of pillowcases and ties

I found this beautiful vintage pillowcase a couple of years ago with plans to make a darling pillowcase dress for a future daughter... Well, 3 boys later, I've decided to

Actually get some use out of it and made it into a skirt instead. What finally convinced me was this tutorial for applying FOE found on this awesome blog!

I love my skirt, but it is very pencil-ly, so I probably won't be stocking up on pillowcases since it doesn't allow me to run very fast in it to prevent 'dangerous' things from happening in my home.

So, I've decided that the next "new" thing is wearing tie's to church!!!!! Even my tie hating hubby had to admit that this kid can pull off a tie. He was stylin'! When I burned a hole in one of Keegan's onesies, I decided to recycle it into legs for Mo and a tie for Trey to cover stains on one of his whitish onesies (nothing remains white after 3 boys have worn it). It was one of my first experiences with knits and I don't relish future knit projects, but with some pointers from my friend, Jona, I was able to figure it out! I love the idea of trying more appliqued onesies and may utilize these intructions next time.



I'm into "refashioning" right now and enjoy the challenge of utilizing old things and making them into cool new things! I don't know if it is the conservationist in me or my packrat tendencies, but these two projects made me soooo happy!