I’ve been in the mood to make but not sure exactly what. Maybe I could sew something small and messy? Something upcycled so to avoid spending time and money at the fabric store? I rummaged in my drawer of scraps and found . . . velvet 3.5″ square swatches from a furniture company (for an armchair we never ordered) and corduroys worn thin and frayed.
I enjoyed matching the dark corduroy–it’s a brownish purple–with cheerful pink corduroy and the deep velvety squares. I trimmed and sewed as straight as I could, but the goal was small and messy after all. Now that I have a patched 14″ square, it seems I’ll have to make a pillow. Any ideas about what kind of fabric I should use for backing–velvet, corduroy, dyed linen, cotton?
No suggestions here. My scrap pile is huge and my motivation is sparse!
Mommermom, seize the moment! Or seize the scraps! It makes me happy to work with odds and ends b/c then I know the results don’t have to look like Martha Stewart.
Thanks for the encouragement! 👍 Combing through blogs looking for inspiration.