SOME
O F
T HE
G REAT
W AYS
T O
S AVE
M ONEY
A ND
A VOID
C OSTLY
R EPAIS
O R
R EPLACEMENTS
Fix
r ips
i n
c hildren´s
c lothing
•
Let
d own
h ems
o n
s kirts,
d resses
a nd
p ants
f or
g rowing
k ids
•
Take
i n
c lothing
a fter
w eight
g ain
•
Raise
a nd
l ower
d ress
h ems
t o
k eep
u p
w ith
f ashion
•
Mend
t orn
b ed
s heets
•
Alter
c urtains
t o
f it
y our
w indows
•
SOME
O F
T HE
T HINGS
Y OU
C AN
M AKE
T O
G ET
D ECORATOR
L OOKDS
F OR
A
F RACTION
O F
T HE
C OST
Throw
p illows
•
Slips
c overs
•
Duvet
c overs
•
Bedspreads
•
Pillow
s hams
•
Curtains
•
Table
l inens
•
TIPS
O N
B EING
C REATIVE
A ND
S AVING
M ONEY
Recycle
c lothing
b y
t ailoring
i t
t o
f it
g rowing
c hildren.
A lso,
a dd
a n
a ppliqué
o r
d ecorative
r ibbon
t o
g ive
i t
a
new
l ook.
Make
y our
o wn
s hower
c urtains,
w indow
c urtains
a nd
b ath
s ink
s kirts
o ut
o f
o n-‐sale
s heets.
I t
i s
a
l ot
o f
fabric
f or
l ittle
m oney.
A nd
y ou
c an
f ind
p rints
t hat
a re
a bsolutely
p erfect
f or
a
d esigner
b athroom.
Also
u se
s heets
f or
g reat
c ustom
b edroom
e nsembles.
S ew
a
c over
f or
a
c omforter
( new
o r
r ecycled)
o ut
o f
oversized
s heets
t o
c reate
a
n ew
l ook.
T hen
m ake
e asy
p illow
s hams
t o
m atch.
S heets
a re
a lways
o n
s ale,
and
n aturally
h ave
t he
m ost
u p-‐to-‐date
d esigner
l ooks
f or
t he
b edroom.
G et
a n
e xtra
s et
o f
s heets
f or
t he
bed,
a nd
y ou
h ave
a n
e nsemble
t hat
w ould
c ost
h undreds
o f
d ollars.
Make
y our
o wn
t ablecloths
a nd
n apkins.
I t
i s
e asy
a nd
c heap,
a nd
y ou
c an
m ake
t hem
t o
f it
a ll
t he
occasions
o f
t he
y ear:
C hristmas,
V alentine´s
D ay,
E aster,
S t.
P atricks
´ Day,
F ourth
o f
J uly,
H alloween,
Thanksgiving,...
y ou
c an
h ave
c heap
t able
s etting
f or
t hem
a ll.
E ven
b irthdays
a nd
a nniversaries.
Most
f abric
s tores
c arry
a
w ide
r ange
o f
p rinted
f abrics
w ith
a ll
t hese
t hemes.
J ust
c ut
a nd
s ew
h ems
around
t he
e dges.
Get
o n
t he
m ailing
l ist
o f
y our
l ocal
f abric
s hop.
Y ou
w ill
g et
a dvance
n otice
o n
a ll
t he
f abric
s ales
s o
y ou
c an
get
t he
b est
s election
a nd
t he
l owest
p rices.
C heck
t ag
s ales
t or
d rapes
o r
c urtains
y ou
c an
a lter
D rapes
worth
h undreds
o f
d ollars
c an
b e
p urchased
f or
p ocket
c hange.
W atch
f or
p attern
s ales.
L ook
t hrough
pattern
b ooks
f or
i deas
o n
e asy-‐to-‐make
p rojects
t hat
i mpress
a nd
d elight.
QUICK
A ND
E ASY
G IFTS
F ROM
Y OUR
S EWING
M ACHINE
Blankets
a nd
q uilts
•
Livery
f abric
l iners
f or
c heap
s tore-‐bought
b askets
•
Tea
c ozy
•
Car
b lankets
a nd
c omfort
p illows
•
Tote
b ags
i n
f un
o r
b eautiful
f abrics
•
Men´s
t ies
w ith
f abric
i n
h is
f avourite
c olours
a nd
t hemes
•
Doll
c lothes
a nd
l ayettes
•
Teddy
b ears
a nd
s tuffed
t oys.
•