tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54508050062578134982024-03-13T23:59:32.650-07:00Sew Frayedcreative projects just not that neatMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-80480275781541649162011-08-14T02:19:00.000-07:002011-08-14T02:19:08.239-07:00More Refashioning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoi6hqeZj_1uvSShH4uulo6B8RK0_u7LXF4IiX9jGVVCDglFM8tI51m03ezQKTnrN4YEgIdCPJAwCnH2xSJKSr3rcSwGdPWVBQcIOo8E4NNdk8sAQmSxXBoOkuyG5R50Zw2DxdtGvZnYn/s1600/IMG_0076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoi6hqeZj_1uvSShH4uulo6B8RK0_u7LXF4IiX9jGVVCDglFM8tI51m03ezQKTnrN4YEgIdCPJAwCnH2xSJKSr3rcSwGdPWVBQcIOo8E4NNdk8sAQmSxXBoOkuyG5R50Zw2DxdtGvZnYn/s320/IMG_0076.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Blurry photo of a grey linen dress!! - Boring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDx1hzJrSaLRojH6nBRPi1Qgsj1KJAvsze8q6Mkoon4EhSy8APcUH4fxWnF2vYQ-1pTSazTEoBGvLxgBOronZtESfe-jtcSGFNenI3qO_3lYZZcXyCYI5N07q1KFJKBjrM_ojIqluZ5po/s1600/IMG_0078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDx1hzJrSaLRojH6nBRPi1Qgsj1KJAvsze8q6Mkoon4EhSy8APcUH4fxWnF2vYQ-1pTSazTEoBGvLxgBOronZtESfe-jtcSGFNenI3qO_3lYZZcXyCYI5N07q1KFJKBjrM_ojIqluZ5po/s320/IMG_0078.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still a blurry photo of boring grey linen dress with red velvet circles inserted!! Not so Boring!!</div><br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-85167945136721333262011-04-07T13:41:00.000-07:002011-04-07T13:41:04.674-07:00......after a long break..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0075tsJ6qhCzFBRN0eZIfGKGNzwjILFtlZwMPrNzGZ7acI9pdiTIeeBBsK607ARXj72bt4UiBa8RoMDxGv-abM5UH3qoVhqILQjoyx6ZvdVZIIkTnitwpJ0UKHNDisZNArR0Tqy2PnVX/s1600/DSC06184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0075tsJ6qhCzFBRN0eZIfGKGNzwjILFtlZwMPrNzGZ7acI9pdiTIeeBBsK607ARXj72bt4UiBa8RoMDxGv-abM5UH3qoVhqILQjoyx6ZvdVZIIkTnitwpJ0UKHNDisZNArR0Tqy2PnVX/s320/DSC06184.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am around! Just busy and vowing to spend the holidays working out a much better home/work/life/family balance!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have added to my refashioned wardrobe. Another Op Shop skirt - long and boring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqJhyphenhyphenTHYQ7JaPGB9S5Mkp4b2ZIExMQoET7EfM2RYExIvWpYk2jL7bMWpe3-inKgCwS4_2UszVA2jmNzov9BnI1AaRyJJuPdtUhUmoiH9K462VRT-x8X7o4gc4za0X2ZXCH06JrJ1v69nv/s1600/DSC06193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqJhyphenhyphenTHYQ7JaPGB9S5Mkp4b2ZIExMQoET7EfM2RYExIvWpYk2jL7bMWpe3-inKgCwS4_2UszVA2jmNzov9BnI1AaRyJJuPdtUhUmoiH9K462VRT-x8X7o4gc4za0X2ZXCH06JrJ1v69nv/s320/DSC06193.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shortened and jazzed up with these gorgeous hand dyed doilies bought from <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ittybittyprettyshop"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">this clever lady</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">!!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this skirt!!</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-30694833647639393172011-01-16T23:33:00.000-08:002011-01-16T23:33:29.549-08:00Dots and Frills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmIAF7wjQPxHRR5iifJVW7ysCppPIWoEsn2CV_waClTIQUz8WXVS9VcxcGavjit5SkZTuKWHzQv2dS7DH_vw-tn_QExnosdrDQ4bnz8GxueRpr6rG9waQbb4ELR4tRpWe9IUrDGDliYG0/s1600/IMG_9100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmIAF7wjQPxHRR5iifJVW7ysCppPIWoEsn2CV_waClTIQUz8WXVS9VcxcGavjit5SkZTuKWHzQv2dS7DH_vw-tn_QExnosdrDQ4bnz8GxueRpr6rG9waQbb4ELR4tRpWe9IUrDGDliYG0/s320/IMG_9100.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> $2.00 Skirt that was a bit big at the waist.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKq_3E-iN0MePdC-EMh7B0mLbM4mrvVX28MbU2dC6oihhPaUjDS3etGthsNft38GzgWuoaLpy6djxeREYYjUWnAsrOQLStoXuvLUCJ3rJ-zMJ8F3yIc6VLB1zoOeC5P-VqL3KZPZ_RI-j/s1600/IMG_9102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKq_3E-iN0MePdC-EMh7B0mLbM4mrvVX28MbU2dC6oihhPaUjDS3etGthsNft38GzgWuoaLpy6djxeREYYjUWnAsrOQLStoXuvLUCJ3rJ-zMJ8F3yIc6VLB1zoOeC5P-VqL3KZPZ_RI-j/s320/IMG_9102.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Cut shorter, elastic waist and some red trim sewn randomly around the bottom! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vSX3tJT1DnZ9Sgj2jvhJ8X3ereIx8Fd7VGzh5PQ4brLB4BF7sPxDHGPjYeHlif57tciOyT3rMyDCyA4ife3C4mLJ9MphZlCT6qJSFhdo_9XaXDpiNF3hlC8THOZyH1pjYXYshRYJq8oj/s1600/IMG_9110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vSX3tJT1DnZ9Sgj2jvhJ8X3ereIx8Fd7VGzh5PQ4brLB4BF7sPxDHGPjYeHlif57tciOyT3rMyDCyA4ife3C4mLJ9MphZlCT6qJSFhdo_9XaXDpiNF3hlC8THOZyH1pjYXYshRYJq8oj/s320/IMG_9110.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some cushions sewn for my new classroom. I went there today and decided I will need to make more and make some other things to make it nicer - it is awfully old and tired and all painted in my favourite (NOT!!!) insipid pale aqua!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2lkW7_INvEGORxtiNjTTRzqNogd19Ew09JbPnuPaHpF2fX0Z3TwKjU_YMvEdO_v03bKanK840yyMH-sf424zEMc4y6PTLOFADTXYdvbZh76VkDdd1J6fwZn5sTk_hGpjqFYi8FEVxPga/s1600/IMG_9128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2lkW7_INvEGORxtiNjTTRzqNogd19Ew09JbPnuPaHpF2fX0Z3TwKjU_YMvEdO_v03bKanK840yyMH-sf424zEMc4y6PTLOFADTXYdvbZh76VkDdd1J6fwZn5sTk_hGpjqFYi8FEVxPga/s320/IMG_9128.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh and these were my fabric purchases from Thread and Ginger - a patchwork shop I took my two Aunties to. At $8.00 a metre - how could I not buy them. It was after these purchases that Rita saw how much fabric I actually have and banned me from buying more!! The pale blue has been made up already.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh and I have a new <b><a href="http://www.shellsandbeans.blogspot.com/">haircut!!</a></b></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-16012178605342285092011-01-12T12:12:00.001-08:002011-01-12T12:12:56.441-08:00Flood AppealLike many other people I am sitting in my living room (in Queensland) watching the events of these tragic floods unfold. I am dry and cannot imagine how it must be to lose so much! <a href="http://tonicoward.blogspot.com/">Toni</a> from Make it Perfect has organised an auction. Please donate or bid. I think I will do my Christmas shopping here.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Still they were not being appreciated in plastic tubs in a stuffy garage!