Nice new fabric...

Hello guys,

I've treated myself this week and bought some fabric.

Ok, I say fabric... I mean I bought two duvets at my favourite everything's £1 charity shop :)

The first is a simple brown and cream block reversible duvet.

I've been looking for a decent cream fabric for ages to use as a backing

for my quilt that I started forever and a day ago :)

The second is an adorable pink single quilt with 2 stripes of

a different pattern at the bottom.

You can see the stripe pattern here. Isn't it lovely?

Here is a close up. I have ideas for this fabric already.

A lovely surprise when I got home and opened it out, is that the front 

and back are different! So I could make two of whatever it is I make :)

A strange thing about this duvet cover is what had been hand stitched at the bottom. It's just a little rectangle of white cotton. I think it might have been like a bed pelmet/bed skirt?

Any ideas?

DISCOUNT CODE!!

Hi guys!

In order to celebrate my getting-my-arse-in gear and getting my Etsy shop up and running, I've decided to offer you lovely lot a discount code!!

This code is live until the 21st of November, and can be used with a minumum spend of £2.00 - so it's suitable for almost all of my items!

Simply type in PROMO1 and you will receive 10% off of your order.

Remember to follow my blog and to favourite my Etsy shop so that you can be part of the next great offer!

Here's that link again!

Etsy - WhyDidIMakeThat?

Is a discount code on the horizon?

Hello guys!

Now, I get so excited when I see that some of my favourite bloggers have released a special discount code for their blog fans....I am thinking of doing the same!

Follow the blog, get on over to my Etsy shop and follow that, and when I have 20 of you lovelies following me, I will release my first ever discount code!!

Who knows, if more than 20 people follow, there might be more to come!!!

Christmas is coming, so why not head over to my Etsy shop to have a look at some decorations and gifts?

Just in case you missed it, here it is again!

www.etsy.com/shop/WhyDidIMakeThat

Graduation dress...

I've been a busy bee lately! I have made countless items of ACTUAL WEARABLE CLOTHES! Not just dresses either, everyday skirts and blouses too. I've also done a lot of re-fashions. Here is one I bought this week for £1...

This far too long black and red polka dot dress! Miraculously, not a bad fit :) But the poor unloved dress had hundreds of moth holes and tiny little tears. It also had some lovely shoulder pads haha! I didn't take pics of the moth holes because there were so many of them, I would still be there fixing them now!

Anyway, as the fit was fine, I simply cut the bottom of the dress into a slightly dipped hem (to help cover my ginormous bum!!), fixed the holes and tears, and also stitched up the button holes. As a lady with a larger top half, button down dresses and tops tend to gape and show everything off haha!

Oh, and it has pockets!!

Look how flowy it is!!

I had kind of forgotten that my graduation is next week, so how lucky was it to come across this dress? I actually saw it as I was on my way out of the shop! And for £1?! I will be the cheapest dressed person there, and I won't even care because I made it look awesome :D

Until next time :)