My friend’s bachelorette party is coming up (in New York City, no less)(the city that never sleeps)(is that Las Vegas? I keep forgetting)(anyway, I’ll need to sleep because otherwise I get pretty cranky), and I thought to make her a sash to wear around the city to let everyone know that she’s about to live her last few days as a single lady. (Put your hands up!)
I cut two long pieces of fabric (about 3.5’x4”) and then sewed them together on one of the shorter edges.
Then, I turned it right side out and traced “Bride To Be” from my computer using a pencil. The statement starts approximately 6” from the sewn edge.
See my very faint pencil markings? No? Look harder. You’re so lazy.
I painted over the pencil with hot pink paint. I didn’t have hot pink paint, so I frantically asked my designer friend how to make it out of the paint colors I did have. She didn’t answer (probably at work or something silly) and so I had to web-search it!! It is made of Red, White, and a dash of Blue. Who knew hot pink was so patriotic! I also used a flat brush for this so that the letter thicknesses would be mostly even.
Then, after the Patriotic Pink had dried (I renamed the color), I went over with with silver glitter glue to make it a little gaudier. (Did you ever notice that Gaudí’s architectural style could, by some people, be described as gaudy? I bring this up because Gaudí looks like gaudy, not because my sash is a forerunner in architectural expression. Words.)
There needs to be a glitter invented that actually photographs well.
Here is a picture of a random single girl I found to try this on. Put it across your shoulder and then pin it at the bottom (and trim any excess fabric in case you cut it too long).
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