BBBBBBBBBBBBBBlue Jeans

Well, I started a new  project. And now I am stuck.

For the last projects I pretty much used only supplies I already had. A few single ones found it's way in my shopping basket, but I have not been in a fabric store for months. Mmmm. Might be time to go. Also it is fun to RECYCLE. Especially to make something new out of something old and to find ways to prevent filling up the trash can. I had fun lately making more reusable party decorations. Saves me also time to go and trying to find the right ones when we have "special" ones right here as long as the kids love them.

Back to today's and yesterday's project. I digged out the few jeans out of my yardsale box and cut them up. Now I am stuck, because I have no more until I have a chance to go finding some more to recycle next week.

But I do like the result so far. It looks like fun.

P.S. If you have any old BLUE jeans, send them my way. We still need to add some more circles.

Now we only already have one problem before it will even be finished. The quilt was supposed to be a picknick blanket and I made the mistake to say that loud, so the kids want to have it, but I already found a new perfect place for it. We will see. First we need to find more jeans.

one, two little sewing projects

Yesterday I finally got to make (don't tell - sew) my secret valentine gift for a gift exchange. I got it done. But I can't show it here until it arrives at its recipient without spoiling the surprise just in case she peaks.

But I can show off the second sewing project started yesterday. I went garage shopping. Right around the corner of my kitchen. Just two steps away. And found a pair of jeans. Almost still perfect for Chiara just too short and the best part they were even FREE. Of course. It was my own garage.

After digging in some old BURDA kids sewing magazine a few days ago I sew a few pages about recycling old clothes. So we took the jeans, cut it off, about knee lenght and opened up the seams between the legs to convert it in a skirt. We added some colorful batik fabric in the front and the back plus a little belt and voila. Chiara is all happy with her new scrappy jeans skirt which she insist on wearing to school tomorrow. The skirt is not perfect, but she is happy.

P.S. I am gald I got to sew but it's even better that Chiara is all happy about the skirt and I am still smiling about it now and remmebering that I made a Bella a dress out of this batic fabric when Chiara was just born.



This little sneak came running into the picture all the time and just had a blast in the hallway being goofy and silly. But that is not really anything new.