Little Girlie Things...

I had a "day off" yesterday...Ely and Liz took a much needed day off and took Rylee to the zoo.
I had started this little sun top (Butterick 3846) on Friday and got it done for the most part but as I'm getting ready to tie it up to snap a pic I realize I made a slight booboo....yeah! I didn't close the end of the ties. So what do you do? Tie the ends and wah-la! Don't ya just love this little vintage peachy-pink calico? I think it's going to look great on lil' miss Rylee with a little pair of daisy dukes!
Next on the list was deconstructing an old pair of my bib-overalls. I've made several little denim aprons with various leftover snippets of fabrics without a lining but this time I wanted to pair the denim with homespun and line the apron. A salvaged back pocket cut down just a smidge with a bias border of homespun was simply perfect for this little aprons pocket. This will be listed in my etsy shop by the end of the week!
As I worked at deconstructing my old bibs, it took me back to a couple of things I read in Aunt Evelyns book....
"Practically nothing was ever discarded. The motto was "Make Do or Do Without"".
"When a quilt was made you could pick out your dresses-Dad's denim work shirt.  Some were made from wool coats and men's suits. They were tacked."
While I'm using a good portion of my old bibs, I'm sure I threw out way more than what my great grandmother would of.

Upcycling denim...

I have forever struggled with the thought of throwing out old jeans....for whatever reason...I just felt that they could be used in some way. Of course there's the usual of keeping a pair just to use for patching other jeans.
I recently searched on Pintereat to see what others were doing with their old denim.....
From www.quiltingboard.com comes the half-square triangle quilt and I've had more repins from that one pin than any other.
From creative-connections.ning.com is the rag quilt....looks like the denim has been paired with homespun flannel.
And from Edana by Angry Chicken on flickr is the little toddler apron. I was very much inspired by this little apron and have already made several.
For some reason I don't have the info for the ruffled apron.....
You can visit my Pinterest boards or search Pinterest to see more....and hopefully be inspired to UPcycle some of your old denim!
Enjoy your day!