25
Mar

Homemade Veggie Cream Cheese

Now that my morning sickness seems to be entirely gone (knock on wood), I’ve been getting back into cooking.  I love flavored cream cheeses, but my favorite varieties are the savory ones – veggie, onion, sundried tomato, ect.  There’s nothing better than making your own flavored cream cheese.  It’s a fraction of the cost of the store-bought variety and is twice as yummy!
Make several different cream cheeses for a brunch party or keep a couple in the fridge to please your whole family.  This is my savory variety, but you could certainly make your own sweet flavored cream cheese such as honey walnut, raspberry or strawberry.
Veggie Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
2 packages cream cheese (8 oz. each – light or regular), softened
1 carrot, peeled
1 stalk celery
3 small green onions (or two large)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
Grab your veggies.  Use whatever you like – if onions don’t speak to you, then omit them.
Finely dice your vegetables.
Place all finely diced vegetables in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
Mix in softened cream cheese and add salt and pepper to taste.  Be sure to mix the cream cheese and the vegetables thoroughly.
Slice and toast your favorite bagel – mine happens to be Sesame with an Everything bagel following close behind.
Spread your cream cheese on top.  Be generous, you want to make sure you get in all your veggies!
Place cream cheese in a food storage container and refrigerate.  I find the cream cheese to be even better once it has had some time for the flavors to come together in the fridge.
Try this cream cheese on a whole wheat pita pocket with fresh turkey, cucumber and tomato for a healthy lunch option or spread it on some crackers for a tasty little snack for the kiddos.  The options are endless!
23
Mar

Brett’s Irish Soda Bread

You know I love hearing from you guys – it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  Well, a bunch of you either commented or emailed regarding the Irish Soda Bread that my husband made for our St. Patrick’s Day celebration.  I thought, surely I posted the recipe last year, but apparently I didn’t.  The fact that I had yet to post this is surprising because it is such a big part of our St. Patrick’s Day tradition. 

Sorry for being such a tease – I posted pictures of something yummy and didn’t give you the recipe?  How rude of me.  So here’s the recipe you’ve been waiting for…………and believe me, it’s the best soda bread I’ve ever had and I’m not just saying that because it’s my hubby’s family recipe! 

Brett’s Irish Soda Bread
(1 loaf)
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup buttermilk
1 handful currents or raisins 
1 tablespoon of melted butter (for brushing)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Blend dry ingredients.  Cut in butter.  Add buttermilk.  Add currents or raisins.  Turn out on floured board and kneed for 1 minute.  Make dough into ball.  Press a floured knife into a cross shape on top of dough (don’t cut the dough, just make an indention). 
Bake for 40 minutes.  Brush with melted butter when you remove the bread from the oven.
Serve bread with butter, preserves, or plain.
21
Mar

Guest Post on "No Big Dill" – Dick and Jane Inspired Dress

Today I’m guest blogging over on “No Big Dill” for Katy’s “Once Upon a Thread” blog series.  This creative blog series is geared towards coming up with a look based on your favorite children’s storybooks and I’ve come up with a “Dick and Jane” inspired look.

This dress was created from the $1.49 sheet that I found last week on my thrift store hunting adventure – it doesn’t really look like a sheet anymore, does it?  I’m sharing a tutorial for the embellished bodice on this dress.  So head on over to “No Big Dill” and say hello!
18
Mar

Happy {Belated} St. Patrick’s Day

Happy {belated} St. Patrick’s Day to you all!  We had a great day yesterday enjoying our Irish heritage.  It finally thawed out enough here in Chicago for us to be able to go outside and explore the yard.

We went hunting for sticks and rocks around our yard and boy were there a lot!  We have tons of trees around us, so once the snow melts, there are plenty of great sticks to be found.

This was Miss Matilda’s main look the entire time we were outside.  She was in amazement of so many things – especially the wind-chime that we have hanging from a tree.  It is so amazing to see the world through your children’s eyes – it really made me appreciate all that we have and the area in which we live.

We went to look for our favorite ducks (we live right next to a very large river), but I don’t think it is quite warm enough for them to make their appearance yet.  They were probably staying on shore for the most part, but I bet in a couple weeks we will see them.  There’s a really cute male and female duck that walk around our neighborhood every year – they seem so in love – it is very sweet to see.

