Mini Fall Fabric Haul Impulse!

 

Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz shares some quick Halloween finds and fabric impulse buys. Because there's always room for more polka dots! What would YOU make with the black and yellow polka dot fabric? There is also a temperamental cat. Thank you for watching!

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Drafted Nightgown Pattern

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Polka Dot Scrap Busting Skirt!

My sewing table was overflowing with a pile of black and white polka dot scraps, and thus inspiration struck to put them all to good use in a tiered skirt!

With the help of my tortitude cat, I laid out all the scraps from my Polka Dot Tank Top; Black, White, and Red Dress; and the Black and White Polka Dot Maxi into piles – rolling up the smaller strips together for future use as straps, binding, or piping. Next, all the odd, square, and rectangular pieces became the top row for my go to 5 Skirts 1 Pattern Butterick 6196. Naturally, I couldn't worry about grain or pattern matching at this point. However I did not fear the shortchanged mistakes of my Black and Orange Polka Dot Skirt because I had enough scraps to make up the full volume of the pattern's widest center and two side panels. The black thrift sheet last partly used as the liner for the maxi dress with my Drafted Nightgown Pattern now became my skirt base while the remaining smaller polka dot pieces would become a ruffled hem. This black sheet would also line the top polka dot row and the middle black skirt portion. I could use the sheet's finished seam at the hem but I did need to piece another part of the sheet to complete the middle liner. Of course, I also laid everything out on the floor and mistakenly cut three layers of the sheet! I'd feel bad cutting excess if this were quality black fabric, but fortunately, I can always use more black backing anywhere.

This seemingly simple assembly took a day of finagling and geometry making sure my polka dot rows and black on black liners were the right sides before doing all the machine seams and then pressing all those seams in between and attaching everything together. It was thick on my thirty year old Brother machine going through four layers of material at the joining seam and there was a slight tension issue where I had to redo the stitching in a few spots. Thankfully, it's all very cute now that it's one skirt panel! That troublesome seam spot is a little uneven, but I decided to add very cheap old Joann black lace as a ruffled border between the fabric changes to hide this mistake as well as the slightly different fabric weights between the polka dot cotton and the thrift sheet. Unfortunately, this lace is a bitch with annoying, large gathering holes meant for infinity scarf making. It's a decorative trim cheat that adds hand gathering time, however I'm glad to finally use most of this stupid seventy-five cent lace! Although frustrated by the lace gathering, I was inspired by a black and white floral hand-me-down skirt that I love and decided to use dollar store white satin ribbon to unite the lace and fabric border. Attaching the completed trim with clean, small running back stitches was easy enough – save for not wanting to stitch through the black liner with my white thread.

Strangely, I am also lacking in said white thread with only a few spools from some discount old variety thread pack. The “Natural” thrift thread cone I often use for basting is an ivory that doesn't match the pure, flat white of my polka dots or the ribbon. Thankfully, those spools held out with me unnecessarily panicking about where the frick does one buy thread these days without Joann? After a few days of all that careful hand sewing attachment, I returned to the machine for my polka dot ruffle. I pinned all the slimmer polka dot strips together to make one continuous row, doing the math to make sure I had double the fabric amount for a good, full gathering. Doing the hem with hem tape stiffened the ruffle a little bit, but that helps to keep its oomph rather than being pleated flat as I again did the gathering by hand. The cat also insisting on helping as I laid out my ruffle across my black skirt end and pinned everything in place. Any black hem touch ups where the finished sheet end couldn't be used on the skirt pattern curve were also done while the black liner was left loose with it's own up turned hem. Finally a second row of black lace and white ribbon could be attached with a running back stitch above the polka dot ruffle for a complete contrasting floppy and floofy twirl.

