No Sew Skirt from Shirt

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This is the lazy persons guide to making a quick simple skirt. All you need is a t-shirt, scissors and a string (from an old hoodie or pyjama bottoms or a long shoe-lace)

Get a shirt that is a bit loose.

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Cut it straight across under the arm-pits. (can make it ever shorter later if you're that way inclined).

Turn the piece you've cut upside down.

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cut two holes in the hem (big enough for the string to pass through).

Thread the string through one hole out the other (with the help of a safety pin)

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The hem that was the bottom of the shirt is now the top of the skirt.

This will hold the skirt up, once tied. 

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et voila! This took all of about 5 minutes. 

You may need to stretch out the bottom slightly if you don't like it too clingy. Use a printed 

shirt for more interest, but the print will be upside down, be warned! Or you can sew a hem on the 

other end, if you can be bothered getting the machine out and threading it and such...

...Or just make yourself some tea. 

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my 8-bit heart

Plush Pixel Heart DIY

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Stuff you'll need:  felt. scissors. thread. stuffing (sewing machine optional).

you could use any fabric, I used felt because it doesn't fray. If you want something washable..don't use felt..

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.step 1: plan your pixels. You could use a computer if you want to get fancy.

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step 2: cut out all your felt into uniform squares. (this is important otherwise they won't fit), remember to cut two times the squares for the front and back, and one times for the side.

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step 3: start sewing squares together, keep them laid out so you know what goes where, it can get confusing.

I hand-sewed the squares because they were small and fiddly, this part could go much faster on a sewing machine. I used 3x3 (centimetre) squares the total heart turned out about 22cm's (8.7 inches).

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.still step 3...

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still....step 3....

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yep... step 3

(once you have both faces sewn up, join them together inside out, leaving a small 2-3 square opening unsewn)

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it will look something like this.

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step 4: turn it inside out...and stuff it. 
Then sew up the remaining gap in your neatest most invisible stitch.

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step 5: Ta-daaa... have a break and admire your hard work.