Something a little more adult..

After being so good with using up and recycling some of my fabric, I decided I was allowed to go to the Global Fabrics sale and pick up something new.

I got two metres each of the following:


The top one is quite thick cotton, while the bottom one is a thinner, shirt-like cotton. Both are lovely, and it is such a novelty to have new fabrics in the house.

A couple of weeks back I ordered this pattern book from Japan on Etsy:

I am going to have a go at the cover pattern, maybe with the lighter fabric. I will have to go by the pictures only, as the instructions are all in Japanese, and I don't think my fifth form school Japanese will get me through it..