I am calling these guys the Oddballs because I honestly don’t know what category to put them in. They came from an estate sale purchase a couple of years ago, along with a ton of other scraps that could be categorized. The last two gave me fall vibes and the orange made me think of…
I have been sewing…a lot! The projects just end up getting posted over at my Facebook Page, Kitsch Designs. Lately, the sewing has been happening, but I have not wanted to take the time for before and after pics, or there just isn’t much to share because the project was so straight forward, or, more…
I wish I could come by here more often, but with all the quarantined together time with family now I don’t seem to have as many opportunities as I would have imagined at the beginning. As I was going along today, finishing up some work on placemat and napkin sets I had a momentary freak…
Early on, when we first went under quarantine, my daughter asked if I would help her make a stuffie or doll of some kind. I agreed and we started a search through Pinterest for just the right thing. Almost immediately we decided a mermaid doll was it! She was leaning toward this style…… ….large, puffy…
One of my all time favorite up-cycled creations are Fabric Fairies! This was one of my first attempts at creating something new from a vintage piece that was just falling apart. The original quilt was one step away from the trash bin at the time, but I just had to have it. You know, sometimes…
Recently, I shared some curtains on my Kitsch Designs Instagram account that I put up in our hall bath upstairs. I like to share some of the crazy things I find in thrift stores on that account and one day I came across this fabric…. It’s called Cleone and it’s by Nate Berkus. You can…
In the past year, I have been working hard to use up what I have. Funny thing is, I seem to always have more. It’s like my stash of fabric multiplies somehow when I am not looking. ;o) Anyhoo, I have been creating some simple and some over-the-top bags with the things I find around…
This is the story of attempts, failures and the tricks I have picked up along the way. One of my least favorite projects are window treatments….of any kind. I lean toward very unfussy panel curtains and blinds for privacy. Even though that is a simple fix for most spaces I somehow always get myself in…
Conventional wisdom says to handle all old fabrics with great care, hand washing and/or dry cleaning when necessary, and I have used all methods of cleaning when it comes to my stash of vintage fabrics. When I was younger, maybe high school age, I was really into finding vintage fabrics and turning them into clothing, accessories…
One of my recent tweaks goes something like this…. Find a cute sweater from Old Navy in the Goodwill Bins. Keep it FOREVER even though it will never fit you (It’s literally a tiny size I may have been able to wear when I was 12) and hope to one day find something to do…
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