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THE-WIFE_3

Hello, I'm looking for some help, please. My daughter has asked me to ask you if anyone knows of any web sites that have a good selection of nursery fabrics. She's particularly looking for a beige gingham as she wants to make a new little one some bunting as his nursery is decorated in beige and duck egg blue. I'm sure there's a better description for beige milky coffee???

Thanks!

PootleFlump_3

THE-WIFE wrote: »

Hello, I'm looking for some help, please. My daughter has asked me to ask you if anyone knows of any web sites that have a good selection of nursery fabrics. She's particularly looking for a beige gingham as she wants to make a new little one some bunting as his nursery is decorated in beige and duck egg blue. I'm sure there's a better description for beige milky coffee???

Thanks!

Nursery fabrics here. You should be able to pick up gingham in most fabric shops if you have any near you. If not there is some here and here

avstar

Jamsandwich - your artwork is just gorgeous!

Pootle - love your new cushions, I think the colours go together so well that it doesn't matter the design is busy, its still easy on the eye if you know what I mean.

Thansk for the nice comments about my strawberries I originally wanted to make a mouse pincushion....but I changed my mind cos it seemed cruel to stick pins in it, don't mind with fruit :rotfl:

hart44

Pootle I just love your cushion, you have done a great job :T I love the fabric too

avstar love the strawberries lol at pinning mice :rotfl:

I have started cutting out my fabric for my bag and have sorted all my scraps of fabric ready to make either a scrappy quilt or use the bits for hexies but then again I love the postage stamp quilt too oh what to do :rotfl:
I can use my rotary cutter again :j

Sorry missed thanking ISOM for showing the beautiful hexies

rufusdog52

Afternoon everyone

Been awol for a while as I have a bad leg and didnt really feel like sewing, couldnt use the sewing machine and couldnt stand up to cut out or anything really. Today I felt a little better and decided I would have a go at something.

Kept looking at the second denim quilt I did as I didnt think it looked girly enough for my youngest niece so today I cut out some fabric circles and sat and made some yoyos and sewed them on with some pretty coloured buttons. I have taken a pic but have not yet got it on my blog, hopefully will do it tomorrow.

Also managed to stitch up a skirt I had cut out for my granddaughter from some tshirt fabric I had left over from one of my tops. Its come out nice so happy with that too.

Then I got the paper sewing pattern out I bought the other day to make her some more bits and pieces. It has a nice summer top with straps and a pair of shorts with it so thinking I might make her a white top to go with the skirt and put a bow on the front in the tshirt fabric to make it into a set. Cut out all the bits of pattern that I need for the top and also for the shorts so I can do some more.

My SIL gave me a big bag of fabrics yesterday that she didnt have any use for, there were some lovely bits in there so I have more than enough work to get on with. I have tired myself out today doing that little bit but will try to get a bit more done tomorrow and then get some photos done and update my blog.

Love all the makes over the last few days, very talented people on this thread, keep the pics coming, Rufus xx

THE-WIFE_3

PootleFlump wrote: »

Nursery fabrics here. You should be able to pick up gingham in most fabric shops if you have any near you. If not there is some here and here

Thank you PootleFlump, these are great links as my daughter is like me lives in the backwaters of nowhere, miles from decent fabric shops.

In_Search_Of_Me

lol avastar about the strawberries! not a fruiarian then (insert roll on the floor smiley!!) ...
hart which one did you decide to do in the end? Re the rotary cutter do you do hexes with one? I have to cut mine by hand and while its time consuming mum is a willing assistant so Ive been doing the sewy bits. Managed to sew the top of my thumb to fabric yesterday!!
rufus hope you feel better soon...goodness me though if thats what you get done on a bad day I dread to think how much you whip through on a good one lol!
off to do some more! Look forward to seeing more projects!

irishgirl62

I was blog hopping and stumbled on this one I thought i would share cos its a fantastic idea for storing books and there is a tutorial

http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html
if you click on the above link and click on sewing it takes you to many other sewing tutorials i liked this one too
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=10124

annie-c

I'm a long-time lurker and I'm gatecrashing this thread today to show you a fabulous piece of fabric art that I commissioned the lovely Pennib to do for me - it is fantastic and I am so pleased with it!

It was inspired by the Regatta pictures that I found on her blog, but I asked her to make me a picture of a village on a mountainside, like the one where I live.

In case anyone is worried about breaking forum rules, I know Pennib from another forum we both use, and the transaction was done entirely via that forum and email.


The first pic below is the whole thing and then the next four are parts of the picture that I especially love!

annie-c