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bring in Aunty Rita!!!!! She is the first to admit that she loves a challenge that involves sorting and tidying and even more so when it involves fabric. So with a trestle table set up in the garage each plastic tub was emptied and sorted. Fabrics were sent inside to increase their chances of being used by being closer to scissors and a sewing machine. Other fabrics were sorted into types and two huge tubs were designated as 'school fabric' - either I or my kids can take them to school to use. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Inside the fabrics were sorted into prints, plains and patchwork and those for quilts were sorted into colours and all very neatly folded. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So with fabric sorted there was more incentive to actually sew!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bring in Aunty Annette!!! A whiz with patterns, wedding dresses - in fact all aspects of sewing!! Currently travelling in a caravan around Australia she manages to sew amazing creations from a very tiny space. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here they both are sewing garments from fabric I had for ages!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlw4Ru3BDjkAC56g5tGYS5b0lZrlH6iL0FvU-AWaQmsKHuhrf6sgO3Lp8G74etCz6MvP75YtJk9TNKgH3TamSL3WEeaOAQFDbNOelhE3FTk5wuH3yhxWyFbRv7WTQIY1dcI0zqrBvgQLT/s1600/IMG_9090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlw4Ru3BDjkAC56g5tGYS5b0lZrlH6iL0FvU-AWaQmsKHuhrf6sgO3Lp8G74etCz6MvP75YtJk9TNKgH3TamSL3WEeaOAQFDbNOelhE3FTk5wuH3yhxWyFbRv7WTQIY1dcI0zqrBvgQLT/s320/IMG_9090.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> A nightiie for me that was expertly drafted from an existing one. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I like to call this the "Dead Sexy Version!!" Doesn't need as much ironing as my other one!!!! (Very in joke here that had my Aunties laughing quite a lot!!)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuPdtqStaQLpFsWzcbvjGhrcBqF5pt_LyLegRZ1QcvUJn6JDzkV9iAJG_ZSCZFFFKO3qp_7ZuAkDWZfOM-UHjAkG8IlJGeJaOCTnEinDh0HRF6auXykByfuSr8SzKv18E_2SRGLB6Qp__/s1600/IMG_9097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuPdtqStaQLpFsWzcbvjGhrcBqF5pt_LyLegRZ1QcvUJn6JDzkV9iAJG_ZSCZFFFKO3qp_7ZuAkDWZfOM-UHjAkG8IlJGeJaOCTnEinDh0HRF6auXykByfuSr8SzKv18E_2SRGLB6Qp__/s320/IMG_9097.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a tunic dress/top expertly sewn and fitted by my clever Aunts - made from patchwork fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Watch this space!!! The overlocker works and there is fabric everywhere!!! I suddenly feel the urge to sew!!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-87774985697824815522010-12-22T00:24:00.000-08:002010-12-22T00:24:44.932-08:00A Giveaway - sorry not from me.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh my oh my!!!</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">If I win this devine giveaway - I promise to use these fabrics to make a quilt within 30 days!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxNciCSH8I39QoRJLBvOuaPeLiw_4HQlPXLRYqKwTE-dohhIY5RIRIH20LQdZjwNyWe_SEqHdd1EbnaE9OxFdA7GTE6btH-mCjnXBEohZQDFqKLEkaIrSy0Dtzwy1XEsYb01ZV_OQfRfQ/s1600/5272523955_9ff0579f47_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxNciCSH8I39QoRJLBvOuaPeLiw_4HQlPXLRYqKwTE-dohhIY5RIRIH20LQdZjwNyWe_SEqHdd1EbnaE9OxFdA7GTE6btH-mCjnXBEohZQDFqKLEkaIrSy0Dtzwy1XEsYb01ZV_OQfRfQ/s320/5272523955_9ff0579f47_z.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Check out <a href="http://retromummy.blogspot.com/2010/12/flower-sugar-giveaway.html">Retro Mummy's</a> blog to see if I win!!!!!! or to enter if you must - mind you there are already some 400 entries.....what are our chances (question mark key not working!!!)</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-45379919539673066792010-12-21T23:20:00.000-08:002010-12-21T23:20:06.199-08:00Refashioning Christmas Cheesiness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tm_SOLdOPbDod05Ha43DFAzP8FTPCHSOPSu4t4sjqdenhftseEthhu3fp4RfZTg7bE82-2PQeJM_af6Jm67rsVBbEuuYlcPCjdnIMQ-PkCufLJqbPOH5tT8dC6mQmivQVy1QoZ00mPmO/s1600/wmas+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tm_SOLdOPbDod05Ha43DFAzP8FTPCHSOPSu4t4sjqdenhftseEthhu3fp4RfZTg7bE82-2PQeJM_af6Jm67rsVBbEuuYlcPCjdnIMQ-PkCufLJqbPOH5tT8dC6mQmivQVy1QoZ00mPmO/s320/wmas+001.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghInRr-dCNImqgw-rFWoTce15ptdarYd7Lv57txWCcF1hjYTxe4R5C2GDGPmcuT_9__iKM9zoS9udUcCOd5JUoOoCL091FPV60Cad8sbYtM43t0aeM3pP5gsLCABSEIXQ27YHWuvdDOPBH/s1600/wmas+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghInRr-dCNImqgw-rFWoTce15ptdarYd7Lv57txWCcF1hjYTxe4R5C2GDGPmcuT_9__iKM9zoS9udUcCOd5JUoOoCL091FPV60Cad8sbYtM43t0aeM3pP5gsLCABSEIXQ27YHWuvdDOPBH/s320/wmas+003.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> These sacks were very cheap and I think pretty tacky!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv39UDmKLF8r2WQLxqZ5MYixZka5gWStBHFvP9_fkipbyWcYQopGuBbQc9mbNfms3kzBUwsZO43TEI5SWenZa-yX-KpMnBJRoirrS81hMdplPidceGMugdrm4E9ebH9LwmPFgnguzAkXX1/s1600/wmas+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv39UDmKLF8r2WQLxqZ5MYixZka5gWStBHFvP9_fkipbyWcYQopGuBbQc9mbNfms3kzBUwsZO43TEI5SWenZa-yX-KpMnBJRoirrS81hMdplPidceGMugdrm4E9ebH9LwmPFgnguzAkXX1/s320/wmas+005.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So I personalised three sacks to make sure Santa knows what goes where!! He is getting old after all!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_E4joAtOd2r3KDvd3bzM4KHbu9GeEQUfZhNd2tBQOKEs94fcjZ9xydJ0-OXsnW3B0G-IMVewIry4D4kKDXNKykG2_BsvUtwb-rrKyJLvT8fwGwgWz_pUUJwzuD6UDYgndhcheq_dZGnu/s1600/wmas+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_E4joAtOd2r3KDvd3bzM4KHbu9GeEQUfZhNd2tBQOKEs94fcjZ9xydJ0-OXsnW3B0G-IMVewIry4D4kKDXNKykG2_BsvUtwb-rrKyJLvT8fwGwgWz_pUUJwzuD6UDYgndhcheq_dZGnu/s320/wmas+007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">About 5 fat quarters (thanks <a href="http://www.purplegiraffes.wordpress.com/">Tanya</a> ) - turned into an assortment of Christmas placemats! Not matching and not exactly the same size!!!