I feel like Tim the Tool Man every time I use this thing. I must say if you’ve never used a serger you’re missing out. Next, I use my serger to piece it all together. I’ve made my casserole carrier and it outperforms any store-bought one I’ve ever had. The Insul-Brite is a fantastic creation, as well, that allows you to make an insulated bag or carrier out of anything. It never leaks! (lets all pause for a moment to celebrate…really!!) I also make wet bags for swim suits, snack bags…limitless options. When they developed PUL I was in 7th heaven! It’s waterproof and absolutely perfect for diaper covers and I even use it in the feminine hygiene products I make for me and my daughters. What’s PUL you say? Well, I have cloth-diapered my babies and made diapers as well as covers. What you see below is a layer of the linen skirt, a PUL layer, and an Insul-Bright layer. Most often my first run is good, but always needs tweaking somehow. So when it came time to get this idea out of my head, I just kind of used my past knowledge to design it and have a go. It’s a wonder I still have patterns I created eons ago and am still using them to for myself and my family and even my shop. Purchasing sewing patterns is something I never do. Perfectly logical as any confessed fabric hoarder will tell you. Do you ever do that? I think it’s because I don’t want to mess up and waste it. I always kind eek out when I’m cutting at first. Now, it’s time to cut and get started creating my DIY insulated lunch bag. Oh, and don’t forget the linens section too! I can’t tell you how often I’ve found linen yard goods. Likewise, you can use denim, linen, wool, cotton, you get the idea. It’s a wrap skirt that had a flap that just would not lay flat…it drove me nuts!!Īs you can guess skirts take much yardage, so I always skim through them at the thrift store for upcycling purposes too. She’s helping save me from modeling these for you.īased on my past fun and my itch to stitch, I’m going to regularly start posting my Reduce, Reuse, Refashion projects for you. Oh, and meet Vivian, my thrifted dress-form that is larger than me, but I still love her. SKIRTSįirst, this one was too big and it has pockets that land right at the hips accenting an area that I’d rather not accentuate. These skirts are in great shape, but did not fit me right. Linen is by far one of my favorite textiles, so I don’t dare give away perfectly good linen. ah well.įor today, I wanted to make use of a couple of linen skirts shown above. However, I mentioned in this post that I was going to use my leather stash to sew a new one, but ended up using it up on my chair. Also, my feed sack purse seen HERE is still holding strong. Funny thing is that I have an infatuation for purses and bags, but really don’t carry a purse until summer time when I don’t have pockets. I’m not sure if you know this, but when I first opened a shop before ever starting my blog, I made and sold bags and dolls. Needless to say you can imagine my fabric stash is plentiful. I’ve been creating a few birthday gifts like this Ikat bag below, and some wet bags from PUL for my kids. If you’ve been following me on social media, you’ve seen I have found my fix for the time being. I horribly miss my dear friends,serger and sewing machine. freak, fanatic…you get the idea.) As of late, I’ve been going through a sort of withdrawal. I will proudly say I am a sewing nut (aka. You know I love taking unwanteds and making them new, so how about a DIY insulated lunch bag from some linen skirts. Woot! You’ll see their projects in a bit. It’s that fun time of the month again where my friends and I are all about Trash to Treasure Transformations.
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