Dollar Store Skirt

Well I think I figured out why it's so hard to get projects done...

okay, so I already knew that, but seriously this kid is getting to be a mover. He has started walking pretty well over the last couple weeks. 

Well with the BYU fabric I got at Hancock, I made a simple highchair drop cloth. All I did was hem the edges, nice and simple. 

Mostly what I did this week was making a skirt out of a dollar store shirt. I found a 2XL men's shirt and followed a tutorial I found at My Blonde Ambition. I kinda had to do my own spin on it because my shirt wasn't as big as in the tutorial. I didn't quite have enough fabric to do the ruffle on the bottom (plus this shirt must have been a lot thinner than normal, the knit kept curling on itself - so annoying).

I decided to make the waist with a drawstring so it would be a little more secure.

So it turned out pretty good, although a little plain. I'll probably stencil something on it to add a little more pizazz. It's a nice casual skirt for those hot days we get here in Vegas and it only cost a dollar!!!

Holy Cow...

I'm so excited about my fabulous scores at the fabric store today!!! I was in Hancock Fabric on Monday, just checking it out since I hadn't been to anything other than Joann since moving to Las Vegas. I actually didn't even know it existed until last Saturday, but alas, my husband had our car all day for Youth Conference so I had to wait. While I was there on Monday, I got their sales flyer for their Blowout Sale. Then today I was out running a couple errands and figured I could work my way down there just to see what's on sale...

Within 2 minutes of me walking in I had at least 3 blots already in my basket! I really scored some great deals...

All this (and 2 zippers and a spool of thread) for only $20!!!

  If you have a little girl, now is the time to stock up on tulle - for tutus, princess dresses or those cute ruffle skirts I've seen around in blogland - its only $.49/yard! I snagged a little but I'm not sure what I'll use it for yet, probably some cute hair accessories for myself or presents...

Oh and the next biggest score was the BYU vinyl tablecloth fabric. Orignally $8.49/yard, I got it for $1.98/yard! Yippe!

So get yourself down to your local Hancock (or shop online) and have fun...and just as a side note the lady at the cutting counter was telling me she's heard that the price of cotton is going to double before long because of the floods in Pakistan, so stock up on cotton fabrics while its cheap!

I'm off to sew something! :D

Finally I'm back!

Wow, I don't know where the time has gone. We did go out of town this weekend so that's part of why its been so long since I've crafted something. The other part has been sheer frustration. One thing I tried was a complete failure, I'm still trying to salvage it and see if it's something worth showing.

I was in Joann's a while ago getting some material for a purse we're going to make for our mother's group craft club and I saw this amazing snuggle flannel print that was too cute to pass up!

Once I had it though it was almost as if I didn't want to cut it up. Finally I found a small little project to use a bit for.

So you know how Carter's onesies sometimes have something cute on the bum? Well this was a white Carter's onesie and something inside me told me I needed to do the same, so...

:D

So to make it I just cute out the little pictures from the fabric and sewed those on. Then I freezer paper stenciled the sayings on to the onesie. Just that simple!