</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-70165107796752736272010-12-11T12:53:00.000-08:002010-12-11T12:53:26.959-08:00Random post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDrNLskA_V3ooxZ_JkFIY8IYqifplknrCpNiQCOjC-vofRWUtlzJu4aSF-GLnV9_TDxhFMGk63zdn0mnMYQAkkOTedw0Z4HlQojrpMveS0TY7KMI74urt3F4JJZ8S4rCkjmuMWvoPrtdy/s1600/Awards+Assembly+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDrNLskA_V3ooxZ_JkFIY8IYqifplknrCpNiQCOjC-vofRWUtlzJu4aSF-GLnV9_TDxhFMGk63zdn0mnMYQAkkOTedw0Z4HlQojrpMveS0TY7KMI74urt3F4JJZ8S4rCkjmuMWvoPrtdy/s320/Awards+Assembly+014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One bath mat made with random scraps and quilted in a very random fashion.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2r0xATAqFcD8cJbSaH_yg-Hd0zZhQTKN7XJ0Vhy-7q3pCC7uct3luMgAo6IUoDAbJdNEOFH6ElievjUwyDq48jDJT3jS4Y8JFwFKqOAVkYy2_R0KA-ByaGisColwR5CjMiPWD6X6GAul/s1600/Awards+Assembly+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2r0xATAqFcD8cJbSaH_yg-Hd0zZhQTKN7XJ0Vhy-7q3pCC7uct3luMgAo6IUoDAbJdNEOFH6ElievjUwyDq48jDJT3jS4Y8JFwFKqOAVkYy2_R0KA-ByaGisColwR5CjMiPWD6X6GAul/s320/Awards+Assembly+004.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> One t-shirt with a freezer paper bird stencil and fabric appliqued. I like how the print of the fabric still shows through the stencil. Gifted to a very gorgeous little girl.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n0h7T7NrF6Ts-1Lk6IEG-c-jT5vggGlQs9ViErWLNpP2cP6n-sN5M9G9ysiXJPZxZewhjujvb0gdA2x1VsNtU-DN1bgR4ZUZX-4p74vVSFj62RpSZJjL-IW3amQ9XZ8jbJjPk1W-8xuL/s1600/cementpearlsgroup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n0h7T7NrF6Ts-1Lk6IEG-c-jT5vggGlQs9ViErWLNpP2cP6n-sN5M9G9ysiXJPZxZewhjujvb0gdA2x1VsNtU-DN1bgR4ZUZX-4p74vVSFj62RpSZJjL-IW3amQ9XZ8jbJjPk1W-8xuL/s320/cementpearlsgroup.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have ordered a pair of these little gems!! Cement - oh I LOVE cement!! The smell of cement is one of my favourite smells - up there with rain on a hot day and coffee!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Made by<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.metsadesign.com/collection/cementpearls.html"><span style="background-color: white;">METSA</span></a> in Canada</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-40201464839861547672010-12-02T12:08:00.000-08:002010-12-02T12:08:42.120-08:00Take one very cheap t-shirt.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BaCAMoiLVuwb1C9SD888ggNp_GHyZ0f8rhz_ZsyWT_Phm4LhLRgs_MVak56Ch7B3gqTV9gHBpunfoxpfmo6YZz274XSm-otXA_Pgt_kQ6Bfdj_k8UHM147fGjBiFA0XcRuGtKSmg0tMw/s1600/preprep+050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BaCAMoiLVuwb1C9SD888ggNp_GHyZ0f8rhz_ZsyWT_Phm4LhLRgs_MVak56Ch7B3gqTV9gHBpunfoxpfmo6YZz274XSm-otXA_Pgt_kQ6Bfdj_k8UHM147fGjBiFA0XcRuGtKSmg0tMw/s320/preprep+050.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1CZAH8TI2qHSUMHHQkJYJjnsd3XO9MgC-oE_81xbNIr6Q8-kkO_RWvqzHZMG0V2trtvJcfXfr2MeCVPjvFHdRBYV2svaTdx5KxF-_GdQpIqzGkdaYj1nigwvp0g9X6CjqErJkhyphenhyphend6h0N/s1600/preprep+052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1CZAH8TI2qHSUMHHQkJYJjnsd3XO9MgC-oE_81xbNIr6Q8-kkO_RWvqzHZMG0V2trtvJcfXfr2MeCVPjvFHdRBYV2svaTdx5KxF-_GdQpIqzGkdaYj1nigwvp0g9X6CjqErJkhyphenhyphend6h0N/s320/preprep+052.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.....now you have a very cheap t-shirt with a white flower!!</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-27581919343118569002010-11-08T11:48:00.000-08:002010-11-08T18:45:54.126-08:00zippers galore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB8FYkMyYM7Y6QJS7cYGy3DGcwGu47r79UjSymiBUPQX_4qnBT2aKcK3GXExEk1GUzYpJgzHa-HdRSjugXgQLA5PPfg_lSXY2d8PTwOEcEorNBCsRoAc85SPRs7FWLkPhSMd6j9PWmlFN/s1600/zips+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB8FYkMyYM7Y6QJS7cYGy3DGcwGu47r79UjSymiBUPQX_4qnBT2aKcK3GXExEk1GUzYpJgzHa-HdRSjugXgQLA5PPfg_lSXY2d8PTwOEcEorNBCsRoAc85SPRs7FWLkPhSMd6j9PWmlFN/s320/zips+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Like I needed more zips!! But how could I resist at 10 cents each! So I bought 60! And asked the lady if she wanted to count them and she said "I trust you" - really I had 85 and only paid for 60! Of course NOT - this is honest Michelle here - I only had 60. Sometimes I wish I was like others and happy to really rip other people off!!!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK68OwclGJclACjnaldPNhY3EjW7kRgJSis0yxoC-VzwyP1Xngy0WMXea-kIvno5NFgLyoJPHUhW8h-dblyzscVf5Ay92O28cijwS0FrnjOxP4xwZ9lImdgUG_R6gVrHgjhUhthsD4TffV/s1600/zips+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK68OwclGJclACjnaldPNhY3EjW7kRgJSis0yxoC-VzwyP1Xngy0WMXea-kIvno5NFgLyoJPHUhW8h-dblyzscVf5Ay92O28cijwS0FrnjOxP4xwZ9lImdgUG_R6gVrHgjhUhthsD4TffV/s320/zips+005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The bundle of lace I bought the other week - not something I would normally buy but a bag full for $5.00 was too good to refuse! </span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-23285911415813952522010-10-30T23:53:00.000-07:002010-10-30T23:53:32.712-07:00More Refashioning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRWdI1Z3OxoVo7XUTEy4y-DYTskCgnVSuB5qptqD7mDYs-h4IjtaJu6k4dHgxesAWMjtU42l6Gg9-zL-cT-RdKT0F9KFVdHEFHckOKhaiE2ZmlO0Q1L4FgMTPlWrCmmSvsIaLGl8WdkRs/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRWdI1Z3OxoVo7XUTEy4y-DYTskCgnVSuB5qptqD7mDYs-h4IjtaJu6k4dHgxesAWMjtU42l6Gg9-zL-cT-RdKT0F9KFVdHEFHckOKhaiE2ZmlO0Q1L4FgMTPlWrCmmSvsIaLGl8WdkRs/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+052.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> $2:00 Op Shop Skirt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNsgh71TkWIOEEipjr0kbomrm69Bslo4tDn0cyv6kn92lDpWsOCbOIaRCKNAshciK32M3qEbLicmB8EhJc-36YTerNqwVoXkB3G3_qV5Z8xkagc39TAisR2dH96kaqlhtO_A29__-r5OZ/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNsgh71TkWIOEEipjr0kbomrm69Bslo4tDn0cyv6kn92lDpWsOCbOIaRCKNAshciK32M3qEbLicmB8EhJc-36YTerNqwVoXkB3G3_qV5Z8xkagc39TAisR2dH96kaqlhtO_A29__-r5OZ/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+053.JPG" width="276" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Sew on a gorgeous blue doily!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9Cku8aUL5FA2ryQONGb2tl6s-YXFnJ-xXCuBKEfqq5xnsqLL-obnB-OVkAQAVHo3a1tkzzKpHehLJETmxvqFk493VmODt3oKExzfATM4TO8ra_XM_agc2ngysHpwHJPcP2Rx7-yCrH9D/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9Cku8aUL5FA2ryQONGb2tl6s-YXFnJ-xXCuBKEfqq5xnsqLL-obnB-OVkAQAVHo3a1tkzzKpHehLJETmxvqFk493VmODt3oKExzfATM4TO8ra_XM_agc2ngysHpwHJPcP2Rx7-yCrH9D/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+054.