Shower Curtain to Smock Dress || goodwill haul pt. 4

“wow, sewing is so cool but that sounds like an expensive hobby!” Alright, well it’s definitely not an inexpensive hobby, but it’s definitely one that you can get your money’s worth for! I definitely get that comment a lot from other folks, especially when they find out I’m still a student! However, given my previous online shopping habits, taking up sewing has definitely softened the financial … Continue reading Shower Curtain to Smock Dress || goodwill haul pt. 4

danicadoesitFebruary 25, 2019Leave a comment

DIY, Upcycle

dungarees or overalls?! || goodwill haul pt. 3

we back with another goodwill haul update!

To catch ya up to speed, a few weeks ago, I picked up a few linens from my local Goodwill. Link to my original haul post is here. Today, I’m sharing what I made from this heavy weight navy blue curtain. This fabric felt a little too thick for a dress, but lacked the stretch that I would want in jeans/pants. Consequently, I was looking for skirts/shorts/jumpers that would transition well from winter to spring.

Anyway, suspense over because my title gives away the surprise – the Cleo Pinafore + Dungaree Dress from Tilly and the Buttons, link to the pattern here! I chose the dungaree (aka overalls here in the US) style as I’d never worked with those buckles before and clearly I’m all about ~doing~ all the things.

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danicadoesitJanuary 26, 20191 Comment

DIY, Upcycle

from bed sheet to jumpsuit || goodwill haul pt. 2

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Hello all! So excited to bring to you the first upcycled creation from my goodwill haul!!

Last week, I talked about all the fabric I bought from my local Goodwill, one of them being this light blue soft chambray/cotton twin bed sheet.

I decided to make it into the Sierra Jumpsuit from Papercut Patterns — link is here! After washing + drying all of the fabric I had purchased, I went through my pattern collection to see what I would want to make. I initially thought I would only have enough fabric for the romper/playsuit version of the Sierra pattern, but once I laid out all of the pattern pieces, I went with the full length jumpsuit in size Medium.

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