Make It New Monday project and link-up 1/6/14

Sweater to Hat and Fingerless Gloves (a birthday gift for Amelia)

I'm not going to write a step-by-step tutorial for this project because the pictures are fairly self-explanatory.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comment section.  It was all hand sewn.  The fabric yo-yos were made from scraps left from a costume that I made for my daughter for a school play.  Total cost... $1.00 for the thrift store sweater. 

I planned to post a different project but the pictures didn't turn out.  Bummer.  Maybe next month.

 

GRAB MY BUTTON, PLEASE...

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A Sensible Winter Scene

Every morning I look across my back yard, the neighbor's back yard, and a small field into this break in the tree line that encloses a larger field.   This picture was taken at about 6am on the morning of our first measurable snowfall of the season. 

 

The haunting beauty begged me to come a-wandering by evoking thoughts of a Jane Austen romance.  Only I already have my Colonel Brandon...

 

The Moon... A Link-Up Photo

 

One afternoon a couple weeks ago I noticed that the moon was out before the sun had gone down and the sky was still bright blue.  The moon seemed so out of place in the daylight but so beautiful.  For reasons unknown to me, I found its misplaced appearance captivating...

 

   

Make it New Monday Link-Up 12/2/13

Remember to grab a Make it New Monday button located at the bottom of this post to include in your post.  Thanks so much!

This month I am showing how I up-cycled  a shrunken child's Christmas sweater into ornament sized pillows. The idea came from some sweater hearts that I saw on Pinterest.  It was a quite simple project, taking only an hour or so to complete.  I may make some hearts with the leftover fabric.

I found the sweater for $1.00 and had the thread and poly-fil on hand.  Inexpensive!

Cut apart sweater at seams.

Measure for seam allowance and cut to desired shape.  I will leave a bit more seam allowance next time.  Do and learn, right?

Pin well, and save scraps and buttons for another project.

Sew around edges with close stitches so that sweater doesn't unravel and leave a gap to turn right-side out after sewing.  Stuff and sew the opening closed, hiding stitches as well as you can.

Finished product on display!

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