Our Thrift Shop Sewing Circle

**Judi Dial** · 05-27-2009, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by Incognito

From now on, I'm keeping a little mending basket right beside my computer desk for all those little jobs: sewing on a button, mending a tiny hole in a sock-toe, catch-stitching a shoulder pad.
These little jobs take only minutes to do, and since my computer loads sloooowwwly, I can utilize the time to catch up on my mending tasks.

What a GREAT idea! Thanks!

Judi

**nuisance26** · 05-29-2009, 09:16 AM

~Got an hour of sewing in and made 6 cloth pads from an old flannel sheet. I used the pantyliner pattern and they work up really fast!~

**vickilynn** · 05-29-2009, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Incognito

From now on, I'm keeping a little mending basket right beside my computer desk for all those little jobs: sewing on a button, mending a tiny hole in a sock-toe, catch-stitching a shoulder pad.
These little jobs take only minutes to do, and since my computer loads sloooowwwly, I can utilize the time to catch up on my mending tasks.

great idea
thank you

**Incognito** · 05-29-2009, 01:23 PM

Welcome to the club!

I found that the little sew-in metal snap fasteners worked best, not velcro fasteners.

So far, in the past few months, I've saved about $50.00, that I would otherwise have spent on brand-name products. And the savings will just keep adding up.

Originally Posted by nuisance26

~Got an hour of sewing in and made 6 cloth pads from an old flannel sheet. I used the pantyliner pattern and they work up really fast!~

**nuisance26** · 05-30-2009, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Incognito

Welcome to the club!

I found that the little sew-in metal snap fasteners worked best, not velcro fasteners.

So far, in the past few months, I've saved about $50.00, that I would otherwise have spent on brand-name products. And the savings will just keep adding up.

~I've tried both and don't like either type of fastener. A safety pin works fine, I think.~

**nuisance26** · 05-30-2009, 07:15 PM

~Spent two hours turning a cotton twin sheet into handkerchiefs. I had to throw away most of the center of the sheet because it was threadbare and holey. But I got 27 hankies done to add to the dozen I already had.~

Originally Posted by nuisance26

*winter clothes for ds(whatever I can cut down from adult clothes I have on hand)
*denim quilt
*tops, skirts and dresses for me
*cloth pads
*~~handkerchiefs~~
*hats
*gloves
*slippers

**vickilynn** · 05-30-2009, 07:18 PM

How do you make your hankies?

**vickilynn** · 05-30-2009, 07:19 PM

How do you make your hankies? Do you use a serger? add trim or embroidery?

**HandyMom** · 05-30-2009, 11:30 PM

I got some baby clothes with cute patterned material and ornate buttons, laced edge or ruffles in contrasting fabric. I plan on using them to tear apart for making doll clothes for a small doll. It shouldn't take much work since the ruffles are already there for cute details and I can make several of the same dress or top out of just one baby dress. I checked the fabric store for what I wanted and this was much cheaper and saves me sewing.

My other project is making a couple tank-top style night shirts out of some soft cotton fabric I bought last year on a sale. My existing night shirts (which are ragged from years of wear) are going to be the pattern for the new ones and since there is only 2 pieces to it, it should sew up in no time.

**mauimagic** · 05-30-2009, 11:35 PM

sounds like you have some good plans handymom!!

I love it when I find a use for fabric I bought a while ago!!

**Debbie-cat** · 05-31-2009, 11:36 AM

What a great idea HandyMom! I need some as well as mine are rags. I am going to give it a try.

I want to make cotton makeup remover pads from old sheets I have. I am off to find a pattern.

**nuisance26** · 05-31-2009, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by vickilynn

How do you make your hankies?

~I just cut 10.25 X 10.25 inch squares out of lightweight cotton and serged them with a rolled edge stitch. Nothing fancy. ;-) ~

**nuisance26** · 05-31-2009, 01:27 PM

~This morning I chopped off the top of an 80's dress(polyester with elastic smocked waist)and hemmed the top. It's now a strapless babydoll to wear as a beach cover-up. Hopefully I'll get some pics on my blog today.~

**mauimagic** · 05-31-2009, 01:45 PM

Sounds cute and pictures would be great too!!

**vickilynn** · 05-31-2009, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by nuisance26

~I just cut 10.25 X 10.25 inch squares out of lightweight cotton and serged them with a rolled edge stitch. Nothing fancy. ;-) ~

Thank you.... I've been using hankies for the past year and I love them. Sure beats Kleenex.....so many times I would leave the tissue in my pockets...now no problem, the hankie just gets washed!