. My local fabric shop is a bit of an Aladdin's cave - loads of stuff there to look at.