My mom made these sweet St. Patrick’s day dresses for the girls.  I love how they turned out with all the ruffled ribbon and grosgrain ribbon trim – too cute!

My husband made two loaves of his family recipe for Irish Soda bread.  It is delicious every single year!

Brett (The Cottage Papa) typically doesn’t get home from work until later, but for St. Patrick’s day he made a special effort to be home early so we could have a family dinner.  I was in charge of the corned beef, cabbage and potatoes and they turned out mighty good, if I do say so myself.  I make my corned beef in the crock-pot.  I just stick it in there with the seasonings – no water or anything and about 6-8 hours later, cooked on low it is ready.  I have this thought every year on St. Patrick’s day – Why we don’t eat corned beef more often? – it is so yummy.

So, that’s our St. Patrick’s Day recap.  It was a truly great one.  Did the girls really like their dinner?  Not really.  Did they even eat the soda bread?  No, they preferred the butter on top.  But it’s the tradition of it all that I hope we are instilling in our children.  Someday they’ll like it…….someday.  
It’s another sunny day here in Chicago and I can just feel spring approaching.  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and TGIF!
17
Mar

Twin Boy and Girl Onesie Tutorial

I’m back with a tutorial!  It’s about time, right?  Well, a couple months back I was contacted by an old friend who asked if I could do a custom order for her brother and his wife who are expecting boy and girl twins.  Of course I said sure and this is the little set I came up with for the soon-to-be parents.  I thought you all might enjoy making this set or just one of the onesies – it seems like there are lots of babies expected over the next six months around here!
Click HERE to print the applique pattern pieces.
Supplies:
Two onesies
Two coordinating fabrics
Fusible interfacing (such as steam-a-seam lite or wonder-under)
Several yards of coordinating ribbon (for ruffle booty on girl onesie)
Ric-Rac
Thread
Embroidery thread (optional)
Wonder-Tape (optional)
Tie and Ruffle Top pattern pieces (click HERE to print)
Directions:
Select your two coordinating fabrics.  I chose these two from Sandi Henderson’s “Meadowsweet 2” line.  I thought these were perfect for spring and so cute for little babes.
You will need some fusible interfacing for this project.  Use whatever brand you like, but make sure you choose the lightest version available.
Place your pattern pieces on one side of the fusible interfacing to gauge how much to use.
Peel back one side of your fusible interfacing and iron it to the wrong-side of the fabric (meaning the side that is intended to be the back).
Lay your pattern pieces on top of the fusible interfacing and trace your pattern.  I like to use washers from the hardware store to weight down all my patterns.

Next, cut out your pattern pieces and remove the paper backing from the interfacing.  Place your pattern where you would like it on the onesie.  To make sure it is centered, measure both sides of the tie from both sides of the onesie – make sure they are even.  Iron your tie in place.

Do the same process with the pattern piece for the girl onesie.  You can make this pattern piece much larger if you are making this shirt for an older child.  I just didn’t want the ruffle top to overwhelm a 3-6 month old baby.

Iron bib pattern piece in place on girl onesie.

Cut your fabric for the ruffle out of coordinating fabric.  I cut my ruffle 2.5″ wide x 18″ long.  If you decide to alter the bib pattern piece and make it larger (say for a 2, 3, and 4 year old), cut your ruffle 2-2.5 times as long as the outside of the bib.

Fold the ruffle piece in half with the wrong-sides together and sew both ends.

Once both ends are sewn, clip the corners to remove bulk and turn the ruffle piece right-side out. Press ruffle piece in half.

Next, run a gathering stitch down the ruffle piece on the raw edge of the fabric.  Make your stitch length as long as possible (mine is 5.0) and stitch all the way down the ruffle.  Do not back-stitch or the ruffle will not gather.

Gather your ruffle by pulling on the bobbin thread.  Once gathered, pin your ruffle in place around the bib.  You could certainly serge or run a tight zig-zag stitch along the edge of the ruffle to clean it up a bit.

Stitch ruffle in place.  I really should have started on the other side, but oh well.  It takes some work getting your onesie all situated under your presser foot, but just work with it and you’ll get it.

Next grab your ric-rac.  Cut enough to cover the edge of the ruffle – about 9″.  Peel off one side of the paper backing on your Wonder-Tape and apply to the back of the ric-rac.  Wonder-Tape is probably one of my most favorite sewing products EVER.  I won’t go into it too much, but basically it is a double-sided tape that disappears in the wash.  It doesn’t gum up your needle and makes holding trim in place a breeze.  It is found in the notions section of your sewing store.  If you don’t have this, you can certainly use pins, but trust me, this will make your life much easier!

