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January29th

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Rumor has it, yellow is the color for spring this year.  And since the man, (ahem) the fashion magazines, say it’s yellow, yellow it will be.

pillowcase dress

To get my gears turning for Craft Hope’s first project, I made this pillowcase dress for my niece for her birthday.  It matches one that I made last year and fell in love with.

mellow yellow

Sorry about the wrinkles.  I can’t seem to find my iron for the life of me.  How does one lose an iron?  Oh, it could be under that mountain of laundry in my bathroom that I’ve been neglecting and walking around.  Ah the life of a stay-at-home mom neglecting her domestic duties to sew.

I do have a stash of pillowcases that I’ve been collecting for just the right project so Craft Hope will get my entire collection.  And, of course, gives me reason to go thrifting for more this weekend.

9 Comments

  • Comment by misty — January 29, 2009 @ 2:40 pm

    truly lovely! I’m nervous about making these… Fearful really…

  • Comment by marjorie — January 29, 2009 @ 9:42 pm

    That is so cute! I love that pillowcase :) It made me think, though… I’m calling my mom to see if she still has some of her old pillowcases from my childhood and if she’s ready to part with them. I think I’ve seen them around every once in a while. The 70’s is “vintage” right? ;)

  • Comment by ruth — January 30, 2009 @ 3:23 am

    What a lovely little dress, such a perfect colour too.

  • Comment by Ellie - Petalplum — January 30, 2009 @ 5:48 am

    So pretty.
    I think that I’m going to have to try some new second hand shops around town – so far I have found no pretty little pillowcases for these dresses. Might have to settle for some thrifted fabric instead, and just pretend it’s a pillowcase dress.

  • Comment by the rauths — January 30, 2009 @ 5:34 pm

    i found the list on martha stewart…crazy huh!! this is going to be a fun sewing project this weekend!

  • Comment by Oso — January 30, 2009 @ 7:25 pm

    yellow? I thought that was last year? oh well, do what ya want anyways. the fashion industry does!

    that dress is super, super, super cute!

  • Comment by Di — January 31, 2009 @ 3:35 am

    The yellow is cute – very spring like! I too lose my iron on a regular basis (ok I know exactly where it is but pretend I don’t!)

  • Comment by Amy — February 2, 2009 @ 11:14 am

    That dress is really pretty! Yellow is such a lovely, happy color :)

  • Comment by Katie — February 6, 2009 @ 1:46 pm

    So excited to have reason to Thrift!!

    I have this same sheet in pink and blue. :)

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