"Somethings come into your life and you just know you will never be able to replace them if they left." I had two favorite fabrics that  where huge sellers. All the sudden both where discontinued and  I had to find replacements. Here are my mini totes made with the replacement fabrics ... I call them Cotton Candy Pink Swirl and Tifanni Blue Swirl. Time will tell how  popular they are...

Great Cousin Edith Bag

Great Cousin Edith Bag

I was at my mother's Shirle house taking out the trash. In the bottom of the basement trashcan I found this scrap of embroidered cotton with Spanish Dancers. It reminded me of the time I went to Mexico with Mari  and Juanita to a Girl Scout Camp. We had went to see a show in Mexico City featuring Spanish dancers. Someone worked hard on this little piece of Art. My mother t

old me it came from my Great Cousin Edith Bright's house and was probably sewed by her mother Mabel Bright..who was married to my Great Grandpa's Zed Bright Sr....Brother Virgil. Their picture hangs in the dining room on Pine Street. I went to my fabric stash and found some vintage curtains I had saved from Cousin Edith's house. I didn't know what I was going to do with it but now I have a idea ....

I  decide to make a rag bag using the scrap of embroidery as the center piece.

I love this bag... my I remember my Great Cousin Edith as one of the original Strawberry Divas. When she came to town with her red lipstick, powdered face, and fur coat... I was in Awe...!

Cha Cha Boa Fleece Scarf

Cha  Cha Boa Scarf

Tutorial

So Easy  So Chic

I had a craft night for my mother  Dr. Shirle and sister Adamma. The project was  winter fleece scarfs. 

What you need:

Four 1/3" strips of fleece 58" to 60" wide.
Pair of Scissors
Sewing Machine 
Time 30 minutes

I found the strips of  fleece at JoAnns remnant bin. My sister had a wild theme going with black, cream, cheetah and leopard print. My mother chose red, cream, black, and black and  red plaid..

Lay the strips out an  trim to 1/3" - (don't be picky you can make wider or slimmer I won't go less than 1/4"). Then trim the ends even after trimming I was down to 56 inches.

Sew  two lines down the middle about 1/8" apart. Like I said before you don't have to be perfect do not worry if the line is not straight ...this project hides mistakes. Sewing caused the fleece to stretch so I had to trim the ends again. Now am down to 53" no worries.

Cut  strips one inch wide down each side .Clipping close to the stitches down the middle....be VERY careful not to clip the stitches. AGAIN try to keep cuts straight do not  worry it  doesn't have to be perfect.

Now the fun part shake it like a polaroid film....lol
Enjoy!

Please email pictures of your boa I would like to post on the blog.. zizibright@hotmail.com