Stash Busting Theme - Sewing For Others

2.27.2014

I jumped whole hog on the Stash Busting theme bus this month and did a slew of non selfish sewing.  Perhaps I was converted to a Stepford wife in the middle of the night. I do have a sudden urge to sew fluffy dresses and bake everything in my cupboard.  Where's my strand of pearls!!! Everyone knows you have to fully accessorize to vacuum!

Moving on....my boxes of sewn goodies all landed at their destinations this week.  You already know about the girls and boys knit garments that were made up, but that's not all that lurked inside. Muhaaaaa.

1. Gingermakes generously gifted me with a fierce leopard knit last month.  It had a semi-sheer pink background with brown leopard spots and a very subtle woven in stripe. The colors screamed my sister's color palette and I immediately know what to make her. Leopard Cowl Necked Renfrews For Everyone!
Like the one one I made for myself, there's some knit lining in the body to reduce any bra show through. This particular fabric is the venezia 4-way stretch lining Emmaonesock sells. I had a whole hunk of the nude color in the stash. High five past Heather for purchasing just what I needed.
My sister already posted a photo of herself wearing it.  My evil plan...sewing plans are complete!  Thanks again for the fabric Sonja. :)

2. My older niece received her own Sewfearless PJ eater after checking that this was still considered cool at her age.  Dang older children and their ability to voice opinions. (Just kidding Court.)
The PJ eater appeared to attack my Brother-in-law once released from the box.  Hope that doesn't make next Thanksgiving awkward.

3. Each box also contained a Bodobo Box Bag.  My stash had some half yard cuts of cotton/linen prints that were a little heavier weight.  I thought an excellent way to use them up was to make some box bags.
I needed to buy zippers and some fusible fleece, but all other materials came from the stash. Past Heather had also bought coordinating Kona solids for the lining.  Past Heather thinks of everything.
Thumbs up for this pattern.  The instructions are good and you can knock one out in a couple of hours. I also like that the pattern gives you 3 different sized bag dimensions. That way I can use up even small sized precious scraps.
The boxes pictured are both the largest size with handles attached.  Perfect for your frog assistant to lounge in.  Just don't zip him up in there, that makes him grumpy.

19 comments:

  1. nice work past and current heathers (and froggies)! everything is easy when you're part of a team

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  2. That past heather sure is on the ball!!! Love the renfrew :) And I'm not showing the pajama eater to my kids..... because they would both beg me for one

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  3. Whoa, look at you, speedy unselfish sewist! I'm so glad I could be a part of your plan to cover the earth in leopard-y cowl necks, one sibling at a time! I really like those bags, too. I'm not really into making bags or anything like that, but that's so cute that I'm tempted.

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  4. Past Heather is very clever. And I wish I had an excuse to make a pyjama eater just so I could post it doing kooky stuff.

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  5. I'm so proud of present Heather, she did such a good job using stuff up. I'm not sure where February went...

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  6. Oh man, I need one of those leopard print tees in my life! Fantastic.

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  7. Lovely gifts! Those PJ Eaters never get old!

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  8. Hooray for teamwork! Froggie gets big kudos for all this help this month. Now if only he would sew my hems.

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  9. The PJ eater never even was! You can always put that on the back burner for Christmas or something.

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  10. Thank you, thank you Sonja! Soon we will rule the world in our leopard knit tops! Muhaaa haaa!

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  11. Isn't taking pictures of the PJ for posting purposes reason enough? Don't make me ship one to you. :)

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  12. Don't be too proud of me cause I bought tooooo much fabric this month. I am pretty happy with the amount of non-selfish sewing that got done. March is going to be all about ME though.

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  13. Yes you do! Be part of my plan to cover the earth in leopard print. :)

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  14. Thanks Andrea, now if only I didn't buy all that fabric.

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  15. I agree Wendy. Now who am I going to make PJ eaters for. Sniff.

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  16. Yes we are enjoying the stash busting items you sent!! The kids have both also played with frog in the frog bag. I think Ivy is planning on claiming the bag as hers.

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  17. I should have made you a muzzle for your monster. I know that Desmond's monster keeps wandering downstairs to eat my thread cones.

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  18. Excellent /\. I do have more of that frog fabric so if you need another then let me know.

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