Thursday, 21 March 2019

A little extra something

There's a rumour going around that it's the start of spring today.  The sun did actually shine for a while this morning, but I was indoors doing a Zumba class so I missed it.  Maybe it'll pop back again tomorrow ...

With spring in mind, and a trip to Portugal on the horizon, I went to Chelmsford yesterday - just felt like trying somewhere different for a change.  I'd heard that the new John Lewis lines were worth looking at and whilst their dresses and skirts were way too long for a little tiddler like me, the colours in their spring collection were so pretty.  So pretty, in fact, that I had to buy something - next thing you know I have a new t shirt.


The photo doesn't do it justice, the shades of pink are really pretty and yes that is Coco lying on the end of my bed, I swear that dog thinks this bedroom is hers.

While trying the t shirt on, I felt something scratch against my side, and could feel a plastic bag attached to the washing instruction label.  That's weird, there certainly aren't any buttons on the t-shirt so it can't be a spare set.  When I took the t shirt off, I saw this 


A small patch of spare fabric!

I have never come across spare fabric for emergency repairs before (except on my son's school uniform trousers many years ago, boy was that handy!) - have you come across this before on a t shirt?

3 comments:

Patio Postcards said...

Very pretty top - pink perfection at its finest. I think I once had a extra fabric sample on a dress, which was good so I could carry it around to find a matching jacket in the right shade. Thankfully, so far, I've not had to use for the dress itself. Happy Weekend.

Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After (Again) said...

Hmm, that fabric might come in handy if you get those little holes in your tees like I do in mine, right at the waist line, maybe from wearing a seat belt or from rubbing against the top of my pants/belt. I am not a seamstress, however, so wouldn't do me any good if they gave me a whole bolt of extra cloth.

I have heard that stripes are very popular this spring. You look lovely in yours and are right on trend.

This West London Life said...

That t-shirt looks lovely on you and here's hoping you don't need to use the spare piece of fabric!