Before the crafty business, I have some news that couldn’t wait for Friday’s grab bag.
First, they tell me that banana blight is causing the extinction of bananas.
Then, I hear that peanut butter prices are skyrocketing and Trader Joe’s isn’t even stocking its organic version anymore.
THEN, cocoa beans may not be able to grow because of increasing temperatures in the countries where the most production occurs.
AND NOW, COFFEE?!?! EXTINCT?!?!?
Someone, please tell me how I am to live without bananas, peanut butter, chocolate, and coffee. That’s just not a life, as far as I’m concerned. At least not a life I want to live.
Unless, that is, I can walk around wearing this all the time.
Yes, Jillian, I would like to wear it in public. But I haven’t. Yet.
You see, here’s what happened. I went to the store with the best intentions. It seems everyone I know is pregnant and my go-to gift that hasn’t gotten over-played yet is a fleece/flannel baby blanket.
But, my brother and his wife don’t know the sex of their baby, so I had to get something in a neutral pattern. The Packers are NOT neutral. But they are gender neutral.
And clearly, since there was only about 3 yards left on the roll, I might as well get it all, right?
Fleece screams blanket, but I wanted to do something a bit more. I live on the edge, you know.
I don’t normally do step-by-steps, but since there are so few of them and this is such an easy project, consider it my mid-week gift to you.
1. Cut two equal trapezoids. Measure your waist, divide by 2, add three. That’s the inches on top. Add another 5, thats the bottom. Cut the sides at a slant to whatever length you want.
2. Sew the two long sides together, with the pretty (right side) sides touching each other.
3. Fold top edge over 1 1/4 inches and sew all along edge, leaving about 2 inches open.
4. Thread a 1 inch length of elastic (cut it 1 inch less than your waist circumference) through that opening.
5. Sew the elastic together and then sew the opening closed.
6. Turn it inside out and contemplate finishing the bottom edge, but decide not to because HEY! Fleece doesn’t fray.
Wear everywhere. In public even.
Now, about that whole baby blanket thing….I should probably make one, huh?
Would you wear this in public?
Should I do more tutorials on my crafts posts? I normally just do the finished objects, mainly because I forget to take pictures. but for you, my dears….anything. (Within reason.)
I dont have a sewing machine so the tutorials will never be used in reality but the step by step is fun.
However, I’d love a cookie step by step from you. I dont think ive ever seen you do a step by step detailed baking post. You know, in all your spare time, just churn one out for all your adoring readers
I love it!!!! and I would wear it in public with hiking boots and everything. The step by step is great, but I understand it is difficult to capture and write about the steps…(and sometimes the magic needs to be preserved as a trade secret- you just wiggled your nose and POOF! a packer skirt.)
Coffee? going away? I’m gonna need a bigger storage unit to continue stockpiling resources.
yes do more craft tutorials! I LOVE this one! I’m such a rule follower and always feel like I need a pattern but this post gives enough instructions that I don’t need a one!
No. Only bc I don’t know anything about football.
would i wear it in public? no. BUT i do find it clever that you put a new twist on wearing fleece to a sporting event. also, there are loads of other seed/nut butters to enjoy but i must say pb is..scratch that. WAS cheap!
I probably wouldn’t wear the skirt in public, only because people would try to talk to me about football and I don’t know anything about it :O And, yes, more of the step-by-steps! Please
You are scaring me with all this coffee-cocoa bean-peanut butter extinction talk.
Fleece is awesome!
I don’t watch football.
Seriously, the step-by-stop was fun to read and made sewing look easy. Good job.
I’m trying to decide if I would even wear a plain-coloured fleece skirt in public… probably not. Fleece to me says blankets and jackets. But do whatever makes you happy. And I did enjoy your tutorial.
No chocolate. No bananas. No peanut butter!!?? I just had all three in a bowl heated as a snack. I will die.
Also…I have been considering how much I may need to have a little coffee and had my first cup in a LONG time yesterday. I better not even start now. What kind of world are we living in!!??
You and your Packers. I would not wear it in public because Eagles fans would kill me.
So one of my goals now that I’m out of school is to FINALLY take a sewing class so I can stop coveting and start making!