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10/10/10

Fabric Swatch Books....

Recently I've come across a bunch of fabric swatch books at yard sales ranging from .25cents to 50cents. The fabrics are dreamy! Shown below are just 3 from my huge stash.What to do with them has always haunted me..... never has that stopped me from buying them though! With this craft boutique that I signed up for (coming up in November) ever looming over my head, I thought I could use the fabric and make some fun things to sell. I made these flower pins. Easy-peasy... picture askew thanks to my computer gremlin~I like how they turned out, but I think I personally would like them better if they were solid burlap, muslin or just plain white fabric. I'm sure I'll play around with making these flowers at a later date~ With this most recent cold I had, I was always reaching for a tissue... that gave me another idea for using this lovely swatch fabric. Tissue covers of course!I made the pattern myself and just mass produced them rather quickly. I tied each one with a piece of lace (I've got an unlimited supply of lace) and added "God Bless You" on a cardstock tag.I added my contact information on the backside. I love these! I want to make a class set for my grandson's preschool class! I've also made a bunch of zipper pins.....
What else to make?.....

8 comments:

  1. Wow, Cheryl, these are some awesome things to make with the fabric swatch books! I have seen the books before at yard sales, but I didn't know what I would do with them. Thanks for the inspiration! I especially love the flower pins, gorgeous!

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  2. I absolutely love the flower pins. How wonderful are those. What a great find with all the fabric books. I love them. And the tissue covers are very crafty. How cute.
    Spells and Wishes,
    WEndy from WondERland

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  3. My mom was an upholsterer and I used to love playing with all of her fabric books! She used to give me the outdated ones to cut up and create with. I sure wish I had a few of her old ones now.

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  4. What a great deal! Your flower pins are so fabulous and I love love LOVE the zipper ones!!!

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  5. Wow, you are just so clever! Love them all! The "God Bless You" tags just add the finishing touch to those tissue covers, don't they?!
    Jane-Jacksonville

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  6. love it all! I think the flower pins are awesome. so all of those fabric swatch books come in handy after all!
    good luck at your show
    hugs
    vivian

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~Cheryl