Summer of No Pants, 2013 Projects

In less than 2 weeks those of us who are crazy about sewing and creating will be plastered to our sewing machines for four weeks solid. Which will either be a complete blast, and I am voting for the first option or a marathon up hill for 27 plus miles. I certainly hope that most of us will find the thrill of crazy sewing a way to get the juices flowing!

So today I laid out four project ideas and took pics of them so that I have a record of what I said I would do. See I can hold myself accountable, winks. It also helps me to keep a visual record of my ideas so that on the day the contest starts I am not running around frantically trying to find the pieces, or worse yet not remembering what I was going to put together in the first place!

PROJECT NUMBER 1 :

 A skirt for my mother- a belated mothers day/birthday gift. I love how the day comes and goes and your still staring at the pattern and material. I am grateful that my mother is patient with me! 

Mothers Day Skirt

Project Number 2 : 

 I had this brilliant idea to take a gentle pair of used jeans, pair it with a bed skirt ruffle, and build a petty-coat under it for a fun and flirty summer skirt. We shall see how it turns out! 

I love sticky notes! The perfect way to organize! 

Project Number 3:

Ok so this one I am using a pattern but the material is from a gently used king size sheet. Yep, its nice and soft too, so it should float very nicely when twirling under the stars! 

 

King size Sheet and pretty skirt! Love creating something new from something used! 

Project Number 4: 

Last but not least this project is dedicated to my beautiful friend who survived breast cancer. I am so excited to be making her something that she can dance and explore life in, while she is on her way to a fully recovered life! I found this material at Walmart of all places, but it is light and breathes and has a color that she prefers! I am shaking her a bit out of her comfort zone, smiles by the pattern and color mix! I am sure she will love it, if not she is in trouble, Just kidding! Anyway because we live in Idaho and this summer is setting up to be a scorcher, I am lining it with muslin so that she does not feel that she is dying of a heat stroke!

Flowing and free for Mary

So there you have it...the next month of sewing projects. It will be fun to see how things turn out, how they look etc.

So over all I am happy with my choices and excited to start sewing!