My
love affair with pretty fabric is well known. Like most women, I
have clothing that stays in my closets long after it is out of style.
Sure, sometimes I clear out older or outgrown pieces to give to my
mama, or to Goodwill. But my favorites end up in a huge storage
bin set aside for pieces that I just can't part with, even if they
don't fit. I
don't kid myself that I will ever be a size 6 again; I keep them because I plan to use the fabric one day.
Last
week I opened up that bin, stirred my creative juices and ripped into
a tropical batik challis dress that I made in 2004. It now has a new
life as a sassy wrap shirt, coordinated with a lime green square dot
print from my fabric inventory. I'm calling it Island Lime With A Twist. I can't wait to wear it!
Yesterday
I dipped into the box again to release a colorful gathered large
print skirt circa 1990 or so. An hour later, a new vest for my mama
was hanging on the cabinet door. I used a small scale print as
lining to make it reversible. Dual Scarlet Petals will give
her two new looks.
I
love to remake a favorite piece of clothing. Like farm women on the
prairie or depression era wives, I feel a sense of satisfaction when
I create something new and useful out of discarded fabric. The
scraps left over from these projects have gone into my quilting
basket. Who knows where they'll turn up next?
“Really
I don't dislike to cook, but what you cook is eaten so quickly.
When you sew, you have something that will last to show for your efforts.”
~Elizabeth Travis Johnson
When you sew, you have something that will last to show for your efforts.”
~Elizabeth Travis Johnson
