Country Rose Dress from Duvet Cover

What do you do with a worn out duvet,

What do you do with a worn out duvet,

What do you do with a worn out duvet early in the morning?

(sung to: What do you do with a drunken sailor)

YOU MAKE IT INTO A DRESS, OF COURSE

Country Rose Dress 

After about 15 years, my favorite duvet was finally wearing out.  The fabric had worn thin on the edges but it had a wonderful washed and worn feel to it.  I was just too much in love with it to toss it out...and just look at all that fabric! In addition to the pretty roses on the front, the back was lined with a pink plaid.  

My plan of attack was to take another jumper/dress that I really liked, and use that as a pattern.

Since I was using the pink plaid as a lining for this dress I just placed the jumper on the duvet cover, lining the seams up in the middle of the pattern (the duvet cover had two vertical seams to make it wide enough for a bed.) I put one seam in the middle of the dress front, one seam in the middle of the dress back. I did need to flip the dress over, as the pattern was slightly different (higher) in the back.

After sewing the pieces together I trimmed with old tablecloths and lace, damaged pieces that I've been collecting for years.

Favorite worn out bed duvet 

This was a before shot of the duvet cover.  Now when my mom says, "It looks like you slept in that dress", (thanks Mom, for always noticing my ironing skills) I can say, "Yes actually, I DID!"  

More good news:  I have enough leftover fabric to make a dress for my brand new granddaughter.  My project list is getting longer!

Upcycled T-Shirt Dress Top

 

 

Hello Friends! 

 

Summer is almost here so I decided to get into my scrap bag and fashion some new tops.  This old T-shirt already had this fun decoration at the neckline, but as a whole it had lost it's excitement for me.  I've been collecting men's shirts in my scrap cupboard for awhile now and pulled out a few that had the color tones I wanted.  This went together quickly on a lazy Saturday. 

 

This is an easy and fun project.  Give it a shot! 



 

 

Upcycled Denim Shoulder Bag

Have you seen all the cool upcycled denim bags on Pinterest?  So many choices, so many ideas.  With these bags in mind I quickly snapped up a ginormous pair of men's jeans on a 25 cent pile at a garage sale.  This bag is made from one of the legs.  I could probably make 4 more bags of different designs from that one pair of jeans, that's how big they were!  Thank you BIG MAN, wherever you are!!  

The strap on this bag is made from the waistband of a jeans jacket I no longer wore,  The pocket was lifted from there, also, and the strip down the right hand side is the cuff of the arm.  Just cut it off and stitch it on.  Easy.

This is the back of the bag.  The pocket is from the giant pair of jeans, and nicely holds a cell phone.  This bag should be perfect for those flea markets I like to attend all summer.  Can't wait!

If you are going to try making this bag you might want to get denim weight sewing machine needles.  Mine did not break for this entire project.  Also, I used gold thread, which I found both denim clothing items used and my stitching just blended right in with theirs.

See you at the Fleas!  --The Elevated Bag Lady

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