28 January 2012

I made this :: red pants

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Just something small for my smallest owlet. A pair of stretchy, comfy pants... made from the sleeves of an old long sleeved top of mine, with a waistband from an old belly band thingamy I made when pregnant with Little Owlet. I didn't have a pattern, just used another tiny pair of pants as a template and figured it out on the machine... like most of my projects. I am rather loving upcycling right now. It seems to suit my style of crafting as I rarely have a plan, but seem to always make do with what materials I have at hand. And Tiny rather loves her comfy pants.

Have you made anything new from old lately?

8 comments:

  1. They are adorabubble! I've got a pile of stuff here to upcycle, but it never seems to happen. I was feeling rather chuffed last night though, when watching an old video of Bri dancing around in a Snow White costume made from a few different op shop items.

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    1. That costume is AMAZING!! I'd be pretty chuffed with it too. xx

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  2. So sweet Lauren.
    I have some plans for making my littlest some pants from an old bedspread I op-shopped recently! Just as soon as the rain stops and the roads are no longer flooded and my girl can get to university. Then I may be able to find some time to sit down at the sewing machine :p

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    1. Aren't tiny pants fun?! As is op-shopping! Hope you all stay safe and dry and you get a chance to make them soon. xx

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  3. always, I am loving upcycling - if I buy new fabric I feel guilty.... most is upcycled... I need to learn how to sew stretch fabric though - I found a great idea on pinterest! xx

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  4. I feel guilty about new fabric too. It seems so much more fun and more responsible to make do with what we already have. I have an overlocker, but for these I just used a loose zig-zag stitch and elastic kind of straight stitch which seem to work well :)

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  5. I made an owl for a friend's bubba out of an old shirt, an apron & some stash corduroy... I very rarely have the pleasure of new or "designer" fabric to play with so I am totally down with making do.

    Love the tiny pants & the tiny bubba in them!

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  6. Gorgeous! I recently made a dress out of a 50c pillowcase form an op shop :) Shoulders from upcycled ribbon and tinkerbell print on the front from an upcycled doona cover. Winning :D

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