shag pillow

I had found this article on making a shag pillow on V and Co.'s blog and thought I'd give it a try. The article had said that you buy jersey fabric in such and such dimensions which would have made everything so simple. However, I always try to recycle stuff which usually just makes everything more complicated and time consuming. So of course I am trying to make it out of some old t-shirts. 

Which went fairly well except it got a little sketchy around the neck and sleeves. And the fact that it won't be all nice and uniform colored like hers. But I have a great pile of blue t-shirt strips in the meantime. I will keep you posted on how it turns out!

my magnum opus

is going to be this shirt. Not necessarily because it is the best work I will ever do but because it is becoming apparent that it may take my whole life to complete it. I finally put the last hem in and now it's time to just add a couple of details. But for being a pretty simple pattern it has taken exponentially more time than I had anticipated.

happy long weekend!

With all the big sales on Memorial Day Weekend I guess I'm in the mood to shop. I just love this shirt from thimble and acorn, and it's not only cute but it looks comfy too. It might just be in the budget. Enjoy the long weekend!!!

Fun Projects for the weekend:

Make your own large scale canvas prints

Plan your next vacation destination

Sew up a shag pillow

Check out my etsy shop

slow and steady

Sewing is a slow process! But my latest endeavor is coming out alright and might be done sometime before my 50th birthday. At least I finally got a chance to use my new sewing machine-fun!

midweek inspiration

Found this lovely spring/summer collection by Hound over at elephantine. Love it! Inspires me to keep sewing!

pattern making

A stack of lovely fabrics has been waiting in my beckley office (otherwise known as the junk room) to be turned into something. So I'm experimenting with making my own pattern.

I started by taking a couple of tops that are my favorites and sort of taking the best ideas from both, I created my own pattern on some tissue paper. I had hoped to keep it pretty simple (essentially side seams, hems and some elastic at the waist), however I ran out of fabric along the fold so I had to turn 2 pattern pieces into 4. I think it will add a bit of interest but we will see how it turns out. So far so good!

work in progress: Bright Bouquet Top

Sewing is not an easy endeavor. My clothing projects are mostly alterations or combinations of old clothing which in theory was less difficult than starting from scratch. However, I am working on my second clothing project and it's really testing my patience.

My favorite fabrics (like the one above) are light and silky which feel great but are the most difficult to work with. It's always slithering away from where I want it. So for today it remains a work in progress.

upcycled clothing

My first clothing projects coming soon!