when I worked at IKEA I mostly concentrated on the sofa department ... I moved around on occasion but I was fabulous in the sofas ... I knew the names of all the fabrics and which sofa came in what fabric ... it was a great job ... while working there I spent a week cleaning out this huge store room that everyone had ignored for ages ... you could hardly open the door ...


in there I found a plethora of fabric samples ... good stuff ... heavy fabric and jeans material ... including little swatches too ... well at IKEA anything they are throwing out employees could buy for 5 bucks ... I loaded up an entire shopping cart with fabric ... bags and bags and bags of it ... and they sold it all to me for 5 bucks ... plus my 30% off ... I had such plans ... pillows for the larger pieces and quilting for the swatches ...


that was in 1997 ... and for 6 years I have been carting this fabric everywhere ... I made 2 eye pillows that I never even finished and that is it ...


so in an effort to streamline my life and our home I boxed all of it up ... even the fabric I really wanted to use to make throw pillows ... and tomorrow I am mailing it all the Heather ... she sews ALL THE TIME ... she is now working on purses and with the heavy velvet fabric she can make some bitchen stuff ...


so off it all goes ... it was hard to pack up because my good intentions are still there ... but I know Heather will put everything to good use and love the fabric ... and hey I might even get a groovy purse out of the deal ...