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueJe_LvF04k3KqtcqX0lKSW1MOlDNb_E6Yrrm1trDTC8hHBS-_vLFFvx2Be9A7jOH43lk0MuV_S_HVfj6Itk5UfwbEKJz_KXL466oJDdsMprN5xksIGSoJdYQTUyoMvz-rSuIGh0rs8Ll/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueJe_LvF04k3KqtcqX0lKSW1MOlDNb_E6Yrrm1trDTC8hHBS-_vLFFvx2Be9A7jOH43lk0MuV_S_HVfj6Itk5UfwbEKJz_KXL466oJDdsMprN5xksIGSoJdYQTUyoMvz-rSuIGh0rs8Ll/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+056.JPG" width="198" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Cheap Tank Top - add a bit of Flea Market Polyester Lace!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VW2AgPNkISi64VITwIBRUZqyPhDzg_KTx3alPKz8tmp9jgEISiQs2wfW2F1wKv9fSNnS6ffwqijcpzYmKkD_WnvnikF0fvD0Cb927VzWqpfp_H37GjUBKhiygtbc1EPmrxKyGIySD_DC/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VW2AgPNkISi64VITwIBRUZqyPhDzg_KTx3alPKz8tmp9jgEISiQs2wfW2F1wKv9fSNnS6ffwqijcpzYmKkD_WnvnikF0fvD0Cb927VzWqpfp_H37GjUBKhiygtbc1EPmrxKyGIySD_DC/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+057.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Another $2:00 Shirt - Add some green Geckos and some top stitching and some lace edging!! Just in case the person who threw the shirt out said to you one day (had you not refashioned it) - "I used to have a shirt just like that but i gave it to a charity shop!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF2Z0h3ZcWuU1iE9OUS_MV0odpGjLEMGqDF0t2hiBW1oS6oPcE35G-0ol7y7GAHkbcijQZumPalPfEzMSwe0KMXcmwfqVPfY_5ILYdZYr4Z7QA6M_3mhxQrlPgRKQ7FiW9AXrXgHAa9le/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF2Z0h3ZcWuU1iE9OUS_MV0odpGjLEMGqDF0t2hiBW1oS6oPcE35G-0ol7y7GAHkbcijQZumPalPfEzMSwe0KMXcmwfqVPfY_5ILYdZYr4Z7QA6M_3mhxQrlPgRKQ7FiW9AXrXgHAa9le/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+062.JPG" width="178" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> You know those bloody oil stains that ruin your clothes and there is only so many gardening clothes you can have!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupD80jXcAb0YNNRQm_ywEjdQg7-QQcbzPQh4vVZDdbkjAdB1dpQBQlDEqTY7lBWgqml0lmb-U5xY_fmUfnyvm5bISiQH6mqFoJlVnSwrpJvJ646G1-gYGwcx9sBRcaB6E2Fu7JUk5mOt_/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupD80jXcAb0YNNRQm_ywEjdQg7-QQcbzPQh4vVZDdbkjAdB1dpQBQlDEqTY7lBWgqml0lmb-U5xY_fmUfnyvm5bISiQH6mqFoJlVnSwrpJvJ646G1-gYGwcx9sBRcaB6E2Fu7JUk5mOt_/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+067.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now a top that can be worn out of the house!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyQLHHmJ3JI4tWKW7rXHnzoILEmQpgRIqyQvJrokZn3Nm4hPCE-10HLrnTRTDGTueHbRJ4kDEEmv98-uSkGEvxIkLCgFWzpoNOh4IZjBOxnxs5a2yNs6GzHZ25uMH4Fh5WSRocCPH7Y3h/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyQLHHmJ3JI4tWKW7rXHnzoILEmQpgRIqyQvJrokZn3Nm4hPCE-10HLrnTRTDGTueHbRJ4kDEEmv98-uSkGEvxIkLCgFWzpoNOh4IZjBOxnxs5a2yNs6GzHZ25uMH4Fh5WSRocCPH7Y3h/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+064.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I forgot to take a before shot. Picture a striped top with long sleeves - nothing special!! Now a bit special!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnj58wAnO8_fFEWrothnurjw8bEPRJXYPIcUYdhoZCLsqnFxvAFt-WLZwE-BF-c4Aim_L6EWSo71XR0-VKsouL0GfNQyHRlBzD06S8bIBwLovsV3OG-q1e6eh-IZvt5quWKnr5xhwfOSQ/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnj58wAnO8_fFEWrothnurjw8bEPRJXYPIcUYdhoZCLsqnFxvAFt-WLZwE-BF-c4Aim_L6EWSo71XR0-VKsouL0GfNQyHRlBzD06S8bIBwLovsV3OG-q1e6eh-IZvt5quWKnr5xhwfOSQ/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+069.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another $2:00 top!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfF548KcwfMuge22WPmY1pZADOLKtzMm4YN-0X3f8sXDMOwYPKmrr3nyd91Q0XwaLDGlKLnuiuScvnxmKgpahBnoDxTqtRTi8T-lPRT3hzge1v-3Xy11HIl-DvpuGbObG4J8gKyAxpPxv/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfF548KcwfMuge22WPmY1pZADOLKtzMm4YN-0X3f8sXDMOwYPKmrr3nyd91Q0XwaLDGlKLnuiuScvnxmKgpahBnoDxTqtRTi8T-lPRT3hzge1v-3Xy11HIl-DvpuGbObG4J8gKyAxpPxv/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+070.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hacked a bit!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgpUPFysUZSTmoKsbdIJDcaALYb0Yjhp_aP1qxuESg6cZKWmzpZT19WZpAmGB6jrBTuYewzuheglmROzHoInywvnqiMR3Al5zI3W5k_4osWipnKKpRa-qXx8-F0wLjBZ_jMREXeuWl_sD/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgpUPFysUZSTmoKsbdIJDcaALYb0Yjhp_aP1qxuESg6cZKWmzpZT19WZpAmGB6jrBTuYewzuheglmROzHoInywvnqiMR3Al5zI3W5k_4osWipnKKpRa-qXx8-F0wLjBZ_jMREXeuWl_sD/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+072.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Add some cheap green lace!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeHzajhXnbrIssm_9KXcvPDgiAkGhmrw_A-pTGJt7sTKl2hyphenhyphen61N4vXhi8KheqWrsd16LYviyYpWgqfejR-nTt68IkBzpAFsgf-2JoTgxtZtIxy7G9PEENcz1mPgHXpVcuOcMXwd-3rXy8/s1600/pre+prep+and+clothes+073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeHzajhXnbrIssm_9KXcvPDgiAkGhmrw_A-pTGJt7sTKl2hyphenhyphen61N4vXhi8KheqWrsd16LYviyYpWgqfejR-nTt68IkBzpAFsgf-2JoTgxtZtIxy7G9PEENcz1mPgHXpVcuOcMXwd-3rXy8/s320/pre+prep+and+clothes+073.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And a tie!!</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-26981077734715105082010-10-12T18:53:00.000-07:002010-10-12T18:53:40.133-07:00Refashioning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dX09NYiAes7BBN4VomQ-W3jAu7O1jXp0xEI_u8oRB-U1fQBrIcn8wnugwr803MzZLhq4fMmRW70vm24EXVP8l4ZaF6UJ_7MgpouCz_RuP0-bANIzG0SzH8iFdayRBo3ceKD0i4LplC-L/s1600/home+oct+10+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dX09NYiAes7BBN4VomQ-W3jAu7O1jXp0xEI_u8oRB-U1fQBrIcn8wnugwr803MzZLhq4fMmRW70vm24EXVP8l4ZaF6UJ_7MgpouCz_RuP0-bANIzG0SzH8iFdayRBo3ceKD0i4LplC-L/s320/home+oct+10+004.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3AE37ol4Y0DGMhWlx77-wI8iaht14hHvD-C5z4E0FHISCCAVW1Z1if6RHqDUbhfntikm8MYNaO1UMVpkXj9LCMSQsfSAY5t5OtVBstjTd7Ls_QTa6-hfYjxOhaeLLw3ivHgdwEd2XkEy/s1600/home+oct+10+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3AE37ol4Y0DGMhWlx77-wI8iaht14hHvD-C5z4E0FHISCCAVW1Z1if6RHqDUbhfntikm8MYNaO1UMVpkXj9LCMSQsfSAY5t5OtVBstjTd7Ls_QTa6-hfYjxOhaeLLw3ivHgdwEd2XkEy/s320/home+oct+10+016.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had a bit of fun on the weekend.</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-44340172568353848492010-09-01T02:27:00.000-07:002010-09-01T02:27:56.424-07:00Is this all it takes????<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9vx3jbxFZdDmGFJQ2JBNxVS7Pvo5S4s3V-ndzGa12PSyKyBRZw7AopIUUKvuMDDhYk_tyGfSqF0JeQOQewMFKUEWLnRbGprSR8NJK0c3bRBZ_prrS2Dw0tbQc7nG2bt1PY_BH6_ZD_-Y/s1600/needles.