Upcycled Vintage Sheets to Baby Blanket

Have any of you guys made a rag quilt?  When I first heard of these I knew they were for me. I’m not the best quilter because I rush and my seams never line up perfect. I decided that rag quilts were perfect for me then because there is some room for play in the seams without noticing. They also go together fairly quickly. I made a few projects with flannel and then had an idea to try one with some of the vintage sheets I’ve been hoarding. I knew they would not fray like the flannel ones do, but I wanted to try it out.


I do love how it turned out but I wish that solid yellow and solid green were spaced further apart.


But, as my dad always says, “it’s good enough for who it’s for!”

Upcycled Little Girl's Dress

I know I have said it before, but I LOVE to reuse old clothes. As I was perusing Pinterest one night looking at shabby chic birthday party ideas, I kept seeing the cutest outfits on the little cuties with denim and lace.  I knew I was going to have to try my hand at one.  I have been saving old jeans with the intent of making a denim quilt one day.  That day will probably never come, so I cut into a pair of lightweight jeans and paired it with some lace I had and this vintage dress lining that was sitting in my stash and some great old buttons.

I am not 100% thrilled with how it turned out.  I think the skirt needs to be bigger and gathered more but I mean, it is Denim and Lace!  

Thanks for looking! 

I am linking to Made by You Monday @ Skip to My Lou

Vintage Pillowcase Dress or Nightgown

I participated in a flea market a month or so ago for the second year now. I decided this year to focus on my pillowcase dresses. These are what started me sewing again after many years off. I just love the idea of making something beautiful and useful from something long forgotten. Like all those old bed linens that have been cast aside and sent to auctions or garage sales. Some of which have been embellished by hand with intricate embroidery work. To be able to breath new life into them and see them as adorable dresses on little girls is amazing to me. I have a crap ton a few old bed linens just waiting to be made new again. As I started sorting through them and matching them with fabric and ribbon, I noticed I had quite a few solid color and some prints that just seemed to "pillowcasey" to me made into a dress so I decided to make some nightgowns too. Lets face it, they just don't make pillowcases like that anymore. The fabric just gets softer the more you wash it and it just screams pj's to me! Here are just a few of the ones I made (that didn't sell, because of course I forgot to take pics of all of them):

These are both for sale in my Etsy shop if you are interested!  

I am linking to Made by You Monday @ Skip to My Lou and Wildy Original Linky Party @ I Gotta Create and The Party Bunch @ Thirty Handmade Days



craftiness

I haven't had too much time for crafting but my step-son's girlfriend had a birthday so I made her a bow for her hair.  She plays softball so we found one on Pinterest and made our own version.  We cut a softball apart (harder than it sounds) and used it to make a Softball Hair Bow.   

Also, in an attempt to clean up the sewing room, I found the cushions to the boys' rocking chair from their room that needed recovered.  I whipped those out and so ended the desire to clean.  Oh well.

More Burp Rags and My First Heat Transfer Vinyl

I ordered some heat transfer vinyl several weeks ago and I have some projects in mind for it, BUT I wanted to practice before I used it on a new t-shirt.  So, after making a few new burp rags I decided to test out the vinyl on them.  This one is one of my favorites for 2 reasons:

1)  Cute boy ribbon is hard to find in anything other than the basic baby blue.
2)  My son used to LOVE anything cowboy related.

This one I had to use Sure Cuts A Lot so I could cut the letters in mirror image, which my Cricut won't do.  It turned out nice too.

I am linking to Paisley Passions, Blue Cricket Design, and Someday Crafts.