Hello Readers. I sometimes try a project that doesn't really work out well. That's OK. Failure is how we learn. I really wanted to make something spectacular with this floral silk fabric. And I really tried. Read on to learn my mistakes and how I fixed them.
I am a short, thrifty, creative upcycler refashioning clothes & more. On the cheap!
Friday, August 26, 2022
A Questionable Corset Top
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Yellow Silk
Hello Readers. If you have been reading along this month you may have noticed all the yellow. Yellow seems like a happy color and I really wanted to try and be cheerful. I don't know if all the yellow is cheering anyone up, but it can't hurt. When I decided to focus on yellow I started looking around my stash of sewing stuff for yellow things. I found this yellow silk that my mother-in-law passed on to me and was determined to make something out of it.

I added a little magnetic snap inside the skirt to keep the skirt layers in place inside the skirt. I sewed it on by hand.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Using Vintage Quilts
Hello Readers. I wanted to do 2 things. I wanted to make something to cushion and cover this gold chair. It isn't very comfortable and needed something to make it nicer to sit on. I also wanted to find a way to use these 2 pillow covers. They are very old. (They were made by my great-grandmother and my great-great-grandmother.) So, I made a simple chair cover.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
A Tea Shirt
Hello Readers. I love to sew and refashion but you don't always have to sew to refashion your clothes. No-sew refashions can be a lot of fun and easy to do. Let me show you a couple recent refashions like this.
Friday, August 12, 2022
Yellow Sweater
Hello Readers. I am back again with a sweater that just does not fit anymore. What is the deal? Is it Covid snacking? Is it turning 50? Is it my love of chips? Something is making me bigger and I can tell when I get dressed. Some of my clothes are too tight. But I like some of them a lot and I want to save them. Like this sweater. The bright color... the fun stripes... I loved it!