New love?

The day I had my yard/craft sale last month, my great Aunt Thelma had a shopping bag full of scrap fabric that she asked me and my Aunt Carolyn if we wanted or could use to make anything with. My Aunt Carolyn didn’t have any use for it, but I was more than happy to take it off Thelma’s hands! I love fabric and can never get enough, even though I already have way too much anyway! Every time I get more, it just makes it harder and harder to choose which colors and patterns to use together to make a quilt or any of the other things I make. But I knew I could use the scraps, and I have. I’ve made pot holders and cat toys out of it most of it already.

In the bag was a small piece of dark green felt. I have been wanting to start using felt to make different versions of my stuffed bears and bunnies, as well as start making new things like pillows and other various stuffed animals but haven’t yet. I made a fish shaped cat toy with that piece of felt and now I really want to start using it even more than I did before. It’s so easy to cut by hand (I am not physically able to use a rotary cutter, due to being disabled) and is pretty easy to sew and very easy to stuff. It’s so soft and holds a form really well once stuffed. I really like the way the toy came out. I like the way all of my toys come out, but there’s something about the felt that just makes it different. I’m disappointed that there was only that small piece of it in the bag and that I only had enough to make one toy out of it.

I think felt is pretty cheap to buy, but I guess I have to look into it more and find out.

If anyone reading this has any felt that they no longer need or want, I’d be more than happy to take it off of your hands as well. :P

I’ll post photos of the new toys and finished pot holders either tomorrow or Friday. I know I’m definitely taking photos of everything before Saturday, so I will make sure to post them here. And then I’ll take photos of my table, all set up for the craft show on Saturday and post those here too eitherĀ  Saturday night or Sunday.

I have to go make dinner now, so… more another day. Take care. :)

Love Jessica Always.

One Response to “New love?”

  1. Yeah – felt is great! And it works so nicely for hand sewing! Here’s a great shop where you could get some felt online – she has a far better selection of colors than you would find at Joann’s, plus you wouldn’t have to leave your house! (I love having supplies delivered to my door!) http://www.feltorama.etsy.com I’d love to see what you’ve made with the felt.

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