From my studio last week: March 14, 2011

I only got one thing actually sewn last week, and I hesitate to show it here because it’s really not exceptional.  But given that I don’t have anything else, it’ll just have to do.

It’s a tunic for my daughter.  I made it to test the theory that I could make a shirt using the Peek-a-Boo Shoulder Shirt pattern, but out of a woven instead a knit.  I used foldover on the edges even though the woven won’t let it actually stretch. 

As you can easily see, it’s made from an old dress-shirt.   I cut it off center to make the button placket asymmetrical.  Of course, doing that also made the hem asymmetrical.  I had planned on cutting it straight, but I got lazy.

It’s plainer than what I typically like.  In fact, when I got it done and put it on a hanger, I was immediately struck with how much it looks like an smock apron instead of a shirt.

  But then the little girl put it on, and the too-plain lines became clean and crisp.  The sloppy off-kilter hem became kind of cool.

I think I’ll definitely make another version of this some day, though next time I’ll probably put more a little more detail at the neckline. 

The only other photos I have are not of anything that came out of my studio.  Rather, it’s a whole bunch of stuff that came into my studio by virtue of the “fill a bag for $5” rummage sale at a local church.  I stuffed that bag full, y’all! 

See what all I got for my $5!

 It’s mostly t-shirts that I plan to cut into to make panties for myself, shirts and dresses for my daughter, or various other random sewing projects.

There’s also a pair 100% linen pants that will become pedal pushers for the little girl.  And a pair of gray twillish denimy that I’ll use to make a pair of spring  pants for her as well.

I am sooo going to turn that WOW! shirt into a pair of panties.

But wait, there’s more!!  Not pictured:

–Hot pink wool sweater, because my “to be felted one day” stack isn’t near tall enough.

–New vest for myself.  From Talbot’s and fits me beautifully.

–Dark kelly green dress shirt for sweet husband.

–Knee-length full skirt that’s 5 sizes too big and may or may not get sized down for me.

–Polyester yellow polka-dotted blouse with neck tie.  Also too big but I’m going to see if I can size it down and take away some of it’s poofiness.  If not, it’ll make a beautiful party dress for Liv’s American Girl doll.

ALL of that for $5.   Oh, and also half a box of old dot matrix address labels, now sitting on the little girl’s art table.

 I’m feeling a little bit like Queen of the Rummage Sale.