LinkUp #30

Time for another Free for All Friday.

The rules:

• No more then 5 links.
• You must link to individual posts on your blog instead of the just your blog.
• Same with shops (zibbet, etsy, etc.), link to a specific item in your shop.
• Twitter and Facebook links are welcome.
• Links must be family friendly.
• Don’t forget to grab one of my buttons (they’re on the left).
• Following me is not required, but it is helpful (for me).
• Beyond that anything goes.

 New! The best links are pinned to the Best of Free for All Fridays Pinterest Board.

Now get to it and have fun.

LinkUp #29

Time for another Free for All Friday.

The rules:

• No more then 5 links.
• You must link to individual posts on your blog instead of the just your blog.
• Same with shops (zibbet, etsy, etc.), link to a specific item in your shop.
• Twitter and Facebook links are welcome.
• Links must be family friendly.
• Don’t forget to grab one of my buttons (they’re on the left).
• Following me is not required, but it is helpful (for me).
• Beyond that anything goes.

 New! The best links are pinned to the Best of Free for All Fridays Pinterest Board.

Now get to it and have fun.

LinkUp #28

Time for another Free for All Friday.

The rules:

• No more then 5 links.
• You must link to individual posts on your blog instead of the just your blog.
• Same with shops (zibbet, etsy, etc.), link to a specific item in your shop.
• Twitter and Facebook links are welcome.
• Links must be family friendly.
• Don’t forget to grab one of my buttons (they’re on the left).
• Following me is not required, but it is helpful (for me).
• Beyond that anything goes.

 New! The best links are pinned to the Best of Free for All Fridays Pinterest Board.

Now get to it and have fun.

The Ballad of Beanie the Pincushion, a poem

Beanie was a pincushion, but that’s not how it starts.

He began his life made up of lots of little parts.

First there was a piece of cloth, just a little scrap.

It came from a ragged blanket that would barely cover your lap.

Another scrap was salvaged from a well worn pair of jeans.

They belonged to cousin Phil until he bent over and burst a seam.

The next was from Aunt Marianne, a bit of her finest dress.

She wore it to a barbeque that ended in quite a mess.

Then Grandma’s scarf, Herman’s tie, and Gramps’ old grey vest,

And Jimmy’s shirt, with Suzy’s sock, created quite a little scrap nest.

This bundle was gathered carefully by our dear old Auntie Jane.

She pinned them together bit by bit, no two being quite the same.

She stitched them lovingly together, stuffed it nice and round,

and finished with her finest ribbon, the nicest one in town.

Behold a brand new pincushion ready to do it’s job.

Made with scraps of life, and a little bit of love.

Pants Recon Challenge Round 2

For round 2 of The Great Pants Recon Challenge, I decided to concentrate on sewing supplies seeing as that’s what I used the last project to store.  What better to go with a pink drawstring bag than a matching pink…

…pincushion.

First I cut three circles from one leg of the pants.  I took two of the circles and with right sides together sewed all around leaving a space open.  After turning inside out and stuffing, I had my pincushion base.  Time for the third circle.  I made that into a fabric yo-yo and stitched it to the top to decorate.  There was still some of the pants drawstring leftover so I cut a piece to make a little bow.  Perfect thing to finish off my new pink pincushion.

Now up to two finished projects with one pair of pants.

• Pin cushion
• Drawstring bag

And here’s what’s left of the pants.

Basic Black

So yesterday I went to Phoenix Comicon with some good friends.  Yay!  First time ever too, so I decided to make something special to wear to commemorate the occasion.  It had been forever since the last time I altered a t-shirt.  It took me a couple of days to complete mainly because I did it entirely by hand.  Yep, still no access to a sewing machine.

So here’s the before…

…and after.

Both of the photos were sadly taken by my webcam since my camera is currently out of action.  Anyway, I used a black t-shirt I’ve had for a while.  I was getting a little bored with it.  I first chopped off several inches from the bottom and cut off the collar.  I cut the bottom hem and used it to make a ruffle for the neckline.  It was perfect for this since it already had a finished edge.  Some elastic, straps or neckties, and the original collar was all that I needed to finish up the neckline.  And to finish the shirt, I just had to re-hem the bottom and used a scallop stitch on the hems of the sleeves.  I learned the stitch from a vintage sewing book, it’s really easy and super pretty.  Someday I should explain how to do it.