Reinvention - Garlic Onion Burlap Sack

This is also from Reinvention. What a great way to store garlic and/or onion--in a burlap bag so they can breathe that looks great in the kitchen. I made a stencil and used fabric paint for the garlic bulb and onion on the front. The burlap is part of a coffee bean sack that was used for the storage cubes.

Reinvention - Little Girl's Skirt from T-shirt

Here's another project from the book, Reinvention, called "Little Forager's Skirt". It has a detachable apron that has pockets in which to stow treasures. I didn't use a T-shirt as the instructions call for, because I found this heavy jersey skirt and jacket at Salvation Army (paid $1.00). The jacket had this cute embroidery of potted plants which is used for the pocket. I also "cheated" by using the waistband of the skirt at the top, and the hem of the skirt for the flounce at the bottom, cutting down on my sewing. Hope my granddaughter Ady enjoys!

Reinvention - Coffee Bean Burlap Sacks

These 2 projects are from the book, Reinvention, which has oodles of projects using various cast off materials. The first is using coffee bean sacks that I got at a regional coffee shop. These went over big as Christmas presents with the boys/men. For the insides, I used jackets or dresses that had pockets, making extra storage. They are made with batting in between the burlap and the lining.

 

Garnet Hill has some like these made from canvas fabrics, and the vertical edges were all pinched out and topstitched probably since the flimsier fabrics need a bit more support.


This next project, a reversible bag, was made from a long linen dress.  The top front of the dress had the  stitching already on it that is used for the front pocket.

 

I will be making a couple more projects from this book later. Definitely, a great book to check out from the library, or to buy.