The other day I finished some cute $1/yard flannel and I planned to make an old fashioned quilt top. Then I thought it would be better as pj's. I used two coordinating fabrics one for the top the other for the bottom and then switched for hems and facings and added a little bit of ribbon accent for transition areas in the hems. It really turned out cute. Simplicity pattern - not sure of the number but it was one of the new ones, plus size and shortened for petite, but only needed to go about an inch.
I also made a cami using stretch lace for the hems and around the top as well as the straps. For the straps I used 2 pieces of lace stitched together. No pattern I used a book that took one measurement and talked you through creating the whole thing. I really was a little unsure of how it would turn out, but I love it. For the front V neck I sewed several strips of the lace strips together.
Now I'm looking at my stash and wondering what I can do with lots of little pieces of shear fabrics. Originally I thought about scarfs, but that wasn't working. So I pieced all of the fabric together and cut everything out. The fabric was all over the place. I would have done better if I interfaced before cutting out - live and learn. Still learning after 35+ years.
Today I'm sitting at an open house just waiting for someone to come by - really nice house.
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