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9vx3jbxFZdDmGFJQ2JBNxVS7Pvo5S4s3V-ndzGa12PSyKyBRZw7AopIUUKvuMDDhYk_tyGfSqF0JeQOQewMFKUEWLnRbGprSR8NJK0c3bRBZ_prrS2Dw0tbQc7nG2bt1PY_BH6_ZD_-Y/s320/needles.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Oh my goodness ...my life has changed and all because of one of these little things!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Fz6vs1EK22rFqB-e7oN5d7gZR7xm-Cqs-JkhmblO78GhGKPLz2DYfL_g2z4M8HAJScDJuUc_m7spBc0VcgS8J7yRvaARMdqD4ujXSTpUVzG6dZeIUP2eRw-UDp9vb7A_iDvhy5yp0IoD/s1600/new+clothes+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Fz6vs1EK22rFqB-e7oN5d7gZR7xm-Cqs-JkhmblO78GhGKPLz2DYfL_g2z4M8HAJScDJuUc_m7spBc0VcgS8J7yRvaARMdqD4ujXSTpUVzG6dZeIUP2eRw-UDp9vb7A_iDvhy5yp0IoD/s320/new+clothes+031.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sewing stretchy fabric has been made easy......no more puckering and awful stretched hems.....or no hems as in some of my previous projects!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxFH3X27wABfL45pX0uDDZrEoIU3xRtDdKBb82Wv2dcehxppducC0YugjP-JuWj_dMiYSvuXuj-S6LlQyIf_Sax-fu7yzAByaRCDOTjhyphenhyphenIPCaqv-OCJvKkKyPbDoEJ9Df6hblSpSdXnEY/s1600/new+clothes+032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxFH3X27wABfL45pX0uDDZrEoIU3xRtDdKBb82Wv2dcehxppducC0YugjP-JuWj_dMiYSvuXuj-S6LlQyIf_Sax-fu7yzAByaRCDOTjhyphenhyphenIPCaqv-OCJvKkKyPbDoEJ9Df6hblSpSdXnEY/s320/new+clothes+032.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So neat!!! .....and I don't really do neat!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TLMXFlQ4HH7ZqvcUs4QmhUKugNZpIxfD4C96E6Pxu5KNawqBHT8tg-Fxx_EjoNTMxppS9HzsGyxkBGXLrwurbFMUrQV5RInM-MAPDx9RdftgmaxWgiOyXVuFJf2a9ql1Q-Yqc7TEH6_O/s1600/new+clothes+033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TLMXFlQ4HH7ZqvcUs4QmhUKugNZpIxfD4C96E6Pxu5KNawqBHT8tg-Fxx_EjoNTMxppS9HzsGyxkBGXLrwurbFMUrQV5RInM-MAPDx9RdftgmaxWgiOyXVuFJf2a9ql1Q-Yqc7TEH6_O/s400/new+clothes+033.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Above is a top for Zoe. Fabric was from a flea market where the woman selling her fabric was yelling "Cheap fabric, cheap fabric - have to sell it to save the marriage!!" - Of course I bought quite a bit from her.....I could very well be yelling the same in a few years!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4OfUg0Xsp14XQYq7VwBhbczCHDdtBhee8na2mKptKWEx-jnyUkBc1-2-_t7IOlwMTIscTZbVYTMfAwhC70XxGr2sXRWTIBIq-3YLoEiyBFXpbOeGjIQYekPH7YrW2AYLbtqLR92ud-ST/s1600/new+clothes+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4OfUg0Xsp14XQYq7VwBhbczCHDdtBhee8na2mKptKWEx-jnyUkBc1-2-_t7IOlwMTIscTZbVYTMfAwhC70XxGr2sXRWTIBIq-3YLoEiyBFXpbOeGjIQYekPH7YrW2AYLbtqLR92ud-ST/s400/new+clothes+034.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A bit of a cowl neck t-shirt for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlR13ymzlaVIFfTBT24eGT248SBf8f88-gB8OZeY3Tn3lFvLzLESeeyHV92VuePRGUdr8Wxk8oh-Nvmgo3ZnTtUENrDnJqrSyIHLNkuQjxDTArprLFvl59S44p9dmbv-KnEuT_g9RSIXv/s1600/new+clothes+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlR13ymzlaVIFfTBT24eGT248SBf8f88-gB8OZeY3Tn3lFvLzLESeeyHV92VuePRGUdr8Wxk8oh-Nvmgo3ZnTtUENrDnJqrSyIHLNkuQjxDTArprLFvl59S44p9dmbv-KnEuT_g9RSIXv/s400/new+clothes+036.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another top for me - made from remnant bin fabric for $2.00. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I get so much joy from remnant bin creations!!</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-77429442701397729612010-08-23T17:48:00.000-07:002010-08-23T17:51:25.308-07:00Stashing a stash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuo7YffCg70msV9HtLQ2htHyf5t0lgUE9vdqFtnaZ2mSGu_B3NCpHQ-x5zP9FKd_r679iCz-K7Zx6QSJDrSrW9MxIb8z-NzgPY8T4SoLLhGhtA8HqqCY6gF6v-EMM5JGG2CSONqKjzqN80/s1600/blogstuff+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuo7YffCg70msV9HtLQ2htHyf5t0lgUE9vdqFtnaZ2mSGu_B3NCpHQ-x5zP9FKd_r679iCz-K7Zx6QSJDrSrW9MxIb8z-NzgPY8T4SoLLhGhtA8HqqCY6gF6v-EMM5JGG2CSONqKjzqN80/s320/blogstuff+001.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Back in July I flew to Townsville to see my dear</span><a href="http://www.purplegiraffes.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #990000;">sister</span></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and her lovely family. I only went for 2 nights so only took a carry on bag which still seemed quite full of my clothes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As she was getting ready to move to China she was destashing her fabric stash. What joy!!! I didn't want to bring another bag home and have to pay for luggage so I squished, squashed and crammed lots of new to me fabric into the little bag!! I did buy a few pieces at this most gorgeous </span><a href="http://www.pompomrouge.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>shop</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I think there is nothing nicer than looking at other fabric stashes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a) it means you are not alone in your obsession</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">b) I love hearing about where the pieces come from and what they were 'going' to be used for</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">c) I love the visual and tactile sensation of being surrounded with fabric</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I still remember my </span><a href="http://www.heathhill.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Mum</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong> </strong>and two of her sisters laughing and chatting while going through my Mum's fabric stash on many an occasion. I think they all think of those times with fondness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg_98-WhFL6qHije_a1TY977GryZjR1rTHIuzb5GczDzxqxxWJsx1PyPDqifoRkSZwBop0fuE91dsxOSbg-PLFl7Sb2sWbizOQY5P7-NcC11nkAieLY-atKWH4zhaP98ag17Ws4Ir2LDW/s1600/blogstuff+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg_98-WhFL6qHije_a1TY977GryZjR1rTHIuzb5GczDzxqxxWJsx1PyPDqifoRkSZwBop0fuE91dsxOSbg-PLFl7Sb2sWbizOQY5P7-NcC11nkAieLY-atKWH4zhaP98ag17Ws4Ir2LDW/s320/blogstuff+004.JPG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So these fabrics are now neatly folded members of my own fabric stash. Some of them might be passed on to someone else one day when I have a 'destashing' day. </span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-74379287033550423722010-08-18T15:29:00.000-07:002010-08-18T15:29:51.191-07:00Nicky's Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcIERVySKJmPKD8H_4F6H4umKQfKsyELWtTy4YzfNpOHIE2ORMOwgv8fvZG66ZpsYiOHrMuejs_ddEKsQ1AkArlmOz1ROIuPh97Wxqmi2TJ9cSBajgADV75AbdNV0y9myJdSEtU7cT_2x/s1600/quilt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcIERVySKJmPKD8H_4F6H4umKQfKsyELWtTy4YzfNpOHIE2ORMOwgv8fvZG66ZpsYiOHrMuejs_ddEKsQ1AkArlmOz1ROIuPh97Wxqmi2TJ9cSBajgADV75AbdNV0y9myJdSEtU7cT_2x/s320/quilt1.