Wait, back tracking a little — a few weeks ago I started interning at one of my favorite
local fabric stores for a few hours a week.
I scoured all of
my local fabric stores for the perfect border print.
I found this purple stretch cotton jersey in the clearance section of
my local fabric store for just $ 3.00 a yard.
Not exact matches
Drop cloths from your
local hardware
store are an excellent way to get a huge bunch of
fabric for cheap - this one cost me $ 17, and I could probably make 15 more tote bags out of it.
We have
fabrics you won't find in
local fabric stores like waterproof PUL
for diaper covers, organic absorbent
fabrics, and wool jersey
for natural diaper covers.
You may already have a suitable piece of
fabric on hand (think shawls, sarongs, large scarves, sheets, tablecloths...) You can go to your
local fabric store or even most discount
stores and choose your own
fabric for a few dollars.
And if you're like me and you like household accessories tailored to your specific needs, you can always sew a wetbag, but I warn you, your
local fabric store will have no idea what you're talking about when you ask
for PUL.
For $ 5, I easily found some flannel at my
local fabric store.
Diaper Pail - Substitute: 13 gallon trash can Large Wet Bag - Substitute: Waterproof tote bag from a sporting goods
store Cloth Wipes - Substitute: Thin Gerber wash cloths Diaper Liners - Substitute: Buy thin fleece material from your
local fabric store, cut and place inside each diaper Diaper Pail Deodorizer - Substitute: Soak a 3 inch square piece of fleece in tea tree oil and toss in your pail Diaper Sprayer - Substitute: Make your own
for $ 10 with parts from a hardware
store Wipes Solution - Substitute: Make your own with water, olive oil and a few drops of lavender
I didn't have any luck at the
local fabric store... but then I discovered Spoonflower (pause
for choir of angels to sing).
The
fabric covered letters were a lucky find at our
local craft
store, and I they just happened to have every single letter I needed to set the table
for my family this holiday.
This was
for no special reason, other than that I was at my
local fabric store and this was the only cape pattern they had.
I bought this
fabric at my
local store not knowing
for sure what I would make.
My
local fabric store is discontinuing Simplicity and New Look, and I bought this and others
for $ 1.50 — $ 2.00.
Pick up some hessian from your
local fabric store and use as a rustic table runner
for your dinner table.
Chris calls Calico my «zen zone» because even if I don't have a current project in mind that needs a
fabric update, I'll still stop at our
local store and walk around
for an hour or so just perusing the endless color - coordinated
fabric displays searching
for inspiration.
I love combining stripes, checks and florals, but I'm not finding many options
for coordinating
fabrics in
local stores.
As
for the seafoam quatrefoil
fabric, I found that at a
local fabric store and it looked like Kravet Riad so I had to pick it up.
For a small armless side chair, we had a slipcover made from a really cute multi-colored
fabric that our client found at a
local discount
store.
I proceeded with the purchase of 5 meters of
fabric in a
local fabric store as I was impatient to buy online and wait up to a week
for delivery.
I had searched the
local fabric shops, home
stores, and even online to find a rich plum
fabric for a pillow.