Of course, I now realized I had gathered so much more of the lace and ribbon than needed and since the double row of lace and polka dots looked so adorable, I went for a spontaneous third lace row. After debating whether it should be centered on the black skirt panel or placed below the initial polka dot row, I decided a third ruffle at the hem was cutest. Did this add more damn hand sewing time to this seemingly simple project? Absolutely! The tricky back seam closure also had to be by hand to make sure I didn't catch any of the flouncy lace, but all my ribbon rows matched up deliciously! Continuing this maximum use scrap busting, I re-purposed the folded top line of the sheet as my waistband with an interior thrift interfacing to encase all the top raw polka dot edges within the inside whip stitch. Initially I pleated the material to strategically hide those odd polka dot seams as much as possible but the pleats didn't look right with the gathered lower tiers so I likewise gathered the top within the waistband. I had to be funny and use a white button closure on the black waistband because I have a massive amount of white buttons thanks to my evil grandmother always cutting them off a discarded shirt. (Her deceptive cookie tin of sewing supplies also contained a pack of dirty playing cards, but that's another story.)

Despite the polka dot patchwork, lengthy hand sewing, cumbersome additions, and cheapness of it all; the idea and execution of this skirt still happened quickly. I like the illusion of pattern, dot, stripe, and floral even if I am not used to this much alternating black and white. There's still just enough black material to show all the cat hair, but all the business makes for a cute, fun, frilly skirt. I'm pleased with the fly by night sewing and outside the box material uses for future scrap busting possibilities.

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Purple Polka Dot Skirt

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Easy Thrift Fixes! 💪🏻

 

So often we dismiss clothes that don't quite fit, passed on or left to toil in our closet when a few trick tweaks or simple sewing changes can make a garment feel just right. These are two easy examples from my closet that anyone can fix.

Unlike my me-made Black and White Polka Dot Dress and my unofficial quest to make all things polka dot, I was amazed to find these wide leg black and white polka dot pants at Goodwill for $7. I did not think they existed in the wild! I love the wide waistband and stretchy fit that hides my problem gut, and of course I traced a pattern of these comfy pants for future use. However, I am short, one size does fit all, and these polka dot pants were a little too long. Long enough that instead of looking snazzy, they felt kind of silly being so huge and cumbersome. Fortunately, I braved the fabric shears and cut off the excess! Then it was time to break out the iron and trusty $3 hem tape, turning up the raw edge for a new smooth finish. Granted this stretchy fabric was a little tricky with the hem tape at the inseams, but with a wide leg pattern like this, who's going to notice a wonky dot? The stretchy material was a bit more unwieldy in re-purposing the cut off excess, but I put the inside outs together and zipped them through the sewing machine before pulling everything through right sides out and pressing it all flat. Now I have a sweet little matching polka dot tie belt! Again where the seams were sewn together might be a little uneven, but it's such a showstopping ensemble, it doesn't matter. This could all also have been done with tiny beginner hem sewing and running back stitches, so there's no need for anyone to trip over a pair of pants that can become totally fantastic with one small change.

Of course, I needed to take a dose of my own sewing inspiration to finally fix this clumsy strappy black damask column dress that's been in my closet for years. I maybe wear this thrift find once each August with my Black and White Bobbles thanks to its confusing fit – a loose, open bust line that I practically fall out of with a bodycon skirt that's too long. Perhaps this was meant for a taller smaller bust model, but a few sewing hacks can make this dress work. Several stitches pinching at the bodice cross point helps close that bra line dip, and two inches up with the good old hem tape was easy enough at the ironing board. As a short person however, I've often discovered hemming is not enough and that a whole garment should go up at the shoulders. Here with only summer straps, it's ridiculously easy to take an inch out of the shoulder and re-sew the seam with a tight running back stitch. Voila, everything's in the right place!

There are more complicated thrift alterations waiting in my closet and mending that should be done, but there's no need for anyone to put off these easy sewing rescues. These aren't couture event garments that need tailored fittings or expensive seamstress alterations. With affordable thrift finds or older clothing, these simple adjustments are guilt-free, feel-good savers for any wallet, body size, or sewing experience.

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Cheap Elsa Costume

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Black and White Bobbles!

