Fabric and pinnies

I seem to be acquiring quite a stash of fabric and a few curtains (because I like the fabric!). Every time I see some in a charity shop that I like at a good price I bring it home with me. I don't necessarily have something in mind to make from it, I just think that it could come in handy for a future project. I really should actually make a start on some of these future projects. Now I don't know if anyone else is a bit of a Pinterest addict like me, I LOVE Pinterest. I pin and pin and pin thinking 'ooo! I could make that!' but never get around to making anything I've pinned. Does anyone else do this? Or do you actually get around to the projects you pin?

Now I'm sure I've told you before that I'm not the greatest sewer in the world but when I do get around to sewing anything I really enjoy it. And the only way I'm ever going to get any better at it (hopefully) is if I practise more. And the way I hope to do this is by actually making some of these pinned projects.

Want to see some of my fabric stash? No, then look away now. For those that do here are a few, ok a lot of pics.

An odd curtain I picked up.

There's about 5-6 metres of this fabric and it only cost a few £. 

Another odd curtain, this is from The Country Diary (of an Edwardian Lady) range, it's quite a large curtain which I'm hoping to turn into a pair for my bedroom.

I picked this piece up for the grand sum of £1. I want to make a throw for my youngest sons bed but to be honest I'm not sure how to. Any advice would be greatly received.

A small embroidered table cloth. I love embroidered linens and see lots of beautiful ones on peoples blogs but when I usually come across them they're badly stained and have a hefty price tag on them. This one has a couple of marks but I'm hoping I can remove them.

A set of 4 napkins, I loved the cherry pattern on these.

One of the other items I seem drawn to recently is aprons, especially homemade ones. Here are a few I've picked up recently.

Sorry not the best picture. These are three half aprons I picked up for a pound each, they look like they were all made by the same person.

Hopefully soon I'll have some pictures of projects that I've made from some of these fabrics.

A tick on the wish list

Recently I've started to make a wish list of things I would love to find in the charity shops or at the car boot. The things on my wish list are things I've seen while browsing others blogs or when I've been researching items on the internet and I've completely fallen in love with the item.

The latest tick on my wish list is not one but six pieces of Hornsea Fauna (well I say tick but I think it'll actually turn into the latest collection). I originally saw a piece in a charity shop, it had no markings on it so I'm assuming it was a copy or something that looked similar to Hornsea Fauna. So I went home and researched it and completely fell in love with the range. I think it's very cute and whimsical looking.

Well last week when we took the boys to the cinema there was the weekly antiques market on outside so we went for a browse and found three pieces, two were from a stall where everything was £1. I couldn't believe my luck to find three pieces in one day.

Then at the carboot this weekend I saw three pieces on a stall and she wanted £10 for all three but I didn't really want to pay that so after me acting all indecisive she finally offered them to me for a fiver.

Now I know they're not everyone's cup of tea (my mum's already told me she doesn't like them lol) but I love them. I just need to find somewhere to put them now as the dresser is pretty full, I think I need another one (and an extension on the house to put it in!)