I used Wonder-Tape for my “Little Love Bug” outfit for the Project Run and Play Valentine’s day challenge.  It held my ric-rac in place nicely down the center of the jumper.

Peel off the other side of the Wonder-Tape and place ric-rac over the raw edge of the ruffle.  Make sure to tuck under both ends of the ric-rac.

Stitch ric-rac in place with coordinating thread.

If you plan to add the ruffles to the booty of the girl onesie, measure the back of the onesie and cut your ribbon 2-2.5 times as wide as the booty.  Turn the ends under and stitch in place.

Run a gathering stitch down the center of each piece of ribbon (as described when making the bib ruffle).  Gather by pulling on the bobbin thread.

Pin in place and stitch down the center of each ribbon.  Make sure to back-stitch well that the beginning and end of each ribbon.

For the tie onesie, you want to zig-zag stitch around the entire outside of the tie to prevent any fraying.  Test out your stitch on another piece of fabric to check for the size of the zig-zag that you prefer.  I like to use embroidery thread for my main thread on applique.  I find it lays nicer and has a little bit of sheen that looks really good.

Stitch around the entire top piece including across the center of the tie to give the applique more definition.

If you have any trouble with your zig-zag stitches not laying flat, check your tension and reduce.  Additionally, I have to stitch fairly slowly on my machine in order to have uniform stitching when doing applique.

Add zig-zag stitching across the top of the bib on the girl onesie as well.  This will prevent any additional fraying and will secure it in place nicely.

I added a set of three burp cloths to this gift set.  These are simply rectangles of fabric that are backed with white minky dot fabric and are serged on the edge with coordinating blue thread.

Add your labels to the gift set to finish each piece.  If you don’t have some, I highly recommend purchasing some – see post HERE where to purchase.  Wrap up your gift set and you are all set for the arrival of boy and girl twins!

Cottage Mama’s Note:  You can use any onesies you like – look for them at Walmart, Carter’s, Target, ect……..any one will do.

If you end up making either of these onesies (or any projects from tutorials on the blog), I would love if you would add them to The Cottage Home Flickr Group:
14
Mar

The Art of Thrifting

I had a wonderful “day-off” on Saturday.  My husband was judging a beer brewing competition and my in-laws took the girls for the entire day and offered to keep them overnight.  So, I was left with a WHOLE day to myself (aside from the brief meeting with our accountant to finish up our taxes).  What to do?  What to do?

I chose to spend my day leisurely thrift store shopping around my area.  This is something I rarely get to do and there were some shops in the area that I had never even checked out before.  My number one priority was to find a comfy wing-back chair to re-upholster.  I have been searching for one of these for some time now.  And while I was searching for my chair, I happened upon lots of other fun treasures that were just screaming my name.

I ended up finding these three vintage sheets (all at different stores).  Sheets are great to use as fabric.  I bought these with the intention of making dresses out of them, but if you come across any other great sheet patterns consider using them for window drapes or pillows.

This was my favorite one, by far.  It cost me $2.00 and I just love the border around the entire top of the sheet.  It has this beautiful floral print and the embroidered scalloped edging.  I can just see this as a hem for a sweet, spring dress.  The rest of the sheet has little flowers that will also be great for dress fabric.

I thought this sheet was fun and whimsical.  It was only $1.50 and is full-sized (which is a lot of fabric).  It has all different little animals and trees on it.  Fun for a little girl, I think.

And this one, well this one, I bought with my daughter Matilda in mine.  It just looks like her to me – sweet and feminine.  I think it will make a really sweet smocked dress for her and it was only $1.50.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t have a ton of disposable income to fix up my house these days.  With having two little girls and another one on the way, we are definitely on a budget.  I found these inexpensive frames and have an idea for a little wall-decor project with them.  I’m planning to spray paint them all to match.  These frames can be pretty expensive if you bought them new, but these were just a couple dollars.  And of course I will share with you once I get my project complete.