 

In addition to my Black and White Polka Dot Dress, I made more assorted black and white bling – bang for my buck that looks a lot more classy and sophisticated than for what these totally cheap jewelry sets actually cost.

First came the seventy-five cent clearance cameos from one of my spring Joann Closing Hauls. I was finally able to utilize some flat black faceted beads in addition to dangling black bobbles and cheap gold beads that came from either a thrift grab bag or beaded holiday garland that I cut up for the beads. I don't remember which! The cameos made for earrings, a necklace pendant, and a bracelet with a small dangling cross to match. Obviously nothing here is more than plastic yet it's a posh looking set that adds instant elan to any little black dress.

Next I made two odd, ball style sets by supplementing a handful of unique but low in quantity beads. Two random white fireballs were done up with gold crosses for a pair of earrings shiny enough to match some of my heirloom pearl and gold pieces. More creamy pearl-esque balls of several assorted sizes combined with more cheapy black and gold beads for a full suit of earrings, necklace, and a sideways cross bracelet. These faux pearl beads ended up being very tricky thanks to a very small threading hole, forcing me to use a lesser gauge beading wire for the necklace. I have trouble crimping the ends of such wire properly, thus I generally just twist, knot, and wrap the wire but it always seems to hold. Jinx! When I wore this graduated ball set, my dad asked why I was dressed so fancy. I said, “Thanks. I made it!”

All of these random grab bag beads came from the sadly now closed local Carnival of Collectables Antique Mall and have been in my stash for sometime. In my previous Bling Binge, I was trying to use as much of my stash as possible to make jewelry sets whether they were in my seasonal colors and wearing window or not. Here however, I used miscellany pieces to make what I wanted and needed right now – filling in gaps with black, white, and gold that I only wear in August. Regardless of outdated Victorian and Edwardian classism, I don't believe in wearing white after Labor Day. It's autumn people move on to fall colors! Of course, that's not going to stop me continuing to use up many of my black bobbles as well as the black wood bead garland seen in my Haulloween 2024 video.

Simply cutting this bead garland strand made for a long, opera length necklace before a matching bracelet and ear bobs. In contrast to the imitation pearls, because these string holes are so large, I was also able to use up some smaller millimeter beads to finish the earrings and prevent the larger beads from sliding off the ear wire. Because who doesn't need more black wood bead necklaces, I continued with a smaller collar style necklace – this time alternating with other black beads for a tone on tone set again with a matching bracelet. Next, leftover silver Christmas garland beads combined with more of the wooden beads made for a sophisticated cross necklace set. Finally it was time for some large plastic gold beads with the black wood beads, matching dangling earrings, and a cross bracelet. Whew!

Believe it or not, I still have MOAR of the black wood beads, and I'm tempted to experiment in alternating them with more autumn colored beads. September was formerly my time to wear red (a color understandably retired for political reasons), but moving up silver and black or all black in chunky, cool tone sets goes well with this transitional weather, crisp black and white buffalo check scarf, or my black and white plaid skirt. I love thinking outside the box in making accessories that go with any outfit or season but don't break the bank. The most expensive materials here were probably the elastic cordings, beading wire, and earring hooks that a jewelry maker should always buy in bulk and have on hand for when colorful inspiration strikes.

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Green Holiday Jewelry

Jaunty Autumn Hat

Jewelry Making Basics

Drab to Glam Lampshades

Green Velvet in July?

 

I've been endeavoring to both sew items I need as well as whittle down the unfinished to do pile encroaching upon my work table. Sometimes my project reasons are practical. Working on a green velvet skirt in July just because the green thread was still in my machine after making the Minecraft Ottoman...we'll call this a whim.

