The Sewing Room

MissPixie

hmo wrote: »

No I don't know what or where it is can you direct me

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=72

If you are going to enter a let set up another email account or you will be bombarded with spam and newsletters lol

clairewop

irishgirl62 wrote: »

I cant believe it!! I put my rock dress on ebay and it has just sold for £58.99!!!! doing the happy dance now!!! it means more spends on fabric stash!!:j:j:j

Oh Wow!! Congratulations, can you put a picture up of it so I can have a nosey please?

MissPixie

That is amazing! Well done

hart44

irishgirl62 wrote: »

I cant believe it!! I put my rock dress on ebay and it has just sold for £58.99!!!! doing the happy dance now!!! it means more spends on fabric stash!!:j:j:j

Well done :T and have lots of fun with the fabric buy

Forgot to say Im going to have a go at this idea http://www.makeitandmendit.com/2010/11/21/make-a-quilt-from-old-shirts/

I had a look in the CS's this morning and have seen some realy nice shirts as they never seem to sell as well as the other clothes so they should be easy to buy and when my hand is sorted I can give it a go

Kaz2904

I had thought of using shirt fabric for my quilt hart but clothes are ever so expensive at my local charity shops. Saying that though, I suppose it's still cheaper by the metre than cotton.
I ordered a metre of cotton last night from ebay and hope it'll arrive soon. Have DS home again today following the dentist. So have been playing scrabble. He's now watching playhouse disney

MissPixie

I need to stop buying fabric from abakhan and start looking at other places (or just stop altogether!) but it is hard to find prices that compare with their remnants plus they give student discount which is always welcome! I was looking at fabric online last night and pretty cottons are so expensive

Oh and if anyone is interested I went into quality save today and they had big self healing cutting mats for £3.49! I am going to go back this week and get one for when I have murdered mine because now I am home I regret not buying it.

clairewop

irishgirl62 wrote: »

Thank you everyone I am so happy because it means I can do a guilt free stash shopping!!!:j
claire you can see a pic of the dress here its a swing dress http://sharonfranklin.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-rock-dress.html

Beautiful Dress

Savvy_sewing

Well I was back at the sewing machine again today.
I finished off the hem of a pair of curtains that I bought off of Ebay, that are for my bedroom. They were a little short so I let the hem down and added some embroidery anglaise lace.
Then as I was playing around I decided to make a couple of cushion covers from my stash. so I used some Clarke and Clarke fabric again purchased from Ebay!. (Although sold to me as cath Kidston at the time.) along with some french fabrics, and some similar to the Curtains, also given to me.

Savvy_sewing

Oh and I added the matching walking stick bag to the patchwork handbag I had made a few weekends ago while at BF's.

clairewop

lovely cushions.

Been talking to mum about patchwork, and have decided as my throw on my settee (sits on the top to stop the wall and the settee rubbing together) is wearing thin, I'm going to have a go at making a patchwork one in teal and brown to match the wallpaper and if I'm really clever some cushion covers to match .

Then a patchwork Quilt in burgundy and cream ready for when my bedroom is re decorated as I have burgundy and cream wallpaper So if anyone comes accross any scrap material in those colours can you please let me know where?