And this was a really fun find!  Someone had donated all these designer upholstery books to our local thrift store and I scooped them up for .99 cents per book.  I also got all these great seperate pieces of fabric as well – some are square and some are quite large (they are folded up in the picture).  I can see some serious pillows being made from these – and it was $5.00 for all of this fabric.  I don’t know if you remember, but I made my Fall Pumpkins from home decor fabric remnants and they turned out great.

I can see these remnants making something really great for Christmas – maybe an advent calendar or a patchwork stocking.  Oh, the possibilities are endless!

And finally, my chair!!  I actually found my chair!  I couldn’t believe it, but all the lines were just what I was looking for and the chair was super-comfy as well.  The legs are all carved and, it’s hard to tell in the picture, but there is some carving up around the top of the back of the chair as well.  I LOVE it and I got a wonderful deal on it too.  I plan to recover it in a much more updated, modern fabric.  I don’t know if you can envision it, but I can, and I think it’s going to be great!

Tips for Thrifting:

  • Bring a List:  Make sure you know what you are looking for.  It’s much easier to go into a store with some sort of direction.  You may find other treasures on the way, but if you don’t know what you are looking for, you may get overwhelmed by the whole experience.
  • Don’t Bring Children:  If you are really treasure hunting, this is best done on your own.  Children are too distracting and you may miss that diamond in the rough trying to keep them happy.  And it’s just so much more fun to browse leisurely, then have to worry about when your child is going to melt-down.
  • Be There When the Store Opens:  If there is a store that you know carries what you are looking for, be there right when they open.  Most furniture goes very quickly and the good stuff is gone early Saturday morning.  Make sure you don’t miss out!
  • Think Outside the Box:  Look at things from a different perspective.  What could this be used for other than its intended use?  If you get creative, you might find some really great deals and be able to create something truly fabulous.
  • Don’t Be Afraid to Ask:  If you don’t see what you are looking for, don’t hesitate to ask the sales staff.  I was once looking for 100% wool sweaters and finally asked about them.  The lady took me to this back room where they had been holding over 200 sweaters for a woman, but they had lost her name and number and said I could have any I wanted for $1.00 each – SCORE!!  Also, ask if they know of any other thrift stores in the area – they might know of some that aren’t well advertised.
  • Do Some Research:  If you are looking for a bigger ticket item, such as a chair or dresser, make sure you get an idea of what is a reasonable amount of money to spend.  Some thrift stores can grossly over price these types of items.  I had done some looking on craigslist and ebay for wing-chairs, so when I came across mine, I knew I had found a great deal.
  • Negotiate:  Especially in used furniture stores – it never hurts to try.  All they can say is no.  And you are even better off if you have cash and are prepared to walk away with the item right then and there.
  • Have Fun:  View this as a treasure hunt.  The hunt is almost as fun as the find and if you don’t come away with anything, that’s ok, there will always be new treasure to find in the future.

I hope these tips will help you find some unique treasures.  You don’t have to spent a lot of money to have fabulous things, you just have to be a little creative.  It’s probably going to take me awhile to get around to recovering my chair, but I can’t wait to share that project with you – it’s going to be an adventure!

What has been your best thrift store find?
8
Mar

I’m Finally Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

So, I’ve finally decided to let the cat out of the bag.  Remember last week when I told you that I had something else in the works?  Well, it’s not blog related and it’s not Cottage Mama related, it’s much bigger than that – about the biggest thing I’ve been working on in the last year and a half……..

I’m Pregnant!!
Wow, this has been one heck of a secret to keep from you all – I’ve been wanting to tell you guys for SO long.  But I like to wait until I’m through the first trimester to tell most people – I had an early loss in between Savannah and Matilda, so it just makes me feel better to wait.
So yes, I was in the throws of my 1st trimester during Project Run and Play and over the last several months.  Some days I didn’t know if I would be able to get through it with all my nausea and sickness, but I did.  Luckily, the 1st trimester yuckies seem to have disappeared as of two weeks ago and I definitely have my normal large appetite back. 
If you’ve been wondering why there has been less than normal tutorials and sewing things on the blog, that is why.  I just haven’t felt up to it.  It’s enough for me to get through the day chasing around a 3 year old and 19 month old and keeping up with custom Cottage Mama orders.  So, I hope you’ll forgive me.  I’m praying my normal energy level comes back one of these days, but without my beloved coffee, I just don’t know.  But you understand, right?
The Cottage Baby #3 is due early September.  We will be finding out what we are having in about 6-7 weeks, so I will keep you updated.  We are SO excited to add another little one to our family and can’t wait to find out if it’s a he or she.  Savannah thinks it’s another sister, but she keeps saying the baby in my belly is “Baby Jesus”………..I guess that’s the baby she is most familiar with.  I would be mighty shocked if she was correct.  I think I’d have a ticket straight into heaven for sure if that was the case!
Whew, so glad to finally let you all in on my little secret.  Thanks so much for reading and I’m sure there will be more baby related posts in the future (I won’t be able to help myself).
What do you think?  
Will it be Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice or Snakes and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails?
7
Mar

