my kids call me weird & eccentric.....

i have a couple of kaftans that i dont wear. they were both gifts from my husband, both batik printed glossy fabric in rich purple shades. in short, they are lovely to look at but whatever the fabric is, it's just too hot to wear. i have looked at these kaftans and wondered if i could make them into something else. i thought the best way to appreciate the colour and design would be to keep the fabric in large pieces and wondered about a table cloth but i have realised that the very light fabric wouldn't sit or fall properly that way so back to the drawing board.....

somehow recently i came up with the idea of a shoulder bag, a bag isnt so big but clever cutting might create something special so i've been tossing this idea about, googling patterns and generally dreaming of cut, colour, texture......

this one looks pretty good so you never know, i might make something like it one day.

what is funny about all this is that i started thinking about what other fabrics i have stashed away and assessing them for shoulder bag suitability, then i thought of my recent efforts to get rid of clutter and wondered what i might have thrown away that was recyclable.

just this week i threw out a sheet. it was a pure cotton, double sheet in a nice deep shade of red, it had a large tear where my shoulder ruins every sheet and every pair of pyjamas but the rest of it was pre-washed to a softly distressed finish and it would have made a great lining for a shoulder bag or two. i had that sheet here for months before i decided i couldn't resurrect it and now that it has long gone i have the perfect use and i'm crying over a torn sheet!!