It only takes
a few yards of fabric, an hour of time and a staple gun.
9 Colourful creations Buy
a few yards of fabric in rich colours or textures and use them as table runners or chair covers.
I recently bought
a few yards of fabric just because it was cute and on sale, but I realized that I really wanted to make a maxi out of it and I didn't have enough.
Cutting up two or three garments and piecing them back together to make a completely new garment was one way that I got anything «new» when I was a teenager — the other being when I would earn.75 or a dollar and go to our local dime store to buy
a few yards of fabric and a pattern to make my own «new» outfit.
Find a bed sheet in a fun pattern or buy
a few yards of fabric at a local fabric store.
Not exact matches
After a
few shopping trips and no luck finding a white dress, I went to the
fabric store and bought 1 1/2
yards of cotton jersey.
I was picking out
fabric swatches for my couch and also ended up with a
few yards of a linen blend with a giant chickens print.
The freedom that Dolla claimed in the 1970s came at a price: very
few people knew what to do with this artist who could move from finger - painted monochromes to land - art (large colored dots on beaches and snow - capped mountains) to tiny fishing - lure sculptures, to large sulfurous paintings made with smoking tapers, to hilarious combine paintings that featured window shutters, to labyrinthine installations created with
yards of unrolled muslin
fabric.
These packages consist
of sample / trial sizes
of laundry detergent,
fabric softener, dishwashing liquid, toiletries, a
few inexpensive towels (thrift stores and
yard sales are great for this, and the towels can later be used as cleaning rags), and some non-perishable snacks.
A
few yards of fun and flirty
fabric can certainly breathe new life into a timeworn treasure, but how long it remains looking crisp and clean is entirely up to you.
Measure the shower opening and purchase a
few yards of beautiful
fabric from a
fabric outlet store.
Make sure to buy a
few yards extra in case your
fabric gets discontinued or runs out
of stock.
We got so lucky with that
fabric... it was down to the last
few yards and the only bolt
of fabric they had.
8 Give it a new life Some textiles are too charming to hide in a drawer, like lusciously printed scarves, a
few yards of leftover
fabric, even vintage tea towels.