Duvet Cover to Skirt : Mel edition

Spring is here, so skirts are on the menu!

I have given myself a crafting challenge! I will not buy anything for crafting purposes until my birthday - that's 5 1/2 months - I think I can do it! It's going to be a good clean up/motivation to finish projects! And I'm ridiculously motivated to sew!

It may have to do with the fact that my sewing machine is fixed, or the fact that I want to re-purpose everything in sight, or the fact that spring screams skirt weather - I think it's a bit of everything! 

Side-note.. I even set up a temporary sewing station! 

Seriously, how great are skirts?! I know not every girl likes wearing them, but who can argue with the comfortable ones?!

Well, recently, Mel was donating her IKEA duvet cover (that I'm pretty sure half of the population owns, including myself) and I snagged it before she had the opportunity to give it up - phew! We decided that I should make a matching skirt for her, Abby, and I (and maybe a doll) for our annual family pictures.

So, I started with Mel's skirt because I had quite a vision - different colored panels and triangles to create a fun, flowy skirt. 

I ripped the panels, since the sheet is cotton, to get the straightest edges possible. Then, with Mel's help, I folded some of the large rectangles and cut them down the middle in an angle, to get 2 triangles. 

Next, I dusted off my iron and put it to good use! I ironed every rectangle and triangle. 

Once everything was flattened, I pinned the front pieces together, and the back pieces together. 

For the back piece, I used an equilateral triangle because it was my best guess as to how to join the triangle pieces.

Once everything was pinned, I began sewing everything together - the best part! 
After that, it better resembled the finish product, so I ironed a seam allowance, and sewed it. I ended up using all beige thread because i don't have any other color thread besides blue and I think the beige is better in this case! 

The final part was sewing the waist band on. 

Mel had an old shirt that I used as the waist band. I cut the bottom half of the t-shirt, pinned it while stretching it out to the top of the skirt, and sewed it on using elastic thread. 

All in all, this skirt was pretty easy to make! And lots of fun! 
And of course, super cute!

See?!

Bring me some material for an adorable spring skirt!

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Initiating fun!

The beginning.

What is Melodry Creations? 

It's a haven where Mel and I craft for fun, and share our experiences with you.

(check out my previous blog post about Melodry)

Why?

Why not! We enjoy crafting!

Follow us, like us, and if you like what you see, we'll make you your very own.

Mel and I, along with the wonderful skills of my mother, have made a variety of crafts, but this one is too cute to pass up - a crochet bunny! 

Mel is the crochet expert, my mom is the sewing expert, and I am the one who blogs about it all! And of course, if you follow my personal blog, you will see what I am up to! 

Craft: Crochet Bunny

Artist: Mel

Mel made this crochet bunny for a co-worker.

How cute is that?! I'm a little bias though... I have a thing for buttons!  

A little yarn, stuffing, and some buttons, go a long way!
Another successful craft! 

This is just the beginning.. stay tuned for my posts on some things old, and some things new at Melodry Creations. 

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