Sewing

Is anyone else shocked? Another post! The day after the last post!! :-o

Anyway! So this is a fun sewing project I did today! We had this old skirt that wasn't in to great of shape for wearing because most the buttons were ripping out but for the most part it was in fine shape.

So Hannah had used it for a cape thing way back when a long time ago when she would play dress up, I probably did too but it was in her closet so it was her's (also she did it more then I did...). So when we were going threw dress up stuff I decided it really wouldn't be super hard to turn that skirt into a cape, it would just need a little work at the top and the buttons had to go! And so it ended up on floor for a week or so and then I was bored and so why not? I got to work and tried a few different things to make it cape like and believe it or not soon that skirt was a cape!

It could be better but remember it's made from an old skirt. A hood would be cool but we didn't have any fabric that was the same as the skirt, so that hooded cape Hannah has always wanted will have to wait... but now that I know how simple and fun it is to play around with old clothes and make them "new", maybe there will be some more posts about old cloth being transformed into cool new things.

And as to my last sewing project, the civil war dress, well that's finished...or it was. I didn't ever do the button holes but I had everything else done for the reenactment and it was fun to wear! But when we got home the under sleeves and collar came off so that the dress could be washed without the white turning green. Now I just need to sew the button holes and then sew the sleeves and collar back on and get some pictures up for you all! :) Hopefully I'll get it all done soon!