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzvA4bSVYSPWIfFtrSfUtg-J1MqVKLVbREmQbIl0Sisjn1N7ZD0LlqmH7YbloWb2OeAswiHgZPEfpNW4ucICv3uXPYgLzhQrPf4kBL9KpdSAhC0rmPRv9prB64ndxwtUvxGSkKc0Vh5B_/s1600/quilt4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzvA4bSVYSPWIfFtrSfUtg-J1MqVKLVbREmQbIl0Sisjn1N7ZD0LlqmH7YbloWb2OeAswiHgZPEfpNW4ucICv3uXPYgLzhQrPf4kBL9KpdSAhC0rmPRv9prB64ndxwtUvxGSkKc0Vh5B_/s320/quilt4.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For 29 years I have known that my dearest friend would turn 40 in July.......yet I was still over a month late in giving her a quilt. Happy Birthday Darling!! xxxx</span></em>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-22727754904531879832010-07-19T13:41:00.000-07:002010-07-19T13:41:06.982-07:00where am i?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am still around.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Creative energies are now focused on the Year 1 class I am taking for 3 weeks. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Energy needed to tackle behaviour management and social skills - as requested by the class teacher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Looking forward to some time for fabric and wool.</span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-42743841669928905052010-06-24T21:18:00.000-07:002010-06-24T23:02:48.540-07:00Orange you wonderful!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this household we LOVE orange!!!</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There has been a bit of Refashioning happening around here! A trip to the Op shop the other day was successful with some great finds in the $2.00 bin. Even the fabric used in the refashioning was Op Shop finds!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXQ7WEIwGwjbUAkQw-8Mb-L25DnsqVjd5LhUVZgZWSwmvN0UhAaTcWAkz6W2i8ZE9VE1BJX6ZCZus4Irxj3GCdNEIsGYxGh2Dfi2KlawLYlP8jhrHXxo1xZnxCllHLh5Q1OUOhgCx2z46/s1600/orange+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXQ7WEIwGwjbUAkQw-8Mb-L25DnsqVjd5LhUVZgZWSwmvN0UhAaTcWAkz6W2i8ZE9VE1BJX6ZCZus4Irxj3GCdNEIsGYxGh2Dfi2KlawLYlP8jhrHXxo1xZnxCllHLh5Q1OUOhgCx2z46/s320/orange+034.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP7vyvH9CDgc5Vk8HDvUR2bA-PmhAUzDNAAbOqY9QxOTj9Cf7xLlZeYuQkz29x8wCQpKp2veMOmaKL0-Y9dkFl_Qq4wOF0C_d0d8xnpnZKIi1q_7Mwr0e79lON1Kh2fpU0c9r3xWkz4zs/s1600/orange+035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP7vyvH9CDgc5Vk8HDvUR2bA-PmhAUzDNAAbOqY9QxOTj9Cf7xLlZeYuQkz29x8wCQpKp2veMOmaKL0-Y9dkFl_Qq4wOF0C_d0d8xnpnZKIi1q_7Mwr0e79lON1Kh2fpU0c9r3xWkz4zs/s320/orange+035.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This skirt was too tight at the top - so I cut off what was too tight and added a ribbed band. The skirt looks better shorter on me anyway!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This shirt was a little too short on me to feel comfortable so I sewed up the side splits and added an orange band and made a flower </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">brooch. Not bad for less than $2.50</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9utIN66vF-FHQPt0aycFDqvLitf9pFS90Oshr6Pp4ni-1SIkAGybmY9QuNEUMGkAcH8J69nJs5vb3S0ohL525e4ktnmvk1Y4CGXvzRnKq-6AMe7NpsUVqpx5ZNGHsAtZbyX8A3zBpAW7N/s1600/orange+032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9utIN66vF-FHQPt0aycFDqvLitf9pFS90Oshr6Pp4ni-1SIkAGybmY9QuNEUMGkAcH8J69nJs5vb3S0ohL525e4ktnmvk1Y4CGXvzRnKq-6AMe7NpsUVqpx5ZNGHsAtZbyX8A3zBpAW7N/s320/orange+032.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq8vsHqEfRN_RpXt9L3N5gaJ0Q6fXNoPElsarapx9nWiG8tKv7EOx3UsL_zpghc6BRFSlvRft0Rk1P3WZidXErOd5NCQ9zvB68fHlDzf4Ad9J9N__sk1aw5H7KA2RN6ppgl7NBcY_F8Dt/s1600/orange+037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq8vsHqEfRN_RpXt9L3N5gaJ0Q6fXNoPElsarapx9nWiG8tKv7EOx3UsL_zpghc6BRFSlvRft0Rk1P3WZidXErOd5NCQ9zvB68fHlDzf4Ad9J9N__sk1aw5H7KA2RN6ppgl7NBcY_F8Dt/s320/orange+037.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqm0Hm9Dc7AilC2tgoXisMrVRCwsiiW6yMHrrp56rt6fO7Q_7i0vagnbErMjkJjqhIb3fqTvvlznojakEN5uXQNCWlkInNMilyp_l7eieTFCFEkjl7C7rAw8SFMhB6PuZPCaowbLfH3FHh/s1600/orange+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqm0Hm9Dc7AilC2tgoXisMrVRCwsiiW6yMHrrp56rt6fO7Q_7i0vagnbErMjkJjqhIb3fqTvvlznojakEN5uXQNCWlkInNMilyp_l7eieTFCFEkjl7C7rAw8SFMhB6PuZPCaowbLfH3FHh/s320/orange+038.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This skirt was also $2.00 and it wasn't until it went through the wash did I read the washing instructions and it said Dry Clean only and no iron. Sorry but I am not sending a $2.00 skirt to the dry cleaners - besides it came out fine and a really hot iron got rid of the wrinkles...."do not iron" my ass!!! The doily was a previous Op shop find for 50 cents.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">...though i am going to go and sew a skirt...right now!!!!!</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-21268051407317576402010-05-14T22:05:00.000-07:002010-05-14T22:08:03.629-07:00pouches and boxers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCiXZfK3PduALmFyDRE4Ck4CzZlADKVdeV1Ii1w_xMUJyDHFA7RIop8juEKv2Ydlrd3JBjDaCEnZbpKa4En-oNhUQaFRWCpxPoth9gg2HLcTTwwBJh1CDSdTIruKjEO9glNxCXPDNbpZL/s1600/etsy3+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCiXZfK3PduALmFyDRE4Ck4CzZlADKVdeV1Ii1w_xMUJyDHFA7RIop8juEKv2Ydlrd3JBjDaCEnZbpKa4En-oNhUQaFRWCpxPoth9gg2HLcTTwwBJh1CDSdTIruKjEO9glNxCXPDNbpZL/s400/etsy3+021.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">WOW - all it took was a comment on my blog from the clever <strong><a href="http://raindropsandbellyflops.blogspot.com/">Bernice</a></strong> with a link to a tutorial by the clever </span><a href="http://clutterpunk.blogspot.com/2009/10/thread-sketching-on-fabric-techniques.html"><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Clutterpunk</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong> </strong>and I've got myself another hobby!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Having just been taught free motion quilting by my sister - i am still not very good at it - and i use the same technique with the darning foot and hey presto - I am loving this!