One of the best things to find at thrist stores is old fabric..wether it's a shirt, table cloth, curtains or a pillow case.. I get such a happy feeling finding patterns that catches my eye. There's endless things to do with fabric and sewing stuff. I recently picked up a few old suitcases for less than $5 each at my favorite thirft shop. I decided to sit down and try my hand at mode podge (MP). It was really easy and kind of theraputic! First I cut all the pieces of fabric into squares, then laid out a pattern on the suitcase. A dry run of sorts before I commited! I did each side with the same alternating fabric pieces and then did the rest with a diffrent alternating fabric. I used what I already had in my fabric stash and tried to stick with greens and browns. I put a thin layer of modge podge on the suitcase a little at a time, then laid the fabric smoothing it down with my hand. I also put a thin layer over the fabric after I smoothed it out. I tried to be speedy becasue the MP dries rather quickly. The space by the top handle and bottom feet were a little tricky. I ended up cutting several tiny pieces and overlaping them to cover the wierd angles. I let it dry and then glued on white rick rac with Beacons fabri tac. I love how it turned out..
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