Whenever I finish a sewing project, I always hang on to the leftover fabric in hopes that I can somehow use it in some future project. Whether you sew every day, every week, or every blue moon, this is a practice I highly recommend. You never know when you'll need a scrap of something, and a box or bin of extra fabric can save you money when the spark of inspiration hits.
For example, one day last week I was out running some errands at Target and found myself (as usual) wandering through their holiday decoration displays. A really pretty table runner caught my eye, but when I looked at the price tag, I thought to myself, "Now, I could make one myself for half that..." And suddenly I realized that I already had the fabric to make a table runner very similar to the one in my hands, and that it would cost me exactly $0 to do so.
Cut to me, at home, one week later. I've pulled out my magic bag of fabric and oh, joy! Not only do I have plenty of red satin and gold crushed velvet, I've also got more of the green and gold ribbon I used for my fall wreath. It's all coming together according to plan. Mwahahaha!
Sorry... So, 30 minutes later I've sewn my table runner and lined it with some extra muslin I had left over from who knows what, pressed it and placed it on my dining room table along with the fall pumpkins I found at Hobby Lobby for 66% off.
Best of all, the red, green and gold will serve me well not only for the fall/Thanksgiving season, but will carry me on through Christmas and New Year's as well. All I have to do is change out the pumpkins for some more Christmasy decorations. Ah, it feels good to be thrifty...
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