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r.mac_2

23rdspiral wrote: »

I bought 5 of the Fabric Rehab £2.00 budget bundles on their 2nd release on the recomendation of a friend and i couldnt have been happier. the photo below shows all 5 packs:


they are good quality 'modern designer' and i would not, and could not (!) afford to buy a whole meter of any of them as they all retail at £10+ per meter!

:money:So for £2.00 i got about a quarter of a meter in each bundle, which is 50p less than the price of a standard designer fat quarter, and also got lots of different prints not just a whole lot of one pattern

I'm told the bundle below includes Alexander Henry's Juicy Jungle, some japanese prints and some from Kokka. Now I dont really care about designer fabrics, and do usually prefer upcycled fabrics from clothes ect, but these arent the sort of print that usually turns up in charity shops!

ooh poo I missed out - after seeing your gorgeous bundles I will ned to get some myself.

Rikki

I've just come across this shop for on-line fabric at a reasonable price. 'The Remnant House' in Harrogate.

xxvickixx

Inspired by the taggies today and Bibbity's UJ bureau on the Shabby Chic thread, I've made this one for an old schoolfriend who's just about to become a Daddy to a little boy.


I'm going to make a pink version for another friend who had a little girl last week.

pennib

23rdspiral wrote: »

wow! these are awesome! just love how you've done the birds. really must learn how to do this. so cute and so professional looking, you must be selling these somewhere?!

That's very nice of you to say. I am very busy with my sock monkeys at the moment, but I am looking at expanding my range and I love doing applique so got some ideas going

xxvickixx

...And the girls one:


Thanks so much for the idea, my friends all seem to be having babies at an alarming rate so now I can give them all a little something without it costing heaps.

pennib

All those taggies are lovely, wish they were about when my kids were little.

xxvickixx

Thanks Pennib, I just hope they like them. It's quite scary giving something you've made. I think I've been unlucky so far with who I chose to give them to, I'd just be so happy with a handmade gift myself I forget that not everyone is so soft!

danemi1

23rd SPIRAL Thanks for your kind words - it means a lot - it was my first go at applique - and believe me its not very good close up but hey we have to learn somewhere - thanks though huni xx I needs me some lessons from pennib - now her applique really is fantastic xx Love your fabric 23rd - its LUSH!!!

Loving the comforters too - they are the business!!!

hart44

Hi everyone
Love all the sewing going on here well done
I have got my mum visiting this week so not able to do any sewing but she brought over 3 black bin bags of beautiful fabric for me :j so very very happy :j only prob is I brought 2pks of those Fabric rehab £2 packs never mind it will all go on some wonderful things

23rdspiral

danemi1 wrote: »

23rd SPIRAL Thanks for your kind words - it means a lot - it was my first go at applique - and believe me its not very good close up but hey we have to learn somewhere - thanks though huni xx I needs me some lessons from pennib - now her applique really is fantastic xx Love your fabric 23rd - its LUSH!!!

Loving the comforters too - they are the business!!!

thanks Danemi, but praise where praise is due! couldnt tell its your first go. and its a different style to Pennib so no comparasons allowed!

re Fabric Rehab - i wont tempt those that dont want to be tempted... but if you do, then heres links to close ups of some of the other bundles i bought, they might help deciding if you like their ranges or not:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23rdspiral/4799766724/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23rdspiral/4799763756/in/photostream/

well i'm off for a weeks holiday/volunteering so am taking hexies with me for quiet periods, if i get any! take care everyone! x