Recycled T-shirt quilted maxi dress

 


This dress started because of a piece a small fabric a friend left me. Also at the same time my new serger arrived so I came up with this dress.
I was once told that you cannot quilt with t-shirts. or better yet recycled t-shirts. Well I think that is 100% wrong.
Since the strap fabric was little to thick tie behind my neck I grabbed my LARGE jar of buttons and things and found a magnetic clasp for the back instead.
The bottom needed something a little more so I ran a strip around the top of my ruffle, I love ruffles!!!!!

Recycled Denim creations

I found a box of denim jeans that I was saving for that just right project, and I had enough for a project. I took the box of denim and gave myself 1 week to do something. Well instead of one creation I made three :-) The first blanket was made with just strips sewn together and then the edges frayed. 

The center picture is of hot pads made from the seams of all the denim jeans I had. I hot glues them in to circles that are the perfect size and look more like art then a hot pad.

The 2nd blanket is my favorite and took the longest, but well worth the extra time. Each line of stitch is a different stitch that my sewing machine can do. I wanted to play with those most forgotten stitches. 

1 box of denim jeans and one week, I wonder what my next box will be full of :-)

Recycled t-shirt maxi dress black to white with lace straps

I have acquired quite a few black and white t-shirts that I wanted to use up. So I grabbed them and found a base foundation dress that I went off of http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.co.at/2012/08/t-shirt-refashion-extravaganza-grand.html and here is what I came up with. I now feel the need to make a blueish one.

Old flannel sheet gathered top

I saw a pattern on this website http://so-sew-easy.com/free-sewing-pattern-drape-top/ and decided I wanted to make one. So I did and it fit my smaller size friend perfectly.
I have been holding on to this super soft old flannel sheet I had to made something with for a while now. As soon as I saw Deby's shirt again I knew it was it.
So here is my version of that pattern with am old flannel sheet and a few alterations to make it a little bigger for my larger framer :-)

Wiener Pinback pin cushion/ door stop

I had an old flannel sheet that acquired holes so I made a new dog, the Wiener Pinback. It is stuffed with loads of scrap fabric from others projects. I really hate to waste things and, at first, had no idea what to do with my bags of un-usable fabric scraps. Now not only to I have an amazing pin cushion, I have a door stop when needed.

Earth toned, ruffled bottom, recycled t-shirt skirt

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I LOVE making recycled t-shirt skirts to see what I can come up with next. I have made many t-shirt skirts but was never happy with just a standard straight bottom, so along came the ruffle.
I think the neutral earth tones of this skirt and the ruffled bottom make it a perfect match and fit. I am thinking about making some brighter ones and selling them on Etsy.
So keep your eye out for the newest colors and styles I have come up with.
I still cannot believe all this started when my friend, Amanda, showed me a gals work names Katwise. I loved the look of her sweaters I bought the pattern and have let my imagination go from there.

Ball Spider Versus a Paralyzed Wiener Dog

When it is cold and wet outside you have to be creative. So my husband and I came up with a Halloween spider costume for our paralyzed wiener dog, Slinky. Once on mt husband realized Slinkys favorite toy, at that moment, was a busted tennis ball. So he put the ball on, without SLinky realizing and here are the results.