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1OD0iNPzJygpxYodX30MVelvUNiqEcNfPDnC7-zp87fVCLEjGbipurqVVgAKCHexGZ_chV1xNJl-5V_vn3JYvrtE19XiLySXw72aj_qGreRHiyVJP-MJuSXHXWkhJfrhyphenhyphendYb7VVzS1ps/s1600/foodetsy+042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1OD0iNPzJygpxYodX30MVelvUNiqEcNfPDnC7-zp87fVCLEjGbipurqVVgAKCHexGZ_chV1xNJl-5V_vn3JYvrtE19XiLySXw72aj_qGreRHiyVJP-MJuSXHXWkhJfrhyphenhyphendYb7VVzS1ps/s320/foodetsy+042.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbySUwG0T-HHsG9ytFA67AHFtGvUmSPu8lSBDmEQIDrrh0BWhg9sT0XvSxtrvREujFC13ltJYGr5DhjipXUsqJ_40rj73C2yTNbTU8XbUUrEHZanvuBIXakIqIqOKCWx9vfDDEZ-RfDoj2/s1600/foodetsy+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbySUwG0T-HHsG9ytFA67AHFtGvUmSPu8lSBDmEQIDrrh0BWhg9sT0XvSxtrvREujFC13ltJYGr5DhjipXUsqJ_40rj73C2yTNbTU8XbUUrEHZanvuBIXakIqIqOKCWx9vfDDEZ-RfDoj2/s320/foodetsy+031.JPG" tt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcsQkr2NmH6C3JTz1urIM7zsk3BnjJEQPtjPl_AxmGpOieaJKeQYStumJD6eH_N11R1KwqdqMVWGZPYXjG3mwrLKotV5ovDSR6LF-CSXjm5EuUe4HUyi0ThG69Cdrb5YTP2WAE8iPzH6i/s1600/foodetsy+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcsQkr2NmH6C3JTz1urIM7zsk3BnjJEQPtjPl_AxmGpOieaJKeQYStumJD6eH_N11R1KwqdqMVWGZPYXjG3mwrLKotV5ovDSR6LF-CSXjm5EuUe4HUyi0ThG69Cdrb5YTP2WAE8iPzH6i/s320/foodetsy+026.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have thread sketched all these onto canvas and the two coloured ones I had painted a few weeks ago and was going to do some collages - I think the stitching looks good. I did have a go at stitching onto linen but it all puckered and looked crapped so I threw it away. The canvas doesn't pucker - I am sure I can just vacumn the tiny bits of paint out of the machine and I will buy more needles!!! Thanks Bernice and Gina.</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-70288956525920244432010-05-05T19:23:00.000-07:002010-05-05T19:23:40.406-07:00Hand or Machine?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKJxvQiuSHDcPT81upsVYScirwtUnU9R0H54GtDE6DYARiwLbqdj47qreajtqZglbY229_jpxBkFmqbASsX71JR333A8-BWPxlFYMKdYJNrEDC-YEOjfnj2CWZromkNmlACGq9j2fr_cW/s1600/quilt+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKJxvQiuSHDcPT81upsVYScirwtUnU9R0H54GtDE6DYARiwLbqdj47qreajtqZglbY229_jpxBkFmqbASsX71JR333A8-BWPxlFYMKdYJNrEDC-YEOjfnj2CWZromkNmlACGq9j2fr_cW/s400/quilt+001.JPG" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now while this was fun to sit with my sister and cousin and quilt and chat.........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">......some more excitable attempts and trials at machine quilting....not easy AT ALL!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1B18KBNj0nAxRhF9E0T6tr7rGI_lqYkVM24Drg2O4qcfZn_D2R9N8gGkqKNuk0NVj-g7CmDQM5X0fXhsRYB586DQBRTbzHkETF_4pPAPw3P1d0hMr1L4V4WAuO4Nop6HomjhX60Q7NjT/s1600/quilt+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1B18KBNj0nAxRhF9E0T6tr7rGI_lqYkVM24Drg2O4qcfZn_D2R9N8gGkqKNuk0NVj-g7CmDQM5X0fXhsRYB586DQBRTbzHkETF_4pPAPw3P1d0hMr1L4V4WAuO4Nop6HomjhX60Q7NjT/s400/quilt+013.JPG" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">........and hey presto......finished.....one very random quilted quilt that will be snuggled under while watching MasterChef!!!</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-57718240870568651042010-04-28T22:48:00.000-07:002010-04-28T22:49:39.036-07:00Quilting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oVm0usxW0BfsvEDZDPCCoDeAeRd1j4DCJol8Y7loztBseKfRTnzUwrborGvSsqf7mkmUFFxDHycWgWIzN-PfxhiRqqyH-JK-ygjtLXV5_6PnFVUEo3kN5m7jKB97dJl510Ur_QWkgPgN/s1600/mini+quilts+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oVm0usxW0BfsvEDZDPCCoDeAeRd1j4DCJol8Y7loztBseKfRTnzUwrborGvSsqf7mkmUFFxDHycWgWIzN-PfxhiRqqyH-JK-ygjtLXV5_6PnFVUEo3kN5m7jKB97dJl510Ur_QWkgPgN/s320/mini+quilts+003.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do not propose that I am a real quilter - I have nothing but praise for the patient people like my </span><a href="http://www.purplegiraffes.wordpress.com/"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sister</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong> </strong>who are so good at quilting and putting together such itty bitty pieces of fabric. For me it is about the colours and the fabrics. I take the easy way and use larger strips or squares and therefore it is finished quicker!!! Simple really! Already I have had a go and 'stitching in the ditch' and undone it - it was crap!......I might actually have to develop some patience of my own and this could be a 'hand quilted quilt'......stay tuned!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMzXj5N0sxSTSKQZudP8iwNTpm-ENUkwvyea547BfMinXsAlF6Lss0G45I4HYrKMhvfp-rmrTJUCF2N32SaLg5643HhhN50jr6s5mIICX5O0MT750F15DfhIRrbTi7JXWxFTfHXrZkXub/s1600/mini+quilts+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMzXj5N0sxSTSKQZudP8iwNTpm-ENUkwvyea547BfMinXsAlF6Lss0G45I4HYrKMhvfp-rmrTJUCF2N32SaLg5643HhhN50jr6s5mIICX5O0MT750F15DfhIRrbTi7JXWxFTfHXrZkXub/s320/mini+quilts+006.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePLiDLGTNISX7raG8Ll2Ik-_6KgE6YYZfyCok6RHvrGswyhPiCXZ2-1ryJUBdRm8N3Tw7eAitrm7NiLFk-Chd5P_wp11gHAkrBoj3lom6RXXSGNWn5pYS97ktixwXzPBxksNMUvegNbxO/s1600/mini+1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePLiDLGTNISX7raG8Ll2Ik-_6KgE6YYZfyCok6RHvrGswyhPiCXZ2-1ryJUBdRm8N3Tw7eAitrm7NiLFk-Chd5P_wp11gHAkrBoj3lom6RXXSGNWn5pYS97ktixwXzPBxksNMUvegNbxO/s200/mini+1-1.jpg" tt="true" width="190" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7akxyk3uU5XNKLfCjPdFMth9xq7bEOCFdz3fmNUuslSqXjNCRIebtF8_C9XV5X1WyBYcteQUAhWjnMT4jX6_Du6w-_V3gIWou3qz-Gm1mIjLOT6WJpKO3SbBnOwlOR5KJo214ndqEYoTq/s1600/mini+2-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7akxyk3uU5XNKLfCjPdFMth9xq7bEOCFdz3fmNUuslSqXjNCRIebtF8_C9XV5X1WyBYcteQUAhWjnMT4jX6_Du6w-_V3gIWou3qz-Gm1mIjLOT6WJpKO3SbBnOwlOR5KJo214ndqEYoTq/s200/mini+2-2.jpg" tt="true" width="198" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGjGmoSD_ctQVPChM9othBWUCkNaYGX5ihB-HLPjnBbBGDQxtS4wGV7L49AQOjHujMxocKDi3uAt0S1Fu90iqFwkBGMUCFVJowMWUgIMh7DkbJJh0HfbniYbLtpKt-LgJs6mwyd8aRSIT/s1600/mini+3-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGjGmoSD_ctQVPChM9othBWUCkNaYGX5ihB-HLPjnBbBGDQxtS4wGV7L49AQOjHujMxocKDi3uAt0S1Fu90iqFwkBGMUCFVJowMWUgIMh7DkbJJh0HfbniYbLtpKt-LgJs6mwyd8aRSIT/s200/mini+3-1.jpg" tt="true" width="186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some mini quilts that I made today.