Rag Rug from old t-shirts

 

I used a bunch of old t-shirts from GoodWill to make a giant rug!

Here’s a video I made about this project.

https://youtu.be/acHsx84GhAs

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Copycat Plaid Skirt (and More)

 

When I saw this skirt on Instagram last week I KNEW that I had to have it!  It was $98 plus shipped!  I knew that I could make a LOT of cloths for $98 so I decided to see if I could make it for less than $10.  In the end it cost me about $4 in materials.

I wasn’t sure how many old shirts I’d need so I bought 8 from Goodwill.  My plaid purchase included shirts and old lounge pants in red, grey and black.

It was pretty easy to make a quilt from the shirts and sew a simple skirt.  The original version had too much fabric to be comfortable for me.

With a bit of tailoring, I made the skirt less blousy and added a pocket.

After the skirt was complete I found that I had a LOT of scraps left.  Here are the projects that I made from the scraps:

Not to shabby for an $8 investment!!!

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Dress from a Shower Curtain

Last week I posted about the dresses that I'd made from sheets.  I was looking through the sheet dress pictures when I remembered that I'd also made dresses from SHOWER CURTAINS!

Dress from a Shower Curtain

I basically cut off the grommets and made a skirt.

When I made this white shower curtain dress I used the holes meant to hold shower hooks as the waistband.

Waistband from shower hook holder

I still have a lot of mixed feelings about this dress, but for my purposes, it works.

Dress from a Shower Curtain

Tutorials and other information about shower curtain dresses are on the popular blog.

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