Monday 12 October 2015

Trims

Hello Blogger Buddies,  A dark rainy day in this part of the world today, a perfect day for sewing and sorting out stash and trims if ever possible. Last week I decided that I might store ribbons and lace in books or ring binders instead of in a twisted heap in my Aladdin´s treasure chest.


 So I embarked on trying to find strong cardboard sheets that would not bend easily but that I could cut to the shape desired, yes well easier said than done unless you want to buy sheets of one metre by one metre.  I ended up with plastic covered cardboard sheets.


A little bit of embroidery mixed with rows of trims for the front.



with a splash of tiny beads and then a cantankerous blue/grey fabric which refused to photograph well for the insides and back.



As the cantankerous blue fabric was an unloved blouse of mine and had a bit of fancy stitching, I used this for the spine.


and added a button on the back to close.



I quite like the end result but will have to make a couple more.

Thank you for passing by. See you next week.

Linking to Supermom no cape stitchery link party.

Sheryl



21 comments:

  1. What a great idea Sheryl and I love your finished folder! Have a lovely week! Christine x

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  2. Very cute idea. That will keep them nice and neat

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  3. Gorgeous !!!
    Have a nice week !
    Anna

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  4. What a wonderful idea Sheryl! You have done great job with it. It's really pretty and very practical.

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  5. What a lovely Idea. Now it's all there at your fingertips.

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  6. What a great way to store your trims. That binder is so beautiful, a gorgeous idea. And how creative to use the fabric of your blouse for it. I am sure that you now love the blouse much better, lol.

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  7. Such a great way to organize your ribbons and trims, Sheryl! I belong to the jumbled box full group--mine sure could use some organization :)

    Funny, but I never pictured it being rainy in your part of the world!

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  8. What a great idea and such a pretty folder. Love the interplay of embroidery and trims on the cover. My trims are a jumbled mess too, but I suspect they will stay that way for some time to come!

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  9. Hi Sheryl,wow what a great idea you are amazing and your work is so beautiful,Thankyou for sharing xx

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  10. Fantastic Sheryl!!! Not only is that binder gorgeous....it's practical too!

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  11. Such a clever - and beautiful way to store your treasures!

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  12. Hi Sheryl...what a great idea, so beautiful and practical too.

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  13. This is such a wonderful idea, Sheryl.....practical and sooooo pretty!!

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  14. It really looks lovely!AriadnefromGreece!

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  15. Dear Sheryl,
    this one is more then perfect, wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  16. Beautiful stitching, Sheryl. What a brilliant idea! A really great way to tidy those gorgeous trims.
    Barbara xx

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  17. This is amazing and what a delightful and lovely way to use trims and store them as well. I LOVE the work you do. You are very talented and creative!

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  18. What a clever idea beautifully realised. I love the colours you have chosen too.

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  19. Oh Sheryl what a lovely book you've created for storing your ribbons and laces! Not to mention such a creative solution as well.

    Thanks so much for linking up to last week's Stitchery Link Party and for linking back. Aloha hugs!

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