THE FINAL CURTAIN....

This what Saturday night boredom does for you......

After having dinner and watching X Factor with Hubby, we couldn't find anything we really wanted to watch on TV, so Hubby played PSP and decided to see if I could make a dress in a night....

One Butterick pattern £6.00. Cut to size 14, (and that just fits, think I need to lose an inch or two!).

One pair of curtains from the charity shop £6.00.

The fabric for the these is really heavy and quite thick to work with and where I was to gather the fabric I put pleats that laid flat in instead, on the skirt and on the shoulders. I haven't hemmed it yet, but I can sit and do that in front of the TV tonight.

Think I might be making more, I am going to hunt out a sightly thinner curtain fabric and make the wiggle dress next. So if you a hording old curtains of funky fabric and you are looking for an individual look, look no further.

Kx

THE BIDDING WAR CAN START....

For those who don't know Folksy are running a charity competition, we all made items to go and be auctioned off on eBay for Sue Ryder see the link for all the entries

Sue Ryder Competition

We don't get any money from it, only the charity Sue Ryder, come and have a look and bid!!!

This is my link

Skull & Crossbones cushion

SUERYDER UPCYCLE COMPETITION

My Entry into the Sue Ryder Upcycle Competition

And this is how I got there.....

Take one pile of fabrics & an old zip from a charity shop......

Sew the strips of denim together for the cushion cover

Cut out the skull shapes

I was quite amused at with the mouth made with the fabric pattern!

The back sewn together..........

The front & sides sewn together.........

The Hidden Zip......

The Words..........

10" Hand cut out skull 'n' crossbones over stitched to cushion front.

Psychedelic Ab Fab Skull!

For this I used denim jean legs cut up into strips as the cushion cover on both sides, the jeans came from The Salvation Army, an old 70's tablecloth / or curtain fabric was used for the eyes and bones and another super soft 70's curtain fabric as the skull, these 2 fabrics came from the Salvation army furniture store which near me sells 'remnants' of old fabrics, the opening at the bottom has a recycled bottle green and metal zip, with the word 'lightening' on the pull! this zip came from an old holdall of mine. It is machine embroidered around the skull and bones.

If you love this cushion please add it to your favourite items. So I have a chance of winning the competition

Go to Babyblondedesign

Enjoy! K x