Baby Blanket Almost Done

...and then my sewing machine went on the fritz.  Argggg.  I am hosting a baby shower tomorrow evening for a good friend.  Now I am not going to be able to have this almost completed blanket ready in time.  So disappointed and mad at my machine.  Bad sewing machine.

Ok so previously I posted about these fabrics here that I purchased from this Etsy seller here.

 Michael Miller - Pretty Stripe

Halfmoon Butterfly in black

Then I did this to the two fabrics:

Then my sewing machine stop putting out.  Typical.

Why was I working on a baby blanket the day before the baby shower you ask. Ahh, it was because the minky fabric for the back of it just arrived this morning.  Will post picture of the finished product if my machine decides to starting working again.

Happy Thursday,

Vickie

Ordering Affordable Fabric

Switzerland is an expensive place to live when just dealing with food and rent.  To think about having a hobby, it seems, is only for the very rich.

(Driving around Switzerland last winter 2009)

Having said that, I love to make baby blankets and baby sets as gifts for friends.  I went to three different fabric stores in Lausanne and looked at the prices for just plain cotton fabric by the meter and about fell over! I hid my purse and ran from the stores.

(Tag blanket I made for my nephew a while back)

I also went to IKEA and while the prices were okay, the fabric selection was blah, plus it looked and felt liked IKEA fabric.  So I started looking at websites from every where and then started to look on Etsy.com.

I found this Esty seller with a super cute collection of cotton fabrics at great prices, plus she will ship up to 8 yards of cotton fabric in a flat rate envelope from the USA to Switzerland for only $13.00 USD.

I just ordered these three fabrics for my next project on Friday and they just arrived this morning!  Very fast delivery!

If in Switzerland, I highly recommend

ordering affordable fabric from

FABRICARTSHOP

I received great and prompt service.

Vickie



Ideas for my vintage bench

Below is a picture of my hallway with my 'new' bench. On the walls are eight unfinished wood frames that I still need to paint. The pictures inside are beautiful metallic prints from the Etsy shop of Irene Suchocki'. See her work here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/irenesuchocki


For now I am just going to try and restore the bench using my Furniture Repair and Restoration book by William Cook. It has huge illustrated pictures and step by step guide, which is perfect for a newbie like myself.

The bench has a canned seat, which I love, that is in perfect condition, but my one year old keeps trying to stick his fingers in the holes. So I would like to order 1 yard of the Indoor/Outdoor fabric (gotta be kid friendly) in the Waverly SNS Tucker Resist Moss below to make a oblong pillow to sit against the wall.

Then order 2 yards of this Outdoor fabric by Highland Court in Liliane in

black below, to make a seat cushion to sit ontop of the canned part.

I am still not sure what color to paint the unfinished frames hanging in the hallway. May need to see what it looks like with the fabrics first. I am open to any ideas or feedback...

xx

Vickie