The Years Go by So Fast

My good friend, Lara, quoted someone by saying, “When you are the mom of young children, the days can feel VERY long, but the years go by SO fast.”  And isn’t that the truth?  It feels like only yesterday that I was in the hospital giving birth to my oldest daughter, Savannah Rose, but somehow she is already three years old!

This past Saturday was Savannah’s 3rd birthday and this was truly the best one yet!  We had a small family party this year (as opposed to our obscene 60 person 2nd birthday last year).  Savannah was very particular about what she wanted for her party.  She wanted a princess party with chocolate cake and ice cream.  She also wanted to make the cake herself (which she did, with a little help from Mama).

I have to tell you this story.  I decided to take Savannah to the party store to pick out her decorations for the princess party.  I took her all by herself and left her baby sister, Matilda, at home with Daddy.  I thought this would be a special thing for her since we don’t get a ton of one-on-one time these days.

We walked up to the store and there were these giant plastic M&M guys (the ones in the commercials that are life-like with the eyes and feet) at the front of the store.  Savannah said, “I don’t like those guys”.  I said, “it’s ok, sweetie, we’ll walk by them quickly”.  So we did.  But little did we know that these guys (approximately 3 feet tall) were ALL around the entire store.  Savannah had a full on heart-attack thinking they were going to get her.  Every where we turned these guys were there.  She start crying and had me carry her around the store. 

I told her that we had to go by the guys at the front of the store to pay and get out the door.  She agreed to let me walk up that direction though she was upset.  Once I got to the red M&M at the front of the store, I knocked on him really hard to show her he wasn’t real.  And all of a sudden, Savannah was fine once she realized they couldn’t get her.  So she made me walk around the entire store and knock on every single M&M to make sure they weren’t real – let me just say that we got some pretty funny looks from people.  

This event took place over two weeks ago and she will tell anyone who will listen about this traumatic experience.  She says, “I scared of those guys, but we knock on them and they not real”.  We have to explain to people that she is talking about plastic M&M’s and not real people.  Luckily after all the drama, I took her to get a chocolate milk shake and all seemed to be ok.  It’s definitely something I think she will remember for a long time.  It didn’t turn out to be the lovely mother-daughter experience I had hoped for, but it was an experience nevertheless.

My little Savannah is such a character and there are a few things I would like to tell her about what she is like today………

  • You love your sister.  You protect her, hug her, and care for her.  You tell us all the time how you don’t need any friends because you have your sister Matilda, your best friend EVER!
  • You love to try to fix things.  You got a tool set for your birthday and somehow pretty much knew how to use everything.  Including knowing what nuts and bolts were…….who knew?
  • You are sugar and spice and everything nice.  Though you know how to push your Mama’s buttons by coloring on the walls, ect……..at the end of the day, you are truly one of these most loving little girls I have ever met.
  • You love to dress up.  You have an eclectic style.  A princess dress, paired with a hard-hat……..you are cutting edge, my dear.
  • You are really into movies right now.  Little Mermaid is your favorite with Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast following close behind.
  • You like Calliou, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Barney and Sesame Street.
  • You sleep with your beloved Elmo every night.  One of his arms has almost fallen off and he definitely shows signs of being well-loved.
  • You say funny things, like “Mission command has everything under control”.
  • You say sweet things, like “Asleep in my heart” (though I don’t know where you got that) and “I love you, Mama, Matilda and Daddy”.  And it just melts my heart when you say, “Mama, you and Matilda are my girls”.
  • You love your Daddy and look forward to the weekends when you can have “Daddy fun days!”.
  • Your Daddy and I could not have asked for a more beautiful, caring, sweet, spunky, unique, funny and loving daughter.  We love you SO much!!
Happy 3rd Birthday, Miss Savannah Rose!
1
Mar

So, I’ve been busy……..

