Sewing with Sheets - New Valentines Outfit
I had so much fun making my daughter an outfit for Valentines Day this week. Surprisingly she was very willing to model it for some pictures too.
I didn’t purchase anything to make the outfit. I used embellishments, a stained shirt, and two bed sheets!
We recently upgraded my daughter’s bed and were left with a pantry full of cute toddler sheets. Last week I came across the sheets and knew I could turn them into something fun.
I picked two sheets to use for the skirt and ruffled heart on the shirt.
The sheets were fitted so I started by cutting off the elastic.
I didn’t have a pattern but cut pieces for a very simply (very very simple) skirt. The dotted fabric made perfect little pockets on the front of the skirt.
I sewed the two skirt pieces together, hemmed the bottom, and sewed in elastic.
The pockets were dressed up by a couple of hearts.
The shirt was really easy to make. Instead of using a new shirt or making my own I used my daughter’s stained owl shirt. She has outgrown the sleeves but the length of the shirt is still okay. The cotton made it easy to alter the sleeves – just cut them off! No hemming was necessary.
I made a heart template that would fit over the owl and stain. I traced the heart directly onto the shirt and cut it out.
Next I cut strips of fabric from the sheets and changed the tension on my sewing machine to make ruffles. If anyone is interested, my birthday is at the end of the month and I really really want a ruffler foot for my Singer sewing machine!
Finally, sew your heart in the shirt. Stitch around the edges of the heart opening on the shirt with the ruffled heart behind it.
I added a few embellishments to the shirt when I was finished.
My daughter had so much fun wearing her new skirt and shirt yesterday!
Heather and Jessica are both moms that share a love for DIY projects. A few of Heather’s favorite things are pearls, rhinestones, and her glue gun. Jessica loves to find ways to fuel her fabric obsession! Have fun getting to know them through their creations!
Read more at A Couple of Craft Addicts
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