I recently joined the Sparkle Power Sew Along. The projects for April & May include clothing and accessories. I've been wanting to make some skirts and bags so it seemed like a good idea to join. A few months ago I purchased a few pillowcases at my favorite thrift store so I could try the pillowcase dress tutorial at Red Instead. I thought that Sparkle Power Sew Along would get me motivated so I'd get the dresses done. Well it worked here is Nature Girl modeling a pillowcase dress with a matching headband I finished today. I'm sure this should have been finished in 30 minutes or less but the sewing powers in the universe were working against me today. Two hours later it's finished and she's happily wearing it as a nightgown. Have you ever had one of those days when you want to craft but the craftiness just isn't there? That was me today. Seriously how hard can a pillowcase dress be! Not very . . . but today it was a struggle. I think I'll try it again on a day when the crafty powers are working in my favor.
The owl is a work in progress. Do you recognize the fabric? It's the yellow fabric I found at the thrift store last weekend. It reminded me of the 70's and justed called out for a brown embroidered owl. The owl is from a doodle I made while waiting for Nature Girl to finish dance class this week. Now I think I'll turn it into either a zippered pouch or a simple little purse. I don't need an owl purse but Nature Girl loves owls and will claim it as hers once it's finished. Really after the struggle I had with the pillowcase dress I think I should wait for another day. I'd hate to ruin it. I also need to work on my softie for the Plush Swap 3 but I'll wait till the craftiness returns.
6 comments:
I think we all have those not so crafty days when the mojo goes out the window. The pillowcase dress for your daughter turned out great so it was worth it!
I joined the Sparkle Power Sew Along too! It has been a great motivator to get the summer wardrobe spruced up.
p.s. Thanks for the sweet comments on my blog.
Oh the pillowcase dress looks gorgeous! Great job.
i hear you, some days its just not worth uncovering the machine!! i say give up the ship and come back another day!! heehe. seriously tho, it looks really sweet. is there something special going on, on the top front? it almost looks like its smocking or something??? geez even on a bad day you do pretty darn good! love the owl.
Such a cute dress! It does look like it's smocked....is it? And I love the owl. You on your worst day is better than me on my best! With sleep! Someday, I will get back to sewing... *sigh*
Oh, one more thing. What is the sparkle power sew along?
Sparkle Power Sew Along is a blog that sets a theme for the month. You sew something in the theme and put the pictures into a Flickr group. I thought it would be a great way to get motivated and make the skirts, dresses and bags I've been wanting to make. It's working so far. I made the pillowcase dress and I'm working on a bag today. The Sparkle Power Sew Along button on my sidebar should take you to the site but it isn't working for some reason so here's the info:
http://spsewalong.blogspot.com/
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