Recycling

This week my local Emporium had cotton tape in stock, so I was able to finish some aprons in the pile.

Apron made from recycled bedspread

These are made from a piece of fabric a friend gave me last year, originally an old bedspread.  There was a generous amount so I have 4 aprons in production,couple for home, the others for gifts.

Something for the pyjama drawer.

Yesterday I sewed up a couple of pairs of PJ pants.  Surprised myself how quickly they came together.  I used a Vogue pattern from my collection, 7054, and I have made these pants before.  Two pieces so really easy to make.

First pair in stripe, a piece of fabric from my cupboard, and it was completely used up on these pants - perfect.

Second pair I made from a recycled table cloth, also in my cupboard.  I am working on a quilt with table cloths, but this fabric was slightly off theme, yet perfect for a pair of pants, as the fabric is very soft.

I think I will call them my bush wren pants, as there sport a kiwi and a bush wren.  They also have an eclectic mix of Provincial New Zealand Buildings, including the Canterbury Cathedral, and Rotorua Rotunda. Sort of kitsch Kiwiana I guess.