So, I’ve been busy with lots of things over the last month.  All fun stuff, but it has left me with less time to devote to tutorials for the blog and time to sew for myself.  Since I’m feeling a bit more caught up, I’m hoping to get back on the band-wagon with some creative inspiration.

In case you were wondering what I’ve been up to (aside from Project Run and Play).  I’ve been busy creating new looks for spring such as……..

This design is not particularly new to my shop, but the color scheme is for sure.  I love the pretty aqua green and periwinkle.  This dress is fully lined and so comfortable.  It is a one-of-a-kind and available in size 2T.
I’m loving the Strawberry Knot Dress for spring.  I think the colors are unique for a little girl and the blue is just beautiful.

The bottom of the dress has an adorable woven bumble bee trim.  Dress is available in size 4/5.

This is a fun little apron skirt available in size 4/5.  The apron has a woven, vintage-inspired trim and the bottom is trimmed with picot edging.  The skirt is flat front to reduce bulk and has an elastic back for a perfect fit.

This is my personal favorite.  It is inspired by the dress I created for my daughter, Matilda’s, first birthday.  The A-line dress is fully lined and is secured at the shoulders with two buttons on each side.  The bottom of the dress has three ruffles and a coordinating fabric bow completes the look.  Available in size 2T.
All of these items can be found in my etsy shop, The Cottage Mama: www.thecottagemama.com
So I’ve also been busy filling custom orders as well.  I still have one more to go, but I’m feeling pretty good.
Custom REVERSIBLE 1960’s Inspired Jumper
This dress is similar to the Retro Mod Jumper that was pictured first, but this dress crosses in the back and is in this lovely spring floral fabric. 
Custom orders ready to be boxed up for shipping.
So, I haven’t just been sitting around eating bon-bons (though, that sounds pretty nice)……..it’s been busy around here, to say the least.  I’ve got something else in the works as well, but I’ll let you all know about that one next week.

I wanted to share one last thing with you before I go.  My friend, Katy from “No Big Dill” invited me to participate in her super-fun “Once Upon a Thread” blog series that she is doing during the month of March.  Basically, she has invited a great group of bloggers (you must check out the line up!) to come up with fashion inspired by our favorite children’s books.  Katy kicked it off today with a “Harold and the Purple Crayon” inspired coat – SO adorable!  I won’t tell you what book I’ve chosen (I’ll let that be a surprise), but you might be able to guess.  I’m slotted for week 4 and I can’t wait to get started on my look!
17
Feb

Fabric on Facebook

Sometimes I realize that I just have WAY to much fabric!  I always like to over-buy because I would much rather have too much than too little.  But sometimes, enough is enough and it’s time to clear out the shelves for new fabric shipments.  I just finished doing my second fabric destash over on facebook at near wholesale pricing for The Cottage Mama fans.  I love The Cottage Mama fans!!! 
Have you joined The Cottage Mama facebook page?  If not, you should come join us – we have lots of fun.   Click HERE to visit the facebook fan page – all you have to do is “like” the page to join in the fun!
Here are all the lovely bundles of fabric waiting to go to their new homes…………
I’d much rather see these fabric put to some good use than sitting on my shelves just waiting for me to get around to using it.  I can’t wait to see what these talented ladies create with these different fabrics.  There is a bunch of Amy Butler’s new line “Soul Blossoms”, Heather Bailey’s “Pop Garden”, Art Gallery’s “Paradise” and Riley Blake’s “All Star”.
As most of you know, the majority of my sewing is children’s clothing, so that means A LOT of scraps.  And yes, I’m starting to do a little quilting, but it would take me forever to use up all my scraps.  I did some destashing of scraps on facebook as well.  The pictures above are the 1 lb. scrap bundles that sell for $15.  Some pieces are larger quarter yards, some are smaller, but none are teeny tiny.  These are great for cutting bodices for dresses, using as pockets, quilting or for fabric hair pieces.  The scrap packs are 100% designer quilting weight cotton and include a variety of designers – Anna Maria Horner, Amy Butler, Heather Bailey, Sandi Henderson, Art Gallery, Riley Blake…..just to name a few.
So we are done with this weeks destash, but if you are interested in further fabric buying opportunities, join us over on facebook.  You never know when I’m going to be in a purging mood!!