Sew What's Up #3

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Sew What's up with Madison #3

As most of you know, I LOVE to sew.  When I design or create a project that I think you might enjoy I will share it with you here on my blog.  Maybe it will inspire you to dust off your sewing machine!

-Body Pillow-

Like most teens, I have a collection of t-shirts. These include shirts I got on missions trips, sports jerseys, and other special t's. I no longer wear them all but I am not ready to part with them.  For this project, I chose a variety of my favorite t-shirts and made a body pillow that will sit on my bed.

 Here are the front squares sewn together.

And here are the back squares sewn together.

I did not make this so the that the front of the pillow and the back of the pillow would match.  Notice that the "22" Jersey is not in the same spot in the front and in the back.  Of course you could make yours any way you like:)

I aded a zipper at one end so that the fiber filling could be removed and the pillow can be washed.  

Time to stuff the pillow with fiber fill.

It took approximately three bags of 20 oz. fiber fill to stuff this pillow.

To create this body pillow:

1. Start by cutting each t-shirt into either 2 equal squares or rectangles, one for the front and one for the back.  
2. Sew the pieces together as seen in the photos above creating two panels, one for the front, and one for the back. I did rectangles and had some shirts going one way, and some turned 90 degrees.
3. Sew the front panel the the back panel leaving one end open.
4. Add the zipper to the open end.
5. Stuff with fiber fill.
6. Put it on your bed and enjoy!

All done.  What do you think?

Look for future Sew What's Up With Madison blog posts.  

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Sew What's Up #2

Welcome to Funky Cards

Sew What's up with Madison #2

As most of you know, I LOVE to sew.  When I design or create a project that I think you might enjoy I will share it with you here on my blog.  Maybe it will inspire you to dust off your sewing machine!

-Fun and Funky Ruffle Knit Skirt-

This project started with this fabulous ruffle knit material I bought this summer while we were on our trip to Georgia.

For this project, I decided to use the coral material!  I pictured a cute skirt I could pair with a variety of different things I already own.

Other than thread, all I needed was black elastic to finish off the top waist band.

To create this skirt:

1. Start by cutting the material and sewing a seem to create a tube approximately 10" bigger than your waist and longer than the desired length.  
2. Cut a piece of 1.5" wide elastic band that measures around your waist.
3. Sew the material to the elastic band carefully gathering the  material as you sew.
4. Cut the skirt to the desired length.  Note that this is a ruffled knit and you can cut under the last ruffle and there won't be a raw edge to sew.

I used a zig zag stitch to sew the elastic band to the tube.

All done.  What do you think?

Look for future Sew What's Up With Madison blog posts.  I still have more ruffle knit material!!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Sew What's Up With Madison #1- Lacy Shorts

Welcome to Funky Cards

Sew What's up with Madison #1

As most of you know, I LOVE to sew.  When I design or create a project that I think you might enjoy I will share it with you here on my blog.  Maybe it will inspire you to dust off your sewing machine!

-Turning plain shorts into lacy shorts-

This project starts with a plain pair of shorts 

and a small bit of lace (less than shown).

 I was able to find these shorts on sale for almost 

next to nothing and they were originally $40 

(which I would never pay!!!)

The lace was cut, pinned, and sewn to one side of 

the shorts at a time.  This was done to the front 

of the shorts only.

You have to be really careful not to run over the buttons by the pockets if you have any or you will break your sewing machine needle like I did!

The second side is pinned and ready to sew.

All done.  What do you think?

How do they look?

I love them:)

Look for future Sew What's Up With Madison blog posts:)

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison