Toddler Tuesday #17

It's that time of the week again!
Link your your toddler/child related project up.

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I'm so excited to see what everyone has been working on this week!

From Pants to Shorts to a Skirt; an Upcycled Story

So I bought my husband a pair of khaki pants for Christmas

He proceeded to tear the leg like the 3rd time he wore them

Aughhhh...

I put them away in my "to fix"pile

Okay it took me 8 months but I finally got around to turning them into these

It took me ten minutes to cut the pants legs off below the tear

a quick hem and my hubby gained some new shorts.

I was all set to pack up my machine for the night

when I realized I still had the two legs that I had cut off.

The fabric was really nice and I hated to just throw it away.

After much thought I realized that they could become a skirt for the Bean!

First I ripped open the inseam of each cut off leg

I then cut the legs down the the length I wanted the skirt to be

plus 1 1/2" for the turn back at the waist.

I joined the two legs together

Folded the top back a 1/4" then 1 1/4 to create the casing for a 1" elastic waistband.

I made two patch pockets from the remaining scraps

A cute new skirt for free

Gotta love that!

Slip Cover Craziness #6

Okay is everybody ready to get rid of the channel back and make it smooth and a bit more contemporary?

Here goes ....

I used some polyfil from old pillows to "Stuff" the channels

After you have "stuffed" the channels it is time to cover the front

I placed a piece of the batting over the front of the chair.

You know the kind you would use to make a baby quilt.

100% cotton

I then began to stretch and pin the cotton batting in place

Using a heavier thread I then hand sewed the batting in place

This will help keep it from shifting under the slipcover.

How are your pieces coming along?

I would love to feature a my readers slips.

Leave me a comment with a link to your post so I can show off your talents!

Toddler Tuesday's #16

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I'm so excited to see what everyone has been working on this week!

 

Happy Labor Day

I hope all of you are enjoying this holiday weekend

the last official weekend of summer

The school year is about to start

Bye Bye Summer 2011