Wednesday, March 4, 2015

A little fun with a shirt

I was visiting Fiona's blog a few days ago and she talked about the fact she had joined in a little SAL to make an apron from a shirt , well I have been wanting to do this for ages so I proceeded on over to this blog  where I asked Jane if I could join in the fun . My first step was to find a shirt I was willing to cut up and I had a few of Bill's shirts I could choose but I thought I would check at Frenchies , a local thrift type store and I found this really cute little ladies shirt .
Those little frills just caught my eye but when I got it home I realized it was rather small and would not cover me very well but eventually I will make one for one of my granddaughters as it is too small even for me to wear . So on  to plan" B" , one of Bill's shirts and I happen to love linen so I chose this very plain linen shirt , he didn't like the wrinkes .It is plenty big and will definitely cover me and then some ;-)
I had already done some cutting at this point and today I finished the apron .
I had to dress it up some so I added this hexie to the pocket . Pretty simple project and fun too :-)

I am in the process of assigning names for the postcard exchange , if you haven't received a partner yet don't panic I will get to you but you can always start stitching while you wait ;-). Is there anyone else interested in taking part , for those who have never made a postcard before don't be shy , they are not difficult and I have a tutorial here on my blog that can possibly help with the construction . The finished  size is 4"x6" and they are made entirely of fabric with a stiffener such as timetex between the layers to make them stiff enough to mail . Now it is up to you whether you mail them as is or in an envelope , if you have any embellishments that might get caught in the machines I would strongly suggest using an envelope .  So here is the link for the tutorial , lets have a few more particpants .
 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day .
 Hugs Sheila

18 comments:

  1. That's so cute! I love the hexies on the pocket! :0)

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  2. Your apron is adorable! Won't you look cute in the kitchen!

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  3. Thank you Sheila. Love the shirt apron idea. Guess that means a visit to Frenchies.

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  4. Thank you Sheila. Love the shirt apron idea. Guess that means a visit to Frenchies.

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  5. Love the shirt into apron idea. The frilly shirt will make a great apron. Hugs,xx

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  6. love your shirt apron..... great idea with the linen too.... hope you get lots of postcard swappers...
    Hugz

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  7. Sew cute... and now you are ready to start baking
    in stitches

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  8. I think that apron pattern is going to be very popular! Love the idea of doing it with a frilly blouse - a little more feminine. xx

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  9. A shame your original choice wasn't a starter but the linen shirt has made a gorgeous apron - love the hexie on the pocket!

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  10. What a great idea for an apron

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  11. Great idea dear Sheila! Very nice!
    Hugs, Deborah

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  12. I'm not at all surprised that you jumped right on the bandwagon and made a shirt apron, nor am I surprised at how cute it came out!

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  13. Such a clever idea and very cute and useful!!

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  14. I love it Sheila and so glad you came along to play :) Finally added you to my reader, Fiona has been telling me about your postcards

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  15. Estes aventais são muito interessantes! O seu ficou ótimo com esta flor de hexagonos. A netinha, com certeza, vai adorar o dela!
    Você está participando do sorteio! Consegui uma solução!
    Uma abraço e bom fim de semana!

    These aprons are very interesting! Your looks great with this hexagons flower. The granddaughter, sure, you'll love it!
    You are participating in the draw! I got a solution!
    A hug and good weekend!

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