Pants with potential. |
Although I've been writing heavily on the "Coop" side of this blog, I decided that today would be a good day to wander over to the "Cottage" side. My knitting, sewing, baking, and painting have been largely ignored lately. But, this is the time of year where I feel compelled to finish UFOs (unfinished objects) before the new year arrives. Out with the old, in with the new, and all that.
A leg with potential. |
One project that has been sitting in the "to do" stack since last spring: Giving a pair of pants a new purpose in life. I'd found them at our local Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. They were really nice wide-legged linen pants with an embellished hem, and they were languishing away because of what looked like a bleach stain high on one leg.
For the bargain price of $1.50, I took them home and cut them up.
Since we're on the subject of pants, I should mention here that I am a seat-of-my-pants sewer. Apologies to any real sewers out there (Amy, I hope you're not reading my blog today). I get a little impatient with patterns, precision, and measuring. This is why I don't sew clothes. But... repurposing, I like that. In this case most of the sewing and measuring has been done. All I have to do is redirect the item a little bit. And I am pretty good with scissors and straight line seams.
So. I had a bare pillow form that was, in another life, wrapped in flannel as a camp pillow. But it had been stored away, unused. So I pulled it out, stuffed it in a pant leg, and Bob's your uncle, a pillowcase is born. I just had to cut the leg off and stitch it closed.
VoilĂ . From UFO to cute pillowcase. In minutes. Here it is:
A pillow with potential. |
Except, now I'm looking at it and thinking it's a bit plain, n'est pas? I think it needs a little embroidery. Maybe. Just a bit in one corner? Back to being a UFO in a flash.
But I am! Because you (and your writing) are charming!
ReplyDeletePS the pillowcase is GORGEOUS. Much better as pillows than pants. :)
lol -- where's that "blushing" emoticon when I need it. You are the master sewer -- the clothes you make AMAZE me. So I appreciate your kind words very much. :-)
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