My goal for the next few months is to use as much of the beautiful fabric I have. I used cute fabric to line these jumpers so they can also be reversible. After cutting the the lining, I used the scraps to embellish the denim.
This one is a bit different. I embroidered this scrap of gingham a few years ago after experimenting with dying crochet cotton. I got tired of it showing up each time I attempted to clear out another box. So I decided to make a pocket with it.
The last time I went to South Africa, my cousin gave me some crochet cotton. And recently I was given an incomplete bedspread that was started almost eighty years and the cotton to complete it. I only know basic crochet stitches. So I had to find a way to use all this thread. I dyed some of the crochet cotton. It’s a bit tricky to prevent the cotton from getting tangled. One of my favourite presser is this multiple strand foot. Using this foot with a few strands of yarn and basic decorative stitches can create impressive embellishments. I used variegated blue embroidery thread with a three step zig zag for this project.
Another great way to use up scraps of fabric is to make fabric covered buttons.Covered buttons often avoids the frustration of find matching buttons for your project.
I will also teach how to make this lined or reversible jumper.