</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-13815654236957084212010-04-25T23:49:00.000-07:002010-04-25T23:49:24.262-07:0030 cent skirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DI-AGrhTsI2K2ag3qovY7ZtvYQ2AMvbfDvHjA2FOVBoLcwtb0MDIs7khuaQ-Oi0gCGXfJQLVei2s5waz6T3pTwu4-EfUsnvIJuNkPx1tCNkfmkMicsKLwB2aBkSSUvuanBgwnIU7aYZS/s1600/skirt+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DI-AGrhTsI2K2ag3qovY7ZtvYQ2AMvbfDvHjA2FOVBoLcwtb0MDIs7khuaQ-Oi0gCGXfJQLVei2s5waz6T3pTwu4-EfUsnvIJuNkPx1tCNkfmkMicsKLwB2aBkSSUvuanBgwnIU7aYZS/s400/skirt+005.JPG" tt="true" width="155" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYFRMfKCL91jtZgrfUnyMv5MksMmptrLbRsblC3SWJG3e1Zoyy586cL9jLo8yXfD-TUMj2yF55VtSXoZ9nNlvrgjty873Jpfhr3idpcTv3s-9-JgZJ7nA7mEA-pRlM_UxMju_qiyKEif1/s1600/skirt+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYFRMfKCL91jtZgrfUnyMv5MksMmptrLbRsblC3SWJG3e1Zoyy586cL9jLo8yXfD-TUMj2yF55VtSXoZ9nNlvrgjty873Jpfhr3idpcTv3s-9-JgZJ7nA7mEA-pRlM_UxMju_qiyKEif1/s400/skirt+003.JPG" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I picked this piece of fabric up at an op shop for 50 cents - I didn't use all of it and figure I have about 20 cents worth left!! What a bargain skirt - basically a tube with a large piece of blue ribbing at the top. I wanted a skirt to wear with trousers - I have always loved this look and often thought I was too short to pull it off. I haven't grown taller - just older and now think I will wear what I like and not worry about what shape they make me look. Really - I probably look incredibly short given that I choose to wear this skirt with cropped pants'!!! but hey - I am 40 now so don't care!</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450805006257813498.post-35101382265040993702010-04-20T17:06:00.000-07:002010-04-20T17:09:24.384-07:00Fabric finds and pouches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkl6iWnJDIiUD9wLGxycF5S6bOH8ZWMv5rJtmBh1W41EQzf_qBhz311nkAXjoqiG6ow8ub_YDcWxb8eIOmw-MD6KXirD-MCZ7OlKxJfABIu-0TYcLbX2_tdr4dtXq-usf3cf5Yd96XNhk/s1600/fabric4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkl6iWnJDIiUD9wLGxycF5S6bOH8ZWMv5rJtmBh1W41EQzf_qBhz311nkAXjoqiG6ow8ub_YDcWxb8eIOmw-MD6KXirD-MCZ7OlKxJfABIu-0TYcLbX2_tdr4dtXq-usf3cf5Yd96XNhk/s320/fabric4.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV43CEyfV5G3fbyMNV3TYUxJ8gkK1iFeBLX1ajSGXsTlAcNgeZeeFaJT0uM5YwVMTd3apn-cQTjDobGg6iDC4WEIr1fAt6c0Ojm1N-CbBHTnULFz5bSxOSuyaZh4E8u8CcbE96LTJeJLFW/s1600/fabric3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV43CEyfV5G3fbyMNV3TYUxJ8gkK1iFeBLX1ajSGXsTlAcNgeZeeFaJT0uM5YwVMTd3apn-cQTjDobGg6iDC4WEIr1fAt6c0Ojm1N-CbBHTnULFz5bSxOSuyaZh4E8u8CcbE96LTJeJLFW/s320/fabric3.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlRgnRY8oKXVgMwwZLcHVezX0NZ5y9PlEcahZ4BuSGcrIqLuGO5wa9BGL-Z_Azc2fBP7HKUAb5ImVPEBlls0orPdCSDbOuVIKTdQDaE5-MjwWf5CFFlkIl9DqQe6-mU5P_OitOSmsBANq/s1600/fabric2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlRgnRY8oKXVgMwwZLcHVezX0NZ5y9PlEcahZ4BuSGcrIqLuGO5wa9BGL-Z_Azc2fBP7HKUAb5ImVPEBlls0orPdCSDbOuVIKTdQDaE5-MjwWf5CFFlkIl9DqQe6-mU5P_OitOSmsBANq/s320/fabric2.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some retro fabric purchases from the markets. I should have taken a photo of this great fabric stash in an old suitcase. Whoever puchased all the fabric that was on offer was one seriously funky person. I wonder what my fabric stash in 30 years will say about me????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNapg7qA02njE2vA2DPwDZlq1Lt8qIvH8gT_UIrDCVcV2C3Ug10sPPqevIrigy4SoUimH5xta5Kbcg6MC_BNyq1Ya90a_7SjeWlb1YA6fEfEQuzlcw1j751nfeC40gT8SgTrVTEkOFaiRO/s1600/fabric1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNapg7qA02njE2vA2DPwDZlq1Lt8qIvH8gT_UIrDCVcV2C3Ug10sPPqevIrigy4SoUimH5xta5Kbcg6MC_BNyq1Ya90a_7SjeWlb1YA6fEfEQuzlcw1j751nfeC40gT8SgTrVTEkOFaiRO/s320/fabric1.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">a heavy cotton print that the kids love</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHlsFbiFYIrq_fLQd26jMgN8CuDsz4LfNOumFZR4n1hUMgmIotDr-_zgnaU5YcmB0GU4dwvB80ObhsWWLa57O7Q-iaZwSAZ3-Fe-HutYohs3KWzlGB7d_GDoPHRfKGwlC3yR2z5ZNn8H8/s1600/fabric5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHlsFbiFYIrq_fLQd26jMgN8CuDsz4LfNOumFZR4n1hUMgmIotDr-_zgnaU5YcmB0GU4dwvB80ObhsWWLa57O7Q-iaZwSAZ3-Fe-HutYohs3KWzlGB7d_GDoPHRfKGwlC3yR2z5ZNn8H8/s320/fabric5.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some modern day retro print fabric</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQv6vWMz4uxlKonOy2ORiQmKhs8-zdK2xYmUa6XLye4ZOJeP25-l__QNpHwlLO5LQckL-tLqbfbx6WUgjGy7VyD9Gct-bblkPnNj_O5i433nesvtfFzA-wv8zhaqrpy2sKBu8rAaCmiIE/s1600/blog+again+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQv6vWMz4uxlKonOy2ORiQmKhs8-zdK2xYmUa6XLye4ZOJeP25-l__QNpHwlLO5LQckL-tLqbfbx6WUgjGy7VyD9Gct-bblkPnNj_O5i433nesvtfFzA-wv8zhaqrpy2sKBu8rAaCmiIE/s320/blog+again+038.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">stitch and then quilt some fabric and then had to turn it into something....what else a pouch!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfg-YF9p33G2lWI0CrBH4iNdmNP6HqRG1rRDbelpOSH6HSF82MMWvzvznxnSM5FaUheufIncGDEVBB2Xz1-1eL_TUVUEYo_1Bk3-mcf7CJwioY7NVHR9uDiYla1Ac69bahn_UOqIE5wnf/s1600/blog+again+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfg-YF9p33G2lWI0CrBH4iNdmNP6HqRG1rRDbelpOSH6HSF82MMWvzvznxnSM5FaUheufIncGDEVBB2Xz1-1eL_TUVUEYo_1Bk3-mcf7CJwioY7NVHR9uDiYla1Ac69bahn_UOqIE5wnf/s320/blog+again+029.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..<em>a different shape pouch....cute.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsc_U6zZVuRgfDSkT2fwoGL83Y1jW5yROiIdIfyTcWfdGJpJiQhuSrHki8dkEDJ-se9rmezeM1VhJV4tz2PsgyvTyihI4mc94aCSfVQiVgEAQdMtqC-bxGCUpfCi9xCPF_WHL8zRhFp_N/s1600/blog+again+033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsc_U6zZVuRgfDSkT2fwoGL83Y1jW5yROiIdIfyTcWfdGJpJiQhuSrHki8dkEDJ-se9rmezeM1VhJV4tz2PsgyvTyihI4mc94aCSfVQiVgEAQdMtqC-bxGCUpfCi9xCPF_WHL8zRhFp_N/s320/blog+again+033.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....more machine quilting....just because</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1RxIrLBNOAgfX6kewXfwiiwTQhyzq7DH320Yy5s8P0N29cmeQs2eTTD8Gaegw1AV-ODGWi7vv9_5PEyN5_ab1ooqHzy7-2bOdVWUCLARjiAC_HKicvvtcqEgi6gVlBCB4KVGX1cXA6nk/s1600/blog+again+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1RxIrLBNOAgfX6kewXfwiiwTQhyzq7DH320Yy5s8P0N29cmeQs2eTTD8Gaegw1AV-ODGWi7vv9_5PEyN5_ab1ooqHzy7-2bOdVWUCLARjiAC_HKicvvtcqEgi6gVlBCB4KVGX1cXA6nk/s320/blog+again+030.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">....red with white spots.....</span></em></strong></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.com0