Practical Sewing

My fabric stash is growing and slowly taking over an entire corner of my room!

So, in attempt to curb my appetite for fabric--I have put myself on a fabric "diet" of sorts.

I can not, will not, spend over $5.00 a yard...and so far, I've been able to

find some pretty great pieces for next to nothing.

I made this Phoebe Bag with fabric I found at a local thrift shop.

It was fifty cents for half a yard...The lining was the same price. Wow!

Out of the three bags I've made so far, this is my favorite.

I think it will get a lot of use this summer, too!

Thank you, Rebeka for this beautiful, free pattern.

And I am pretty happy with this refashion.

Originally, this was a very old white cotton shirt from India that I barely wore.

I really liked it...I just don't think I ever "felt" it in that way.

Well, I cut off the long sleeves, dyed it Pearl Gray (Rit) and made some pretty flowers

to bring it up to date a bit...and here she is!

I love it and can not wait till it warms up again to wear it belted.

I had fun yesterday dipping all kinds of textiles around the house into the pretty gray soup! Now I have pillowcases to match the duvet I made. (I still need to show and tell that one.)

I've discovered that the liquid Rit dye is way better than the powder, btw.

After many strange results, I will only be purchasing bottled dye in the future!