Stitchin' Britches

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I've been having some fun stitching up pj pants and shorts for the boys and myself

this past week.

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My youngest wasn't around when I took the pics,

these are full length pants made from Goosebumps fabric I happened upon at Value Village.

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All sewn from NEW LOOK 6441 (XS-XL) all in one envelope,

I love it.

My pjs are sewn from some of the 9 yards I picked a few weeks ago at a garage sale.

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Then next week's forecast came up on the computer and it ain't pretty folks.

30C + with extremely high humidity. Yuck!!

I can't stand the heat as it is, so this was not good news,

however it is a great reason to whip up a skirt.

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Garage sale fabric too!

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I haven't worn a skirt in ages, at least 15 years! 

I found this super easy idea at a small snippet ,

and since I didn't have a tank (going to the city next week, guess what I'm picking up)

and I couldn't find my elastic thread,

I improvised, cause we can do that!

I just made a casing and ran  2 ~ 3/8" elastics instead of the wide (need to add that to my list).

The sash covers the top band for now anyways.

I do believe I'm getting hooked on stitching up skirts and the Mr. approves.

Yay! Win/ Win :)

There are lots of easy to sew, no pattern needed skirts out there.

Here's another cute skirt and blog over at

googiemomma

If you like vintage you're going to love this .

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HAPPY STITCHING  :)

G.S. Overload, Perhaps?

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Not only did I surprise my Mr. (yep, that be 'im and our wee nipper)

but I walked away with 

an antique bed frame, complete

brand spankin' new light fixtures for the homestead

storage thingys that hang in the closet, also brand new

Danny wanted a vase

CJ snapped up fresh baked lemon squares

David, a little planter and cabbage seeds

and the icing on the cake...

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we're talking about some serious yardage on most of these!

The deep purple/roses below,  over 9 yards!!!!

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Isn't this retro fun flowery?

I have to go back and see if the rest sold or not,

if not then we're going to be dickerin'

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On a side note, never leave your Mr. to pick up said G.S. items. At least not alone.

Why, you may ask.

The skunk went and bought a mini Baja dirt bike for the boys.

Can't say as I blame him though,

he practically stole it!  :)

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HAPPY STITCHING AND G.S.ING

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