I just came across this blog that someone pointed out in a comment and i read about how she made fabric blocks.
Picture BY: nikki on http://craftnerd.blogspot.com
I think this will be a great idea to add to my cache of things to do for the month of recon!!!
Months worth of recon begins!
I start by pulling my hair back. I do have headbands in my bathroom but i am not satisfied with their legnth, the tightness, the color, durability and so on. I like cloth headbands but they do not stay put. So.. i made my own from some maternity pants.
Here are the maternity pants. they are a little bit more lightweight tand denim and they are stretchy so this is nice for a headband
Keep in mind to press the fabric with an iron after almost every step to keep it nice and even. so we atart by pressing the bottom of a leg, sever the bottom hem, measure your head from middle of ear to middle of ear, cut a rectangle leaving the inseam (one less thing to sew) but make sure to cut it 1/4 " larger around the edges to have enough room for your seam allowance.
fold inside out and sew your seam then turn right side in pressing with iron after this step (do not mind the nasty carpet)
Using the material from the bottom hem feed elastic through it. fold in the edge to the headband and press, insert one part of the elastic to the headband and sew in place and sew the side closed. (pic shows the wrong placement .. should be in the middle of the edge.
Then place on your head and determine the pull of the elastic and then stitch in place like you did with the previous side.
Here is an add on that i thought of.
I hate headbands slipping so i had some old puffy paint that i applied and following the directions i used an iron to heat it in place .. now i have a no slip grip on the underside. I know it does not look pretty but i have been wearing it all dat and i have not had to readjust it. :)
Now that the weather is changing my two boys need to get a winter wardrobe. Right now there are a whole bunch of hand-me-downs sitting for my little one but his size is only fitting for my oldest's old summer clothes. Now I have been going through all the clothes trying to make some of those summer clothes a little warmer to wear.
Now before anyone says " Why don't you dress them in layers?" well my answer would be, You try it! My youngest is just like my oldest used to be. You cannot get him to hold still for a diaper change without thwarting my efforts and doing a naked baby run down the hall. How am i expected to get him to hold still for diaper, pants, undershirt, overshirt, and coat????!!!
SO now on my first of the series.
Cute polo, and old pair of sleep pants.
I have taken the pants apart to use them for extending the polo for the upcomming cooler weather.
I hope this gives people a little idea on how we can use the things we have. You know.. save a little money.. save a cute shirt… Be happy to get rid of some storage :)