This leftover intention from my Mother Christmas Costume has been waiting on my table since 2022, and my notion to make as many skirts as able as seen in my 5 Skirts, 1 Pattern Video persists. Here the center panel and the two back pieces from the Butterick 6196 source remained to size while each side panel was folded and reduced to fit the remaining green curtain fabric. Although the front is its own panel, I cut the back and side pieces as one continuous back. This isn't the most super quality material and it doesn't fray, however I wanted as much fullness with as little seams as possible. While the skirt was laid out flat on the floor, it was easier to pin the hem with several turn under folds before bee-lining every thing through my machine. I surprised even myself when this entire cutting and sewing process only took several hours! If your machine cooperates on decent material with a pattern you know, sewing can be pretty quick and easy, who knew?

After stay stitching the top line, I pinned and pleated the skirt to size on my dress form. Cutting a short back line created a place for my opening skirt placket, but these pleats and folds did become a little too thick for the machine. Fortunately, the original six tab top curtain pieces came in handy as the waistband! After seam ripping them all open, I sewed them all together as one continuous length – retaining their folded seam lines for the waistband and adding a double strip of thrifted black bias tape for reinforcement. The waistband was pinned and basted before a tight running back stitch in front and a final inside stitch encasing the skirt waistband. Black on black sewing I expect to be tough, but the worst part here was the dark green on dark green tiny stitches making my eyes go wonky! I turned to my Giant Button Jar for a unique green button before a finishing press. Initially, I was tempted to do a black velvet trim from my recent Joann Haul but thought it might be too heavy. However a day later I decided to turn up the hem again with some supporting tape and do a wider black velvet panache with some Dollar Store Halloween ribbon. I like the idea that my boots would show underneath with a coordinating black sweater and belt – even though it will probably be a mild 60F in December when I eventually wear this!

It's actually quite tempting to add even more rows of trim, maybe even some black fringe to match the green velvet dramatics! Of course, I intend to do a matching vest with the last remaining material, too, and those future trims should also coordinate with the skirt. Then again, I am but one person doing one impulse project at a time and I have more seasonal summer tops to make. Although this wasn't my next intended project, this unique, feel good look from thrifted curtains is a simple can do that inspires me to continue on those more immediate wardrobe needs. With no second guessing, mistakes, or re-dos thanks to previous pattern use and sewing know how, it's pretty amazing what wearable in a day can be accomplished. So what if it's holiday green in July?

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The Orange Tablecloth Skirt

Black and Orange Polka Dot Skirt 2.0

Reversible Red Skirt

Another Halloween Dress

The Orange Tablecloth Skirt 🍂

 

This $5 Salvation Army thrift tablecloth was an impulse buy several months ago due to it's rust color and tone on tone leaf design. I knew it was too big for my oval table and wouldn't match my red dining room. However, I also knew this fabric would be adorable as a charming fall skirt!

Rather than simply gathering the rectangle, I laid out my tried and true all in one pattern based on Butterick 6196 as seen in my 5 Skirts, 1 Pattern Video. This scrap paper copy of each piece allows for maximum swoosh without any Cut 2s or On the Folds. This fabric was delicate around the embroidered leaves and some directions frayed worse than others so I didn't want to make any more cuts or seams than necessary. This probably should be lined but I didn't have any matching fabric of the same weight, and obviously I'd rather save my blacks and oranges for more fun frocks. I spent a day finishing the seams all the way around the skirt – some with the usual turn unders and others with supporting bond tape. After doing the hem once and disliking the stitching, I folded it up again with more hem tape. I already have one floor length Shiny Orange Skirt so this hobbit tea length is perfect.

Saving my black binding, I instead used a giant roll of white bias tape from an old goodwill grab bag to reinforce the waistband. Some of the gathering encased in the waistband and the back seam feel a little bulky, but there's enough pleated flounce in this pattern that's actually now too big for me. Going from my earlier scrap paper measurements, I had to make the waistband a few inches shorter in length as well as move the button over a few inches. Top stitching on the waistband may have been problematic with a heavier material, but a tight running back stitch helped smooth everything. This project also felt like I went in a different order than I usually do with these skirts, but it all came together fairly quickly in four days despite requiring more hand stitching. With a pattern you know, each use becomes easier even with tender frayed spots on cheap material obviously not intended for apparel use. Then again, after having had trouble with my machine during the Cheapest Elsa Costume, I knew there was no way these fraying ends were going thru my machine.

