Long ago, in a land far away.... okay, okay... Not so long ago (like a week and a half...), in a land not so far away (my parent's house...) I raided a treasure trove (my mother's fabric box!) and found glorious things! Plaids! Not just any plaids... heavy, flannel plaids my sisters and I used to make jumpers a good 15+ years ago! My mom, bless her fabric-saving heart, was kind enough to let me scrounge around and take whatever I wanted. Heck, it's been there for 15+ years... she obviously wasn't going to use it....
These plaids bring mixed feelings. On one hand, I hate thinking back to that horrible plaid jumper that I thought was so cool at the time (Hey! It was the 90's!)... on the other hand, it is some pretty incredible fabric...
So I made myself forget the image of three sisters in nearly matching outfits (I can't remember due to repressed fashion memory but it's pretty safe to say there were matching hats involved...) and tried to come up with wonderful ways to use my loot.
I decided to go with clutches because, well... I ran out of the burlap I was using to make clutches and it's too late to run to the fabric store....
After cutting and sewing a few plaid clutches, I realized that putting my usual taffeta and organza flower on the front was just not going to do! Even I can't make taffeta work with a heavy plaid flannel! (do you like how well I think through an idea before starting to sew???) So I started experimenting with flowers made out of the flannel and I'm am now in love with my new plaid flower!!!!
I have a feeling you will soon see this flower on a good many things... headbands, clips, pins, handbags, clutches (of course), hats, my daughter's clothing.... yeah, I think I'm going to run with this one 'cuz I like'em. I was going to add a couple more layers of petals but this one is already so big that I don't think it needs anymore... maybe on some smaller ones.... we'll see. I have plenty more plaids to work with!
I have a feeling you will soon see this flower on a good many things... headbands, clips, pins, handbags, clutches (of course), hats, my daughter's clothing.... yeah, I think I'm going to run with this one 'cuz I like'em. I was going to add a couple more layers of petals but this one is already so big that I don't think it needs anymore... maybe on some smaller ones.... we'll see. I have plenty more plaids to work with! 
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