New York City Shirts

If I'm doing it right -- I do some kind of sewing EVERY WEEK. Last week, I cut off five pair of blue jeans to make shorts for Lilly. (I ended up with two pair that she will wear). The week before that, I Frankensewed a swimsuit and two tops for myself. The other day, my cleaning lady brought a pair of her husband's shorts that needed to be repaired.

Today, I'm going to hem a pair of pants for John, and take in a dozen pair of my own underwear that are WAY TOO BIG. (Nice problem, eh?).  Also, I found a pair of 10-year old white jeans that fit me again -- but the bell bottom is WAY out of style.  So that should be an easy fix, eh?  I might decide to do a different hem on the bottom of the pants...

Because of my obsession with thrift store shopping...I have created on-going project in my basement with my GIGANTIC t-shirt mountain/collection that must constantly be sifted, sorted, cut up, Frankensewed and re-organized. So many times, I start by making a big pile -- and it's fun to see what jumps out at me. NOT EVERY PROJECT is a success...lol...

Take my massive basket of NEW YORK CITY shirts, for example...

Times Square. This is where I start every trip to New York City.  I can still remember the look on Lilly's face when we got to the corner of 44th Street and Broadway!!  But, as great as it is, this shirt hasn't yet found a home...

This sparkly New York shirt -- featuring the Flatiron building -- is also still looking for an idea...

This shirt actually LANDED...on a jacket for Lilly....remember??

THAT was a victory!!  I made it shortly after we got back from the city.  And she wore it to school every day last spring.

This subway hoodie was PERFECT...and I found it for $2 at a thrift store in Iowa City.  But it was too small...

So I cut open the side seams..

And added 3"of black knit fabric to each side, and also to the sleeve seam...which NOBODY WILL EVER NOTICE...and THIS is the jacket Lilly wore to New York City on the Saturday of our trip. So I have LOTS OF PICTURES of her in this jacket...and the two of us eating a late lunch at Tavern On The Green...

That subway jacket was such a major part of Lilly's first visit to New York City...when she outgrows it, I'm pretty sure it'll have another life. Maybe it'll go to college with her as a pillow...or part of a quilt...