Have you noticed the use of vintage sheets to make clothes is cool these days? well, I personally don't speak pattern all that well so I jumped on the using sheets band wagon because:
- A) I have a less chance of having a panic attack cutting into a second hand sheet I paid $2 for and having the chance of messing up rather than really nice brand spanking new fabric that cost me $9+ at the cute fabric store
- B) there are some really cool sheets out there you can't really replicate in fabric stores and
- C) how cool will you sound when you say "oh I made that out of a pillow case." you will be the talk of the town! (in a good way)
I've come up with a guideline on how to get yourself some really great finds in the vintage sheet dept.
- go to second hand stores regularly, what isn't there today might be there tomorrow!
- keep the pattern simple. solids are awesome but a two color patterns like blue on white are SUPER awesome!
- when you spot the sheet you want, open it up in the store, make sure there aren't stains or really worn out areas
- think about what that pattern would look great as. a shirt, pj bottoms, a skirt, or a little dress for your cute little girl.
- and if you can't find anything pattern wise, stick to the pastels, or white is always fabulous and you can always dress it up with a cute fabric flower, rick-rack, or ribbon…
After you find your sheet/pillow case, wash it and when cutting out your pattern make sure you make use of those finished edges already there, that makes for really easy times on finishing your projects!
Vanessa from V and Co is a mother of 4 and is a single mom while her wonderful husband is over seas on deployment, she started taking everyone else's trash and making into her treasure when her husband was in school, to make her house a home and she hasn't been able to shake the thrill of finding an awesome deal since, you can see more of her thrifty ideas at her blog, come visit and see her try to hold on tight to anything just to keep the sanity!
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Although I'm not a skilled sewer and generally stick with simple projects, I made my son's Jedi cloak for Halloween out of one of my used almost worn out sheets-I didn't even have to find mine at the thrift shop! God Bless those forgotten sheets in the back of our linen closets!!!!
This is a GREAT idea! I also use duvet covers to make my curtains. Thanks for the post!
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Your suggestions are fabulous. I love sewing with thrifted sheets. I try to find 100% cotton ones and the beauty of it is that they're probably already been washed down enough times so that all the shrinkage is washed away.
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