Making doll clothes for $3 an outfit!

Ok, I am really NOT a great seamstress, if I can make this anyone can! I was TERRIBLE at taking pics of this project! I bought my daughter this tank for bed (she loves owls) and grabbed and extra in a size 16 (they cost the same, but you get LOTS more fabric) I layed the tank out, and set her doll's tank top, shirt, and pants on top. I traced around them with pen, making sure I traced it a little bigger to allow room for a seam. 

 Here is the tank all done, I just cut off the pink elastic for the straps and trim, no, it's not perfect, but my daughter is thrilled! For the pants, I lined them up with the bottom of the tank so I could the hem as the bottom of my pants (less sewing) I seriously just sewed the sides, and put an elastic in the waist!

Then I made a shirt with one button, didn't want to mess with a button hole on knit fabric (knit is a disaster to sew anyway) so I just make a loop with embroidery floss. and I had a bit of pink elastic left over, so I cut out some pink felt, hot glued the knit owl fabric on top, and then sewed the elastic on each side to make a sleep mask (my daughter also wears one, so I thought she would think it was fun to have one for her doll too!) It's not perfect, but she loves it, and can match her doll, and it only cost me $3, and 30 min! :)

Anthropologie "knock off" curtains from bed sheets!

 Start out by cutting your strips (mine are 5 inches wide) (I used a queen flat sheet, it's a great inexpensive way to get a large quantity of fabric) I just cut little inch long snips, and ripped the fabric into strips because I wanted that frayed edge!

 Here's what is looks like as you are ripping!

 You can either iron the pleats into the strips like this, then sew down the middle (takes forever) or you can use a pleater foot! I just took the guard off mine so I could pleat down the middle instead of just on the side.

 This is what the pleats look like out the back of my machine!

I used this walmart brand flat sheet (they are like $4) for the curtain itself, (and a queen flat sheet is what I used to cut the strips from to make the ruffles, same brand)

 

I used a seam ripper to open the end of the seam on the casing (at each end of the top of the sheet) to make a place for my curtain rod to go through

 I just leave it ripped open like this, and keep it folded in, once hung on the curtain rod it pulls straight and looks great!

 One more view of the casing for the rod

 This is the bottom of the sheet, I measured how long it was from my rod to the floor, then I added 4 inches for a seam allowance! 

 I ironed over 1 inch

 Then I ironed over 3 inches (remember the edges are already seamed)

 And sewed a seam at the top of my ironed fold!

 Bottom all done! I ironed my ruffles to make them look more ruffled and pleated!

see!

 Lay it out on your curtain (sheet) after the bottom is hemmed and pin your ruffles into place space evenly! I made 2 curtains, one is a twin sheet that I sewed 2 ruffles on, the other is a full with 3 ruffles)

 Just remember to stop your ruffles at the casing, if you sew through it you won't be able to slide your curtain rod through! ;) (don't ask how I know that!) LOL

 Sew your ruffles onto your curtain!

 I ironed over it again and kinda scrunched the ruffles a bit to make it look more anthro!

And...... here they are in my home! Sooooo cheap, and easy!!! They cost me less than $20, not bad for 2 curtains, especially considering the anthropologie ones are like $200 for one panel! ;)

{ Jacey } Stripe Curtain

Okay SO... This project, i'm not gonna lie...

Not the funnest! OR the easiest! 

BUT, that being said, i am pretty pleased with the turnout of them, even if i did shed many tears in the process :) 

So i wanted striped curtains in my living, 

HORIZONTAL stripes to be exact. 

I couldnt find any anywhere. Any stripe i did find was either vertical, wrong color, not chunky enough, or cost an arm and a leg!

Though, looking back now, i would pay any price to not have to go through the grief i did of making my own! 

But you know our motto, "DIY til we DIE!" 

...and sometimes were not kidding!

I got two white curtain panels from target and one black twin sheet.

I cut... Well TORE four 8" black stripes out of the black sheet.

(*Note: Its MUCH EASIER to get a straight line by tearing cotton fabrics rather than cutting :) especially LONG pieces such as a sheet!)

I pinned them in place where i wanted them giving me 8" white stripes as well.

...now the fun part (NOT!)

you would think sewing a straight line would be easy right?? 

WRONG! not when your trying to shove a 8 foot curtain through a sewing machine while trying to sew that said straight line. 

ALSO, to keep it flat and you sew each side. 

If any of you are to do this, or if i were to again, i would get myself some of that spray on fabric glue stuff, spray it on where i wanted my stripe to lay, THEN sew around it. 

It would of made it MUCH easier! 

I may or may not have thrown myself on the ground kicking and screaming at WHY IN THE H i would ever do a project like this?!?!

It took about 6 hours and by the last stripe, i frankly did not give a flying rats butt what it looked like! 

Anyhow, im so glad they are done and i think it turned out cute!

i added two black panels to the inside of the strip curtain to give it a bold look.

once again i only have my flipping 50mm
(GREAT for photography, AWFUL for house shots!)
so this is the best you get! :)