Today I am going to discuss a topic mentioned in my Welcome post, sewing apparel with quilting cotton. My DIY quilted jacket is probably my most successful venture sewing with quilting cotton. Coletterie has a great post about cotton in her fabric series where she talks about sewing with quilting cotton. Tilly and the Buttons also has very good tips…
Month: June 2014
Liberty Scrap Mannequin Pin Cushion
Today’s post is another fabric scrap project using the free mannequin pin cushion pattern from DIY Dish. I am using my beloved Liberty London fabric scraps but this can be done using any fabric scraps you have on hand. This project is a good way to use up your fabric scraps and have a functional and decorative item in your…
Liberty London Fabric Source Guide
Today I want to share where I buy Liberty London fabric in the USA for those of you interested in Liberty London fabric. These sites are primarily located in the United States with a few international ones that ship to the US. If a seller lists Liberty London lawn fabric by weight, I’ve confirmed from multiple sources that 1 yard…
Liberty Hello Kitty – How I Love Thee
I love Liberty London fabric but Liberty and Hello Kitty combined cannot be expressed in words. I’ll just let the pictures do the talking. I purchased these small pieces on Etsy from KateJapaneseFabric. She’s a wonderful Etsy seller and was nice enough to include sample pieces of other Liberty Hello Kitty fabrics I was interested in. Definitely check out her…
Liberty Scrap Quilted Pouch Tutorial
My Liberty scrap quilted pouch combines a couple of sneak peak topics mentioned in my welcome post – first, my love of Liberty London fabric and second, what to do with fabric scraps. This project can be done with any small fabric scraps you have on hand. This is not a full tutorial post as I do not cover how…
Welcome
Welcome to Mad For Fabric! For my first post, I’d like to give a sneak peak at a few of the topics I’ll be covering in the future. Fabric scrap projects – Sometimes you don’t have enough fabric or it’s left over from other projects so don’t let them go to waste. Stay tuned for upcoming posts where I share…