May 28, 2009

Old Navy + IKEA = Cool

Okay so I got the ol' Singer Ingenuity out today and tried something I have been wanting to for a while. I buy long jean skirts for Hannah from Old Navy, they're great but where the split is in the back they seem to wear out really fast. They pull when she runs (she doesn't know she's not suppose to run in those skirts) and the back wears out way faster then the rest of the skirt.

Anyhow, I had one of those such skirts and

this really cute birdy fabric from IKEA and a little initutive today so I jumped in. I bought a meter of fabric and used almost all of it with the belt too.
So here it is, oh yea and the model too. :0) I made the skirt two tiers and I like the fullness. The one problem I found was stitching the seam up or down on the inside. I couldn't stitch it to the jean because then you would be able to see the stitches on the jean and I could figure out how to stitch it to the skirt piece either. Oh well, it still turned out great.

Oh yea if you upsize this photo of Hannah you'll see she just lost a tooth. She goes tomorrow to the orthodontist and will soon be sporting shiny, new braces. She has really strait teeth but she is missing a tooth. It never formed and will never come in. She's missing the one to the right of her two big front teeth, no I don't know the name of that tooth, I'm a mom not a dentist! :0)


I included this one just because I like it. Hannah's always goofing off, I love that she's always smiling.

Look around, maybe that skirt you were planning on throwing out can be repurposed, ya never know.
Tori

16 comments:

  1. That is REALLY cute... I would bet it could happen with an old pair of your sons jeans too... wait is Hannah younger? I forget.. Anyways, I bet the same outcome could come from a pair of jeans GREAT idea!

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  2. You are a genious!

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  3. Tori, it looks great! I love it!

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  4. I LOVE her skirt!! You are so smart! And isn't she just the cutest? lol

    OH, and thanks for featuring my blog. I haven't been much of a blogger lately, but I think I'm getting back into the swing of things.

    I think!

    ~Kristi

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  5. You are just so smart. It looks great. Your daughter is just getting so pretty and growing, my how time passes. I will be praying for her tomorrow as she gets her braces. Have a great day, Tori.connie from Texas

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  6. I like having a wife who is frugal!

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  7. What a great idea! I love it. She looks so cute in it.

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  8. Wow, soooooooooo cute.

    You always surprise me with all the things you can do girl!

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  9. So cute, great job!!!

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  10. Tori, you are so creative and talented! I love it!

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  11. Very clever! Could you put some of your cleverness in an envelope and send it my way? :) How's the wardrobe thing coming along? Can't wait to see the finished product!

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  12. Oh, that is TOO CUTE!!

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  13. Tori...that is just so cute..you are one talented lady...are you going to make one for you???...and to get a husbands comment...wow..good wife !!

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  14. Anonymous7:43 PM

    That skirt is SO CUTE! And Hannah is beautiful!--Love her hair. (o:

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