Is it a bird?

Have you had someone gift you some material that you're not entirely sure of what to do with it because.. well.. because it's a bit ugly? And, let's face it, since getting your sewing machine you've realised that you're quite the pack-rat when it comes to material.

Here's an idea, turn it into a super hero cape and gift it to your child's day care!

They're nice mermaids.. but really..

And the action super girls!

At least at the day care, the children can wear it (and they don't care what it looks like) and you don't need to look at it! Win-Win!

Well THAT didn't take me long!

Not long at all, under an hour was all I needed to make myself a skirt! Yahoo! I signed off from that last entry and set about it.

There's not much to say about it - it's 2 rectangles and some elastic. It only took me an hour because I included cutting, ironing and sitting down to ask twitter for recommendations on no-think TV I should watch on the holidays. I didn't need a tutorial for it either! I do think I need to wash it with some fabric softener though - or just wear it and wash it and wear it and wash it.
This is the print (smallish) on the other material I have, I think I might make a gored skirt to give it a bit more oomph!

I like it.

Sewing for Charity.

I was given a lot (and I mean, a lot) of fabric from a workmate recently. It ranges from large print to small print, remnants to a chunk of a bolt, dress knits to curtaining - and there's a lot of Pooh Bear.

And look, to be completely honest there's a HEAP there but a lot of it is taking up room in my wardrobe (I only have a small house) so I've been trying to think of ways to use it. I'll make a hodge-podge picnic blanket for us, eventually (Lots of things to craft in May, it will settle down soon) but I'm thinking of sewing for charity - problem is I have no idea what's 'good' in Australia & a lot of things I find on google are about knitting. IF anyone is reading this and you have any ideas, please feel free to link it to me! :)