Monday, July 11, 2011

What We Made

Remember a few weeks ago when I told you about that zero dollar shirt we made out of an old torn dress?  And how I couldn't tell you about what else we made with parts of that old dress because they were presents for people who read this blog?  Admit it....I know you've been losing sleep wondering what we made and pining, just PINING, for photographs of our project!  Right?  Okay fine, not so much.  But I'm regaling you anyway, because it is Monday, and I am on a cleaning spreeeeeeeeee (I know.  Can you even believe it?  I'll be a Proverbs 31 woman yet I tell you!) and do not have the mental capacity to delve into any of  the deeper topics swirling around in my tiny, overworked brain.

First of all, can I just tell you how proud I am of my girls?  They have very different personalities and definitely have their share of disagreements, but when they set out to learn something new and achieve a goal, they are really good at just putting those little shoulders to that crafty grindstone.


Alright, even though I know you hang on every word in this world-altering blog and have memorized every photo and every phrase, I will still provide you with this picture of the "before" dress...you know, as a little reminder, just in case you (ahem) "forgot":
The top we made into a shirt (as you'll recall, of course) and the bottom was combined with this unfinished skirt (also scrounged up from my half-completed projects/fabric stash)...
...to create this totally adorable apron!  Which is badly in need of ironing!  Ironing is lame!

And because we were celebrating the birthdays of TWO sweet girls, and were so inspired by the ease of the apron making project, we just went ahead and made another one...

(you'll note that the mannequin is wearing a shirt in this second set of photos because my dear Katie thought it would be more "appropriate".  I do love her so.)

If you are looking for an uber-easy, no-pattern sewing project, the only thing I can think of that would easier than these aprons would be....I don't know....like, a pillow case or something.  Seriously.  So easy and totally useful.  Okay, useful if you cook, which I don't.  BUT it's still sometimes fun to pretend.  Who doesn't like costumes, I ask you?  No one, that's who.

Happy sewing, friends!

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29 comments :

  1. whoah!!

    love them.

    Anthro whooo??

    seriously...your ladies should go into biz.

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  2. I love them!

    I just finished a sewing project too. I'll post it tomorrow, right now I'm in shock...

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  3. hahahaha, you gave the mannequin a shirt, that's classic. Well done on the aprons!!

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  4. Even though I am not an expert seamtress, sewing is therapy for me. When the world overwhelms me, I go into my room, shut the door & rev up the machine...I know the Lord said to shut the door & speak to the Father in private & I do that too, while I'm sewing...come to think of it, that's probably the 'therapy' part :-)

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  5. Love them. I might cook more if I could wear something cute like that. And the shirt is definitely more appropriate :).

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  6. I need the girls to come over here and help me get my sewing machine up and running. It's still in a box in the closet!

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  7. Wow, you know I think you all are awesome because I can't sew a lick! Love those aprons, great job girls!!

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  8. Those aprons are adorable! So proud of them. And what a great compliment to give them. Working together despite having two different personalities will be one of their best attributes in life :)

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  9. Great jobs, girls!! They look awesome! Making memories with your sister that you'll look back on happily is always fun!

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  10. I had to giggle at Katie making the mannequin more appropriate. They look awesome! Perhaps I would cook more if I made my own apron...

    Nope. Still unlikely.

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  11. Absolutely brilliant! Love Love Love the aprons. I love aprons and feel all Happy Homemakerish when I wear them ~ too bad I can't bake, sew or vacuum in stilettos while wearing pearls...

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  12. Dwija, check out angrychicken.com. She has a whole section of her site dedicated to themed aprons. Your girls might like to look at all the creative ideas.

    They look great by the way! The only apron I own has a bad word on it, given to me by my darling husband when we were in high school. I'll have to make a new one before my kids can read five letter words!

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  13. Olivia, I can only think of one 5 letter bad word off the top of my head, and I think it's HILARIOUS of your future husband gave you something with that word on it when you were in high school. That is magical!

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  14. I love the skirt into apron idea. It is wonderful that your girls are sewing. As for ironing I agree, over rated. I stopped ironing when I had kids.

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  15. My goodness, your girls have some serious sewing talent!

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  16. Love!! I am ALL FOR cutting clothes up and turning them into new clothes! So could you please send one of your daughters to show me how to use a sewing machine??

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  17. Adorable!! Y'all should start making these and selling them on etsy or something. Because your buddy who loves to cook and collects aprons would TOTALLY buy one of these.

    PS~ You're girls are fabulous!

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  18. *your

    The wine has kidnapped my spelling and grammar.

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  19. Fancy! Love their aprons! Can't wait to see what you guys cook up next :)

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  20. I don't sew, but if I did, I'd totally be all over this project!

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  21. Love those aprons! So cute. Seems like aprons are making a comeback. I busted out my sewing machine a few weeks ago too. But I made Donut a little bunny. I'll have to try the apron pattern. I do like to cook and have little time these days, but still, it would be really cute for when the hubs walks in the door.

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  22. I love those COLORS!! I am super impressed!

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  23. Man, Dwija! You have some pretty amazing kids! I guess they get the amazing part from their mama??? ~ LD

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  24. I sooooo Santa cute fluffy apron to make myself happy. Any of you available for a project. I pay with pie!

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  25. Actually, I was pretty curious about what happened to that dress bottom. These adorable! Are you going into business soon?!

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  26. Those are SO CUTE!! And a great gift idea!!

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  27. Thanks goodness you gave the mannequin a shirt! ; ) Love the aprons! What a great idea!

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