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The Sewing Room

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  • tibawo
    tibawo Posts: 1,207 Forumite
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    Not sure if anyone has any ideas but I won some gold taffeta curtains on eBay. The width of each is 3m and with a 2m drop I am going to alter one to fit the whole of my window but am after some ideas of what I could make with the surplus.

    I am a novice so ideas need to be simple! I have thought about draw string bags but when I google all I get are dresses which are out of my league!
    Don’t put it down - put it away!

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  • essexgal
    essexgal Posts: 2,353 Forumite
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    tibawo wrote: »
    but am after some ideas of what I could make with the surplus.

    Cushions to match ? Could you use it to make some sort of Christmas bunting or stockings?

    essexgal
    ;)old enough to know better, young enough not to care;)
  • hmo
    hmo Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    cushions, bunting, door stop, table runner. if you look on youtube there will be loads of things for draw string bags too they are really easy to make
  • hmo
    hmo Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    i bought this in the hoop design off the net and stitched it out today to try it out. ive made it into a hanging heart, cute!

    bird_applique1.jpg
  • Battleaxe44
    Battleaxe44 Posts: 607 Forumite
    Very cute hmo. I love the IHP designs..so easy to create.

    I have just dinished framing six embroidery designs for the litchen, well four for the litchen and two for my sewing area..
  • pennib
    pennib Posts: 1,417 Forumite
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    That's a cute little birdy HMO.
    Battleaxe. Your jacket must have taken you ages to make. I bet it looks great on...super posh :T

    Here is my little make....Mavis and Nikki her sidekick doggie.
    DSCN1879.JPGMore photos on my bl*g.
    I am aiming to get a pair of cosy boots like that for the winter!
  • hmo
    hmo Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    pennib wrote: »
    That's a cute little birdy HMO.
    Battleaxe. Your jacket must have taken you ages to make. I bet it looks great on...super posh :T

    Here is my little make....Mavis and Nikki her sidekick doggie.
    DSCN1879.JPGMore photos on my bl*g.
    I am aiming to get a pair of cosy boots like that for the winter!

    So cute, your wrk us so individual well done
  • Battleaxe44
    Battleaxe44 Posts: 607 Forumite
    edited 26 August 2013 at 10:04AM
    pennib,

    Your doll is so quaint. She would delight anyone. I love the patience people have in making these dolls.

    Finaly got these framed yesterday now to hang them Kitchenembroidery.jpg
  • pennib
    pennib Posts: 1,417 Forumite
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    oooh are they cross stitch pictures. You should pop it onto the cross stitch forum on this site. Your tomato picture is fabby, complements my one!
  • winniepooh
    winniepooh Posts: 943 Forumite
    first door stop made, three more to go and then I might do some dog ones

    6pmd.th.jpg
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
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