polzinblog: Three Days Off

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Three Days Off

Well I just finished 3 days off - in a row! I had a lot of projects and am sad to see this streak end. However, I still have most of the day tomorrow since I don't start work until 9pm. Then I have a three night streak - but we're going to fit in some visits with friends/family and a birthday party for Bry too.

So what was I up to? Here's a few photos:

This is my thrift store shopping spree haul. Here's what I did with it:

Found this sweater. Really liked the yarn and the button. So I "frogged" it - ripped it apart and saved the yarn and the button. My hands were a little sore after all of this - it was cotton, and I'm not sure how many more times I'll be doing this. I tried again with another sweater but the yarn wasn't worth all the work so I just trashed it.

I made this purse from a free pattern at Artsy Crafty Babe's blog. My stitching is not the best, but I think it's cute and functional. The fabric was a vintage pillow case (50 cents) and a vintage sheet ($2.08). The magnetic button cost the most at $5 with a 40% off coupon so about $2.75. I was IN LOVE with it - until I realized I put the strap on backwards on one side. Oh well, I still will use it. It's not quite big enough to be my everyday purse but it will work nicely for side trips.

Burp Cloth Tutorial

I thought these vintage sheets would make really cute burp cloths. I cut them into 7"x18" strips. Random numbers that I came up with.

I bought flannel (above) and terry cloth (below) at Joann's to use for the opposite side. I used the terry cloth first. It wasn't as soft as I wanted - might have to look into buying some more expensive stuff for next time.

Pin the WRONG sides of the fabric and terry cloth together. Stitch around the edges with a 1/4" seam allowance. Leave an opening to turn the piece inside out.