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Okay, so, I went through a stage of buying all these sheets at the thrift store with intentions of using them for fabric and making pillows, cloths and the like. Instead they were neatly and not so neatly stored in Tupperware down in the crawl space until this summer when I pulled all my fabric out and started way too many projects. By the last month of summer I had 5 projects going and none finished. Determined to get the place clean before we hosted a catered business event, I stayed up late sewing on the fly.

This maxi dress is one of the results of my no-pattern, fast sew projects.

First buy a sheet you like. I got a king sized one and I am glad I did for a number of reasons.

1. I messed up when cutting the skirt out and underestimated my size :/
2. I made another maxi dress using the same cloth (I’ll post that one later)
3. I made a little mini-maxi for Elora that matches mine (scroll down to see)

I cut the shape and size out using my store made dress. And then I cut again because I needed it larger. So, remember that a maxi dress looks lovely flowey and not so good tight so over estimate rather then under estimate

I also bought a sweater like shirt from the thrift store that day to use as the top of my dress. (I will no longer sew with this type material…way to hard for a beginner like me) I cut the sleeves off the top allowing the seams to stay with the shirt as much as possible so that I wouldn’t have to create new seams.

Now sew skirt together and remember to take your time on the hem (you can also add lace or ruffles on the bottom).

Sew the waist band on the skirt so you can pull elastic through at the waist. Sew the top on at the waist (Try it on before this last step and mark on the shirt with chalk how high you want the skirt to go on your midsection). Sew all together and your done!

I used the lefts overs to sew a mini maxi for Elora. I used muslin and elastic for her top and the straps are just the muslin sewn and cut to tie together on the shoulders.

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Don’t be selfish . . .

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Don’t be selfish . . .

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The nursery is sort of cute. Mostly it is designed for sleep and with the idea that it should be gender neutral so that we don’t have to re-decorate for every child. The thing that took the most time was the ceiling.

To start, I painted it a very deep blue/grey. We researched and purchased a toy planetarium to project the constellations onto the ceiling and mark them with a pencil.

Then I bought emergency glow int he dark tape and cut circles of different sizes out.

Then we just stuck them up.

The result is truly lovely. When rocking my little one to sleep I feel like we are out under the stars. It helps to remind me to thank God and give Him the glory every night.

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