Wow, am I behind! In addition to March being Women’s History Month (which I just narrowly acknowledged), it was also National Craft Month (which I did little to celebrate), and it was also Mr. T’s birthday (whose handmade birthday gifts have yet to be completed!). I won’t even get into the project posts I’ve promised many of you in the upcoming weeks and months (I promise, they’re coming). In the meantime, to remedy point two, I’m going to dig into a mystery care package that arrived (surprise) a couple of weeks ago. And though I’m late to excavating it, it truly is a delightful sort of package…full of the most delightful fabric remnants!
A little back story: In January, after a long day at CHA, I hitched a ride with my friend Sonya back to my hotel. When I pulled my suitcase from the back of her car, I saw some sequins peeking out from a bulging trash bag. “Wow, where did those come from?” I marveled. Sonya confessed that they had been part of a rescue mission of sorts–she had happened upon these bags and bags of remnant fabric, and couldn’t bear to see them go to waste. “But there’s no way I can use it all…” she insisted.
A month later, this package arrived. In it, was a wide selection of scraps from the trunk of Sonya’s car: sequined fabric, patterned fabric, jersey knit fabric, stretch fabric, gauzy fabric, layered fabric, dark fabric, light fabric, silky fabric… So, my question to you all: What should I make? I’m open to a challenge. Please leave your suggestions in the comments below!
[ Posted on April 1st, 2010 ]
Hey – Just found you via Alexa of the Swell Life. She’s giving you props on your second book!
Since those delish fabric scraps aren’t too big, the only thing that comes to mind is a baby’s book of textures, or a texture quilt. They soooo love to touch and rub different things against their cheeks….
I think you should make a prom dress. I don’t know if there’s enough fabric there for it, but the sequined fabric and gauzy fabric would work nicely.
i think you should make a teepee
~avery