i shall fear knit no more!

thanks yet again to pinterest, i am officially obsessed with t-shirt refashions & working with knit fabric! and i fear knit no more! my serger is another story though...still haven't built up the courage to tackle that 4 thread monster, but this is the year that i will do more than just look longingly at it & wish that it would thread itself!

so here's what i've been up to for the last 2 days & what will more than likely occupy my time over the next few days, possibly weeks!

michael's had their t-shirts on sale 2/$6 this week so i stocked up so that i could get crafty & experimental without breaking the bank! 

shirred waist skirt

i bought 2 of the color pictured & turned one into a skirt & one into a top. the skirt was made using tips from a pin i found about turning a men's shirt into a skirt. the shirt i made turned out to be my own design...it's not bad, but i still need to re-work the sleeves/arm holes.

 

 

my own creation

 i've turned a couple size large shirts into more of a peasant style and they are super roomy & comfortable, and quick to make so i plan on making tons more!

peasant blouse

having luck with those i moved onto trying a couple other pinners tuts for tee refashioning, unfortunately those didn't turn out as well as i was hoping, but not a total loss since it did give me the chance to experiment & helped me realize that some styles don't look as good on me as i want them to!


the first i tried was reworking an old sport tee into something cuter. i did not take pics of that since the end results were less than stellar & that tee will now be used for workout & yardwork purposes only!

then i moved onto turning a long sleeve tee into a ruffle collar tank. i really wanted this one to work out because the pics on the tutorial looked super cute! unfortunately, ruffle collars tend to look rather clown collar like on me so no ruffle neck tops for me...didn't realize this til after i completed the top! even after cutting the ruffle open i still wasn't happy with how it looked. oh well, lesson learned!

ruffle collar tank from long sleeve tee

close up after i cut ruffle open

i also made a "from scratch" top using a pattern & knit fabric. that turned out better than i expected and really made me feel less afraid to tackle more patterns using knit! 

up next will be more skirts & peasant tops from oversized tees and i plan on trying some dress patterns & tutorials as well. i'm in desperate need of maxi skirts & dresses for those days when i want to look girly and hide my unshaven legs at the same time! 


some day i will tackle all my sewing fears...for now, i'm thrilled that i have taken the plunge into knits and can't wait to keep creating new clothes!

rollin' right along

i'm on day 21 of my pinterest challenge and so far, so good. 

i really wanted this to be a great entry about all the wonderful things i've tried, but it's late and i'm tired so it's short & sweet this time.

today i made a meatloaf from a recipe i found...altered it a bit to fit our tastes & it turned out wonderfully, a definite keeper; which led me to find recipe card printables so that i could remember exactly what i did for the next time.

also, printed out some budgeting worksheets (so i can get myself back on track) and some mickey mouse templates so that i can make a couple cute bags for our upcoming orlando trip...which we'll be leaving for 3 weeks from tomorrow (yikes & yippee)!

 and finally, i'm also working on a quilt for jordan's best friend kylee since they will be moving. it caused me more trouble than i expected when i started working on it today, but in the end i got it all quilted & will begin the binding & finishing process tomorrow. 

so, i keep rolling right along with my challenge & am really enjoying it! more pics & better entries next time!