other presents i did for the head of school and her assistant... so on labor day i was also free and went to the market and found this guy selling sofa sample pieces of fabric for 2 euros! not really big pieces maybe a yard each by 50 cm width... i was so excited cause the material felt like synthetic suede leather... so the minute i got home i put the material to test and under my needle it went! boy oh boy is it a difficult material to embroider on!!! by playing around with the tension and overlooking the machine like a hawk managed to get the set of book bands and small tray for small trinkets (paper clips etc.) done...hopefully they will enjoy them, on the bright side the material is super durable and feels super luxurious!

These are lovely and I'm sure they will please Charmaine and Rachel! Bravo on showing your machine "who's boss"! LOL!

These trinket boxes& journal bands look lovely& seems the colors work nicely too. With finding a new fabric& making some adjustments on your machine you overcame so congrats.Wondered what type needle you'd used on the decorator fabric? Thanks for sharing your project with the info& God bless you.:~D

They look great and I bet they feel nice too.
I like the material you used. There's an interior decorator near us who sells remnants and I bought beige alcantara (like suede) for a couple of euros and used that for bookcovers. They are almost indestructible and feel very luxurious.

Very nice. They turned out great despite the trouble they gave you.

Gorgeous!!

Great use of those fabrics. A lot of sofa type fabrics are hard to stitch on, but you really mastered it!

Love a good deal ****your sewing is great hugs

These are great and what a great find in the fabric. May I ask where you live, as you mention Euro's? Your head teacher and assistant will love them. Well done, love Chris

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by serendipity79 05 Sep 2017

Thanks Chris :) I hail from Malta, a very small island in the Mediterranean sea in Europe... my country is part of the European Union reason why we have Euros as our currency