Linen pleated handbag

Linen pleated handbag, originally uploaded by homebirthmama.

This was the end result. Lonely thrifted pants, made into something usable and beautiful for me!

Thrifted linen pants . . .

Thrifted linen pants . . . , originally uploaded by homebirthmama.

This is the before picture of those linen pants. Because of the style of pant, I got a lot of usable linen for my bag.

Something old turns into something new

Picture 293, originally uploaded by homebirthmama.

I got quite a bit of linen out of that $7 spent on these size 12 pilazzo linen (Spiegel) pants I found at a thrift store Monday night. What a find!!! I have been seam ripping to save every square inch of that precious fabric. Project in mind . . . Amy Karol's Pleated Beauty Handbag from Bend the Rules Sewing. More details (and pictures) to come!!

Inspiring Mail

Everyone loves getting fun mail! It can totally make a dull day much brighter and exciting. This is what I pulled out of my mailbox this afternoon. Love it!! It's a 1/2 yard of Feeding the Birds from Cicada Studio. It's 50% linen/50% cotton. The design is so fresh and color is amazing. I love that blue!