"She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." Proverbs 31:27
Sunday, December 18, 2011
I wore a flannel sheet to church today!
Look what I made from a flannel sheet! Jennifer from Seamingly Smitten asked for pattern testers for her new ruffled collar cape. Check out some of the ones other people made! http://seaminglysmitten.blogspot.com/2011/12/womens-sewing-pattern-on-sale-now.html My pictures did not turn out very well though. I need a new camera for Christmas! LOL
I originally bought this expensive material not realizing that it was not wide enough and my husband told me I had to wait until payday to buy more.
I went to a thrift store and found a queen sized flannel sheet for a dollar! I also cut down a dog's coat for Boots, my old cat because he is always cold, but since he is old he is smart enough to figure out how to take it off! I used the blue band from the top of the sheet for my ruffle and the band on my hat for contrast. I also made a matching hat!
Pippi was a big help with the measuring. (Can you hear the sarcasm in my voice?)
For the hat, I traced around another beret I already had, and then put in a gather stitch.
I measured the blue band around my head and then with right sides together from the outside of the hat I stitched the band on.
I then folded the band in and stitched it on. Make sure you don't have a big lump like mine, it broke my needle! You can find better tutorials online, but this is how I made mine.
I used the sheet for the lining also. It was actually quite warm! Again, please ignore the awful pictures, I didn't have time for much makeup this morning since I was finishing up my cape before church. Did I mention how easy and quick this pattern is? She also has them in children's sizes too, and since it is an instant download you can make a couple for quick Christmas presents!
Check out her blog here: http://seaminglysmitten.blogspot.com/2011/12/womens-sewing-pattern-on-sale-now.html
Merry Christmas ya'll!
Missy
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4 comments:
What a great ensemble and you can't beat paying $1.00 for the fabric!
Great job!
Blessings
Linda
How cute! Thanks so much for linking up with me Monday!
Super cute and so creative. You look great!!
All this for $1... great buy!!! You've made a fabulous matching set, with beret and poncho! Thanks for sharing...
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