I've entered my everything autumnity orange phase and a grab bag orange thread cone called “Brique” came thru beautifully here. Of course this skirt probably cannot go in the washer or dryer. Even if I line it in the future this also wouldn't survive regular wear. Hand button holes have never been my best work and getting my button through this buttonhole for the first time was the most painful part of this project! With a black petticoat underneath, this can be a fun fall festival frock, and I enjoyed the sewing practice – feeling the stitching routine even with secondhand, delicate supplies that could be challenging. Thanks to the fabric being so long and my being short, there's yet more of this tablecloth for a matching project! This skirt makes me happy, and again, my mantra of seeing not what something is but what it could be proved whimsical. My husband mistakenly said I was wearing a curtain and I had to correct him, “It was a tablecloth!” ☺️

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Reversible Red Skirt

Another Halloween Dress

Black and Orange Polka Dot Apron

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A Magical Black and Orange Polka Dot Apron!

 

After my successful Medieval-esque Black and Orange Polka Skirt, it's time to fix the mistake on my First Black and Orange PolkaDot Skirt attempt. This shortchanged thrift fabric will now become a whimsical apron!

It should seem simple enough to take apart the mismatched skirt panel to reuse as the bib portion. However despite the pattern pinching limited fabric that led to the distorted skirt, my construction methods were sound and even meticulous. It took a day to seam rip the running back stitches! Although the fun tulle hem ruffle was going, the waistband would remain the same. I trimmed the two remaining skirt panels into a more rectangular rather than a-line shape before re-gathering them as the apron skirt. Again needing to reuse every inch of this autumnity material, that cut sliver was folded and stitched down to became the apron neck strap. Keeping the same liner also from the original thrift grab bag with this precious black and orange polka dot likewise meant there was room for two interior skirt pockets and two more pockets hidden at the bib top.

My top piece was very scientifically measured with a scrap piece of paper to get the shape needed. Finishing all my seams and attaching the two pieces together by hand took another night. Not only did I want a tight running back stitch, but in all my black stitching, I went around every orange polka dot. It just looked neater and cleaner than having stitch lines going thru the dots and calling attention to themselves. After reinforcing the waistband with top stitching on the bib, voila my little apron is complete! Obviously the possibilities for embellishment on a black and orange polka apron are pretty endless – from bat trim and black lace to Halloween gingham ribbon or bold orange rick rack. It's certainly tempting, however, making this apron too elaborate reinforces why I've never actually made aprons previously. I've always been baffled at the mid-century patterns that call for such elegant and fancy aprons because there entire purpose is to get dirty! This will not be used in the kitchen and I have old clothes for paint splatter. This apron will probably only be used during sewing time or as a fun pinafore accent to a family friendly October occasion like watching the kids bob for apples. It's practical, but too darn cute!

Though a practical item, this apron has inspired me to do more fun sewing projects. There's only a small patch of this material remaining, but it would be perfect for a cuff or collar on a black or orange blouse. Had I more of this black and orange polka fabric, I may have done the waistband as a tie instead of the skirt's original hook and eye closure. The bib top probably would have been completely fitted and more flattering, too. If you look closely at this whimsical weekend make, I'm sure it might be a little wonky or fudged in some places. However, I also would not change a thing about this apron. Not only is this the best use of such delightful but dead stock fabric, but this is a simple, anyone can do sewing accomplishment.

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Joann's Haul & Thrift Finds 2.0 🛒

Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz scores notions and Jewelry findings at the Joann's closing sale before a somewhat disappointing adventure to the Thrift Store that nonetheless yielded some ridiculously orange sheets and a few DVDs!

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Previous Spring Joann Haul

Black and Orange Polka Dot Skirt

Mending with Black Lace

It's a Cardboard Castle 

Green Holiday Jewelry

Spring Haul Videos!

