Stephanie's Stitches

Ok, don’t get too excited, this is not for my cross stitch fabric! I used to do a lot of sewing, but not so much any more. So I decided it was high time to destash my hundreds of cuts of flannel, and various other fabrics I no longer have any use for. If anyone is interested, check out my listing on Etsy. I will be adding more every day until I finally get everything on there. I’m not kidding when I say I have hundreds of flannel prints. Last count was over 250, and there’s at least a yard available of each. 😉

The majority of the stash is flannel, but I will also be listing PUL (polyurethane laminate), sherpa, velour, fleece and various woven cottons.

Here’s a peek at my fabric closet so you can have an idea of what you will see listed:

Today, armed with a 40% off coupon and a gift card (Christmas present from my brother) I descended upon Michaels Craft Store like an avenging angel.  I had a mission, and I would not accept failure.  I would take no prisoners.

I would, however, spend a grand total of $8 on a mat cutting kit.  I now have the ability to custom make my own mats for my completed cross stitch project!  Granted, they will be fairly simple straight-edged mats with no curves or embellishments, but I will now be able to get bargain price, oddball sized frames at yard sales/Goodwill and not have to worry about the store bought ‘standard’ size mats fitting into.  Plus, those plain rectangular cuts get boring after a while.

I hope to eventually graduate to curved cuts, but for now I’ll just try doing some interesting things with cutouts and corners.  🙂

Here’s my first effort!