Monday, July 19, 2010

Up-Cycled Petal Skirt

Another stinkin' hot day in Southern Ontario! Who would have thought? The temperature itself isn't that high, but the humidity is a killer. It started out cooler this morning, so I hoped we'd have a bit of a respite from the heat. But, no luck. And in my infinite wisdom, this afternoon, I decided to bake a cake. The sky was overcast, and there was a breeze, so I thought to myself, it won't be too hot to bake! Ha! As soon as I started mixing, the blistering sun came out. Naturally. Foiled again. But I plowed ahead anyway, and by the time I was ready to put my cake in the oven, it was hot enough in my kitchen to cook it on the counter. ( I put it in the oven anyway, since it was already on, lol) It is baking now, and the delicious smells wafting from my kitchen make a little (little?) suffering worthwhile. I will be doing a post with the recipe later today or tomorrow, depending on how it turns out!
Now, on to the main attraction of my post. A few weeks ago, my good friend Connie, gave me several pieces of fabric. Amongst them was the remains of a vintage sheet. Part of the sheet had already been cut into strange (she got it that way) large 'pocket' shapes. I have no idea what the original owner was doing with them, but I knew I could come up with something. I also had a white, eyelet trimmed pillowcase in my stash, just begging to be used. After a few days of brainstorming, I came up with this. I call it 'The Petal Skirt'.


Unfortunately, neither my camera, nor my picture taking skills have improved, so we're stuck with another blurry picture! I thought the skirt turned out fairly well. I added the yo-yo flowers and ribbons as an afterthought, because the skirt was kind of boring without. I know you can't really see it, but the center of the flower is actually a shiny bead, the same dark pink as the stripe. It twinkles in the light, which I thought little girls would appreciate!
Here are a couple pictures of the back.


Here you can see the pillowcase 'slip' under the petals.


This skirt was so easy to do, I'm sure I'll be making more. This one is a size seven, and will be posted in my etsy shop soon!
My newest sewing projects are matching outfits for twins! My friend Connie's daughter is expecting a boy and a girl in mid-October. D already has a three year old daughter, so she will be incredibly busy! But I know that Connie, being the fantastic Mom and Grandmother she is, will be there to help as much as possible. I will post the outfits later in the week, possibly on Sunday, the day after the shower.
Have a great evening everyone! I'll be back tomorrow with the recipe for Peanut Butter Crumb Pie!
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22 comments:

  1. Well, at least you'll get to enjoy the cake. The skirt is just adorable. Absolutely cute!

    I'm used to hot weather. I like it to be in the 80's, no I LOVE it to be in the 80's.

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  2. Oh that skirt is just adorable! I love the way you made the slip underneath... such an awesome upcycle!

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  3. Totally cute! Thanks for linking up to Monday Shareday!

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  4. LOVE it!!! It looks adoreable!! You're going to have so much fun sewing for twins -- wow!! :-)

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  5. adorable skirt!

    Im a new follower from meetup Monday and also from Ontario. Reside in Brampton :-)

    Would love if you followed back!

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  6. That is darling!! I LOVE the slip underneath, and the yoyo flower clip is the perfect touch! Thanks for stoppin by today:)

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  7. Wow what a cute skirt! What a great idea to make it from a sheet and pillowcase. Thanks for stopping by Adventures In Creating!

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  8. Popping over with cake :)

    This skirt is gorgeous! LOVE it!

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  9. adorable! I love the pillowcase slip dress! Thanks for stopping by today! I have discovered that we both have commented on each others blogs prior to today! As soon as I came over to thank you for the sweet comment I noticed the flowers of fire tank dress I knew I'd been here before. When I saw my comment I left on that dress I saw I was thanking you for stopping by!! It was from the brown beaded earrings I did. SO....thanks for stopping by twice now!! YAY!! As you can see from my blog I am VERY new so repeat visits is SOOOO exciting! thank you thank you!! and YES the books are AMAZING!!!!!!

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  10. That is so pretty and creative, I love it!

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  11. this is really cute!!!!!

    and thank you for visiting my blog =)

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  12. Really, really cute!! Thanks for linking @Creative Itch's "Sew Cute Tuesday"!

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  13. That is a very cute skirt. I love how the slip shows the eyelet lace. It's harder to find those aspects in manufactured children's clothing these days. Thanks for visiting my blog from Sumo also!

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  14. oooh, nice. I had an idea like this once - though never made anything, in the spring when the tulips and daffodils were blooming, to use that as inspiration for a skirt. I like the lace underneath.

    My roommate, when I was a young single working girl, suffered from fibromyalgia ... hope yours gives you some good respites for sewing and that this has been a good productive thing ....

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  15. Very Very cute.. I love the pink stripes and the awesome lace panel on the slip... cute cute cute!!!
    M

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  16. I love this skirt! You are so talented! I will definitely be following!

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  17. I love this skirt! You are so talented! I will definitely be following!

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  18. Another great creation! I am loving the eyelet lace. My mom always used to dress my sisters and I in eyelet trimmed dresses. Great job.

    Thanks for linking up!

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