 

Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz trekked to Joann Fabrics for some liquidation bargains & picked up a few holiday bits and golden bobs. Mind the fabric percentages and Thank You for Watching!

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Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz was right back at the Thrift Store for some kids clothing, costumes, black clothes bargains, and fabric finds!

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A Christmas Princess!

Emboldened by my sewing experiments in Pastels, I decided to make a Christmas frock for my four year old niece. Sensibly, just after Thanksgiving, as a surprise presented on December 12 for Santa Lucia Day – while wearing my Mother Christmas, of course. No pressure!

Previously in making that Mother Christmas Costume, I had cut off the fake fur from two red Halloween costume capes found at Goodwill. Now I again used the Butterick B4319 tunic pattern traced and cut from the bottom half of one cape. This left the upper portion as a new short cape, so I stitched a drawstring channel at the top and added the original fur scraps back around the collar using cumbersome but worthwhile invisible thread. The red tunic was also slightly more time consuming than the inspiring purple mock-ups thanks to using the invisible thread on the golden waist tie – ribbon left over from my Drab to Glam Lampshades with no inch to spare. This material is velvet costume cheap, too, unlined with unfinished seams. However I wanted any seen exterior thread to look somewhat nicer than the devil may care stitches on the play pretend purple frocks. Unfortunately I don't have many gold or yellow materials and notions. Lining the cape with a contrasting golden satin would have been so regal but I didn't have any!

Yellow is currently my niece's favorite color – as well as gold because as she says, “It's yellow, but better.” – and the embellished collar piece was actually a fabric Halloween crown I found clearance at Target for $1.50. Again the invisible thread was critical but by hand delicate to make sure it was secure. The back of the neckline has several pleats like the original purple mock-up adjusted for her size, but the short sleeves were gathered to be puffy for a vaguely historical silhouette. I thought of making a long sleeve with contrasting, epic medieval flair, but that can be an upgrade next year – maybe when I find some gold fabric! For me the piece de resistance was actually the impromptu head roll made with a found foam piece from my cardboard stash, leftover gold scraps from when I made a red and gold dress for my niece's mother twenty years ago, and the last of the reclaimed white fur. Dollar Store gold tubing and sparkle branches from previous projects and some random poinsettia florals with bells made for a festive hot glue finish.

When Mother Christmas finally visited this year (in my costume that is now so big the waist cincher barely held it in place but did I fix it knowing it had gotten too big last year? No.) my niece said she couldn't wear this Christmas dress because it wasn't Christmas yet. I convinced her to try it on in case I needed to fix it and then she was happy to give everyone magical holiday hugs before reading her Christmas storybook. On one hand, the costume is a little big even with the waist tie tightened in the back, which means she has room to grow into it by next Christmas when she might be interested in helping do further adjustments or more accessories and those sleeve embellishments. However, I was surprised that the dress was actually several inches short, with my niece already having grown in the few months between the earlier pretend dresses. Again, rather than cutting into the second red cape for lengthening ruffles now, I will save that until next year when I'll really need it! For a week's worth of work of holiday makes, my niece initially wore the merry ensemble for perhaps ten minutes. It also took me longer to get into my costume than for the time I actually wore it, but her hugs and smiles were worth it.

Having a holiday deadline on projects for others helped me creatively focus, but like the rest of my writing work in the past few months, these subsequent DIY articles have been slow coming. Who wants to read of silly sewing escapades in the 2025 we're facing? Come Christmas at my house, however, my niece was skipping around in her dress and cape, refusing to let go of the banana in her hand to take off the costume and go home. Maybe a basic tunic is tough to some, but anyone can make a wintry cape or holiday head roll. Such whimsy borne of the cheapest, leftover, found materials! I hope maybe we inspire you to find your own little enchanting, imaginative solstice – and to eat more bananas! You need your potassium.

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Black and Orange Polka Dots 2.0

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