Well, it's Thursday, and that's a good thing because it's almost the weekend. It also means that a thrift store post is a must. I finally found out last weekend that my local DAV thrift store is in fact a treasure trove hidden away in my big (but really not so big) city. I was thrilled, and I managed to locate a pin and a pattern from the 60s for around $1.25, which is amazing.
I've found so many great thrift store finds, including those sheets I briefly mentioned last Thursday. I finally found an amazing use for them. Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and since a majority of my birth family either lives far away (my mom's side) or I don't see them much (my dad's side), J and I took it upon ourselves to make this year our first ever traditional family dinner. And because it is a first, for our family at least, we decided to make it a pretty formal affair. Now I'm not as great as J at locating amazing finds at thrift stores, so I decided (and then convinced J as well!) to make my first ever DRESS for this amazing affair. (You also must realize, our Thanksgiving is roughly 3 weeks away, and I'm starting tomorrow...)
So I located this pattern online and purchased it at my local fabric store for around $6. The dress is super cute, and looks something like this:
I needed to find some amazing fabric for this project, but I'm really bad at choosing fabric combinations for the most part and had been dying to use one of my sheets for something at some point. Hence, this project became the ideal option!
I only spent $0.45 on this sheet at a thrift store in J's hometown, which is super great. The more I thought about the project, the more I realized I didn't want the entire dress in this adorable yellow sheet, so I decided to just use it for the bodice. But I needed something great for the skirt that wouldn't break the bank.
I stumbled on this amazing suiting on sale for 50% off which meant I ended up spending around $15 for 3 1/2 yards! I know it's so geeky to get excited regarding coupons or sales at craft stores, but when you craft as much as J and I do, if you don't use coupons, you quickly go broke!
(You may also start to notice I use this tree a lot. It's the tree I got married under, and I'm quite fond of it, even if it's only half a tree due to lightning strikes!)
The pattern also called for a 14" zipper, 1 5/8" button, and I decided upon using bias tape to reinforce the seam between the skirt and bodice because the sheet isn't a super strong fabric and my suiting fabric was pushing into medium weight land. I already had generic white cotton I could use for a lining, so I was all set. All together, all the parts for this project ended up costing me $25 and my time, which I think is amazing. And this was only made possible by thrifting. You will never understand what you can find and make if you only go look at your local thrift store, seriously!
Yay, and happy Thursday!
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