Drop Cloth Ruffle Bag

I have been ruffling the world lately with

my awesome ruffler for my Bernina (which I love too ! )

There have been some wonderful tutorials

and ideas for drop cloths because

it is the coolest fabric with such a vintage look

and a great price !

Who would have known that drop cloths were good

for bags too !

Although I love it, I am not thinking I will do

more of these in drop cloth fabric just because

I kind of felt sorry for my little ruffler trying to ruffle it ~

But.... I know I want to make more

of these in muslin soon ~

Dallas Home & Gift Show

I got to go to the Dallas Home & Gift Show

the last couple of days and just loved

some of things that I saw ~

Whites, Creams, Greys and Flea Market find type

items were all over the place ~

I loved this light fixture and the

one down farther with the silverware ~

Precious Gifts

Yesterday I was so very blessed with a package from

a sweet friend that I have never met in person :)

I was in awe at how well she knew me in the gifts that

she made ~ They brought tears to my eyes !

She made 2 cosmetic bags because she wasn't sure

which I would like the best ( I love them both !! )

and a rose cuff bracelet that is beautiful ! ~

They are just gorgeous gorgeous !! She even handmade

the embellishment on the top of the bags and put

a little mirror on the inside flap ~

I am thrilled because she is going to make some for

my online boutique !!!

They will be coming soon !

Thank you so very much sweet Becky !

Free Romantic Homes Magazines !

Well the closet is clean and I have

moved on to more closets :)

So since I don't do alot of pink anymore

and that is what I have alot of in

closets ~ I am listing it in my Flea Market

category as well as some of the other

categories on my website ~

The Dallas Home & Gift Show is next

week and I am dying to BUY stuff !!

So I have to clear out the old

to bring in more !

Here are some Flea Market Category things ~

Also I am not going to be carrying magazines

anymore so .......

We have buy a Romantic Homes

Bedrooms and Bathrooms and get a Kitchens

for free !

And with a purchase of $30 or more you

can get a free Romantic Homes February

which is sooo gorgeous !!

All About Bags

Yesterday for some reason it

was all about the bags !

I have burlap bags and muslin bags

that have been in my studio for a few months

and for some reason

all of a sudden they were calling my name ~

These are what I worked on ~

So seriously ............

I am supposed to be organizing this closet

that I have put off for ohhhh about 10 years ~

We are getting new hardwood floors though

so it is a necessity of life unless the workers

want to get killed when they open it ~

Why in the heck do I have this closet and

how in the heck did it get like this !!

Oh my gosh !

Okay off to organize and toss !

WAIT !! I have worked for 10 minutes and I am

at a stand still ~

For all of your organizy type gals out there ~

What if I have something that

I think is cute or pretty and I really like

it but don't have a clue what to do with it ???

Here is an example ... she is darling but I won't

put her out because she doesn't go with

my decor ~

Do I save her for grandkids one day? ~

Do I put her out on Easter? ~

This is just one example of ..... ohhhh quite

a few things ~

(Oh my gosh, is this what hoarders think ??)

What do I do ?

AHHHHH !!!

Ruffled Muslin Pillow Tutorial

I am almost done with my website transfer ~

YAYYY !!!

So right in the middle of it I decided it was time to make

a pillow ~ my brain kind of works that way !! I think it is

not being able to focus or something :)

Anyway .... this pillow is super easy because the edges of

the ruffle are raw it is just rip and sew ~

First, I am using an 18 inch pillow form so I cut the front 19 inches

and the back I am buttoning so cut 2 pieces 19 by 13.5 ~

In the back fold over 4 inches and iron ~

Next, pin and sew with right sides together

overlapping the ironed

back just a bit ~

Then you make a button hole and sew on

a button for your closure ~

You can do the button hole before you

sew it together if you would like ~

Next I ripped muslin in strips of 6 inches wide ~

The ruffle needs to be about 2.5 times

the length of your side for ruffling ~

I have a ruffle attachment that I did

mini pleats with but you don't

have to have one, you can just gather

as you normally would ~

Then I laid the pillow front side

down and pinned the ruffle

to the front and sewed it on just guiding

my foot along the

pillow edge ~

I sewed ruffles to just two sides ~

This is what it looks like from the front ~

After it is all done you can leave it

as it is or embellish the front

with something ~ I added a big rose

made out of the same

muslin that is pinned on ~

That is all and it is really quick !

This is another pillow that I made ~ It is out of a tablecloth

like the ones I have for sale on my website ~

I ended up making 3 for my couch because they

were so quick and easy !!

Do you notice my tea stained couch is white again ?

Well after spending Christmas and

New Years with the whole

family staying here along with 4 dogs with

wet muddy feet (even though

we wiped them off )

the slipcovers got bleached a few times ~

I love it this color but wow it is hard to keep clean !

It is Time to Combine

I am in the process of combining my two websites

so have been kind of missing for a few days ~

I am so very excited to be moving my website,

Katies Rose Cottage over to my new

website at Katies Rose Cottage Designs ~

I have had Katies Rose Cottage now for 6 years and

it is time for an update and will be awesome to have both

websites together ~

I love the new format and I love the new look !!

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for a SPECIAL as soon as I am done !