Sewing For Fun

Lately I have been sewing clothes for myself and my step daughter. 

For Jess, I took legs off jeans, opened the seam on each leg, stitched them both together into a tube, then turned them upside down
  Then, I made the waist out of the original hem and then hemmed the raw bottom edges. 

For me, I took the top of the jeans and added tiers of fabric to make a flowing peasant skirt.  For this I added velvet in the tiers. 

Here in the coming days I should have patterns coming in from Candle on the Hill, a Mennonite company that focuses on modest clothing patterns.  I ordered a full slip and a vest pattern.  I already have their culottes, cape dress, contoured bandana, and apron patterns.  I really like their patterns and recommend them to anyone who wears modest clothing and sews

Quilting wise, I have hand quilted a Scrappy stars quilt from Bonnie Hunter's pattern from her site Quiltville.  I have pieces cut for a red, white, and blue quilt, and blocks ready for a red and gold quilt that's perfect for our University colors and Chiefs too. 

It's been busy here keeping up with the family, appointments, cleaning schedule, and so on, but one constant is the needle and thread. 

What are you working on this week?