fabriKATE

there really is so much *love* in the world. i've known Gyl for about two years, from Sarah's. a month ago Gyl was offering a celebratory pattern for a bag at her blog... of course, being The Bag Lady, i signed up... but guess what arrived? not only the FABULOUS DESTRUCTIONS (which have PICTURES!! *phew!* "How can you read this? There's no pictures! Well, some people use their imagination." guess the movie line) but SOME GORGEOUS FABRIC THAT GYL HAND-PICKED SPESHALLY 4 MEEEEE!!!!!

so i made her a *sparkly*
avec un petit sac
to remember the occasion.

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EGADS!!! two days ago i *remembered* the fabric swap at Sarah's. thankfully i remembered it two days ago, cos the postal deadline is in two days time! my swap-ee is another Sarah, and the brief i got is:
Likes: flowers, tattered, shades of white, ivory, light pinks, light blues
Dislikes: psychedelic 60's-70's prints
Makes: aprons, bags, altered clothing, lamp shades
i thought: *easy peasy*... but wouldn't ya know it, every time i walk into a fabric shop, i am immediately drawn to the psychedelic 60's - 70's prints! *ack!*

so i settled on a broderie anglaise and a tattered pinky-cottagey-flowery-tutu-skirty-fabric and a couple of sweetie bits of lace and... *drum roll*... a *sparkle*!! GO MISTAH POSTMAN!!!!!

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the other thing that's been fabriKATEd at my sunny place this week is... *drum roll* (oh i am so predictable)
AN APRON!!! for my sunshine-sista-clare, who is turning the big four-OH this week and whom i adore. she's the first one to drop everything and meet us at the beach: so we have flowers and daisies and waves... because clare is a hippie-happy-hippie too.

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