Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Matthew 6:21~
One day this week, I made each of the kids 2 pairs of pajama pants. Last year’s patterns were about ready to go. I had to make these changes to each pattern: lower the crotch point 1/2″; add 2″ of length; add 1/2″ of width at the side seam (for a total of 2″ increase [...]
A friend asked me to make her six reusable shopping bags out of recycled jeans. She gave me a link to a video tutorial she found — check it out here. The instructions are very clear and straightforward and the bags are so simple to make. The only point where I was confused for a [...]
At this point, in my efforts to get my family ready for winter, I have finished nine merino wool shirts, including dyeing them. Three for each of the kids, and three more for Jeff. One of the shirts for Jeff I made looser, like a sweater fit, to wear over top of his base-layer fitted [...]
Naomi and I dyed a bunch of the kids’ wool shirts today. (The dyes I ordered arrived yesterday.) We were eager to see the colors in real life, not just powder or on the screen! I planned on each child having three wool long-sleeve t-shirts for the winter. First up: periwinkle. Next: teal. Third: stand-by [...]
Off and on since the weekend, I have been working on long sleeve wool t-shirts for the kids. This is the 100% merino wool (very soft) interlock from Covered Caboose. The wool comes natural in color. I use black thread because I am going to dye all the shirts in darker colors. I’ve finished constructing [...]
This morning I made nighties for my daughters from thrift store knit fabric. This was an actual piece of fabric, not a sheet as I used for my nighties. It was a 2+ yard piece and I think I only paid $2 for it. For the pattern, I started with their tank top patterns and [...]
Nightgowns are yet more useful garments that can be made from knit thrift store sheets. In my area, knit sheets cost around $2 to $3. Even if I only got one nightie out of each sheet, that’s a great deal! However, there’s fabric left in each sheet for another nightie or t-shirt for my daughters. [...]
I received an order to sew a dozen head scarves. The order came from a lady who browsed the internet and found my pattern for making them. She wanted them for her little girl. Haniya, Naomi and Mikah helped me go through my stash to pick the fabrics for the dozen scarves. We found more [...]
Here’s my handsome husband Jeff, wearing a t-shirt I made from a thrift store knit sheet. In my area, knit cotton sheets, depending on size, range in price from $1.99 to $2.99. I use the hem of the sheet to make the hem of the front, back and sleeves (a big time saver). Each sheet, [...]
I’m at least done for the day… the kids are set to go on their trip. Last night I got those raglan sleeve tee-shirts for Mikah all done. Today I made each girl three tanks tops, six total. The tank tops came from thrift store men’s tee-shirts, constructed the same way I made my own [...]
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