Weekend Link Party With Giveaway

We are very overdue for a Vintage Sheet Blog Weekend Link Party. I hope that you will join the party by linking up a couple of recent projects that you've created with vintage sheets. We have a beautiful handmade prize for a lucky participant.

Our Sponsor

Introducing Sarah, aka Photosarah. Sarah is a talented crafter with a giving heart. Many of her craft projects are created for her family and charity. Here is a little about her in her own words.

I've been using vintage sheets for a few years now since I got into shopping at thrift stores and yard sales and realized how much fabric is in a sheet. I like making aprons, totes, skirts, dreses, and sleep shorts out of vintage sheets and pillowcases.



Sarah makes cute aprons to donate to women in Haiti

My favorite thing about the Vintage Sheet Blog is seeing all the different sheets people find and getting inspiration from their projects. I love it when you see a sheet in your stash on another person's blog. I've found sheet twins in New Zealand for sheets I bought in Alabama. And people have commented that the sheets I used to make something were the same as the sheets they had in high school!


Very cute pieced pillowcase dress

I come from a crafty family. My mom is a former quilting instructor who dabbles in a bit of everything, and my grandmother taught me how to crochet. Since starting my blog, Photosarah Crafts, I've been sewing (or crocheting, or knitting) almost daily. I love finding fabric (and vintage sheets) at yard sales because there's always a story there. I enjoy taking old forgotten fabric or unwanted clothes and transforming the pieces into something new.

Our Prize

Sarah made an adorable scalloped tote bag.

All the scallops and the handles are made from vintage sheets.

Blue and yellow is my favorite color combo.

Don't you love it!?!

Enter to Win

 

One random winner will get this cute bag. There are three ways to enter.

 

1. Like Sarah on Facebook (leave me a comment for 1 entry)

2. Follow one or more of Sarah's Pinterest boards (leave me a comment for 1 entry)

3. Link up a project (1 entry per project, 3 projects maximum)

 

Thank you so much, Sarah, for sponsoring our Vintage Sheet Blog Weekend Link Party. I'll pick a random winner mid next week and I'll let you know. Good luck!

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May the Fourth Be With You

I was a HUGE Star Wars fan as a kid. In fact, I was Princess Leia two years in a row for Halloween. I can totally rock the side buns. I put together a little roundup of items made from vintage (and new) Star Wars sheets. Enjoy!

Star "Wears"



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Same sheet, this time as a cute top. 

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 This bubble top is a delicate balance between Star Wars awesomeness and lacey femininity.

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This skirt is lovely but I also love the Star Wars belt buckle. 

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I love the dress with the coordinating Empire Strikes Back lunchbox as a purse. This is an adorable Comic Con outfit complete with hat and gloves.

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This cute dress was made with a new sheet from Target. Devon shares a funny story behind the dress, it's totally something I would do.

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I wish all dresses came with pockets. This is such an adorable style. 

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Episode 1 (aka Baby Stuff)

Baby burp cloths and blankies from a vintage Empire Strikes Back sheet. ESB was my favorite Star Wars movie.

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If I had a baby, I would totally dress him/her in this bib.

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A Star Wars sleep sack? What a lucky baby.

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I'm loving this Return of the Jedi toddler dress.

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I know so many guys who would have a baby just so they could stare at these crib sheets every day.

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 OMG, you have to click the link to see an amazing Star Wars nursery. These basket liners as well as the crib bedding were made from a vintage sheet. There is also a homemade mobile from Christmas ornaments and many other cute details in one lucky boy's room.

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May the Force Be With You

What's better than one Star Wars grocery bag? Answer: Four.

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I may never go to Naboo, Hoth, or Endor but if I do travel outside the US, I can do it in style with an R2D2 passport cover.

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Yoda wallet I must have!

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I haven't seen very many vintage sheet backpacks. I love this Return of the Jedi pack.

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For Your Space Station

I'm loving this bathroom set made from a new (yes, companies are still making) Star Wars sheet.


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These coasters are so fun. Although, I'm not completely sure how I feel about using Luke's face as a coaster.


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How cool is an Empire Strikes Back Christmas tree skirt?

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I love this Star Wars quilt. It combines the sheet with really cute modern fabrics.

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Beth made this super awesome quilt for her hubby. Love it!

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One more super awesome Star Wars quilt.

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I don't know who created this in the first place but how awesome is this Star Wars amp?

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I'm such a geek! I spent a whole year finding these fun projects for you. I hope that you love them as much as I do and click on the links to see more amazing projects from their creators. Do you love Star Wars?

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Vintage Sheet Love with a British Accent

We have a very special treat. Gill, a very talented vintage sheet crafter from the UK, shares her crafting inspiration as well as some of her beautiful vintage sheet creations with us. Take it away, Gill.

Hi, I'm Gill from Gillyflower, and it's a great pleasure and privilege to be invited to write a guest post on Heather's blog here at The Vintage Sheet Blog.
 
I've been making cushions and accessories from vintage sheets for several years now (and sewing generally forever!) and it never ceases to amaze me what clever and imaginative uses other crafters come up with for using vintage sheets.

Browsing through Pinterest recently I found these inspiring ideas: 

How about these vintage sheet Ties - would the man in your life dare do you think??? I know mine wouldn't, but what a statement piece if you have a brave (and hip!) partner?!!

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Or this gorgeous ruffle quilt made by Danielle shown on her blog Blessed Serenity - how amazing is that!

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Wow, I just love these - vintage sheet dresses!!!!

Find these and more ideas for vintage dressing at Soho Mode! 

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Or this cute little bonnet and romper suit from Made by Rae here

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And there are numerous other lovely quilts, dresses and bags out there to inspire you to cut up those vintage sheets if you dare! I always find it hard to make that first cut, and prefer to enjoy using a vintage sheet on beds unless its damaged or worn.

But some of these gorgeous projects take a lot of time and a lot of precious fabric, and if you're short on both but can't wait to get making something, then you can't go wrong whipping up a few new cushion or pillow covers from your thrifted sheets to add a fresh accent to a room.

 

So after drooling over those last few wonderful creations, I'll bring you back down to earth with some of my more ordinary makes that I have been focusing on and enjoying making this last year from vintage sheets and fabrics.

Anyone familiar with my blog will know only too well how I love making CUSHIONS or PILLOWS from vintage sheets and fabrics.

The thing I love about making cushions is that they are relatively quick to make (a bonus to someone impatient who likes quick results!) and they showcase beautifully any vintage fabrics you wish to use in a practical way to enhance any room in your home, from the sitting room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom to even the bathroom.

 

These can be made quickly in an hour or two, and by making a simple back from overlapping fabric pieces you eliminate the need for a zipper, as well as giving yourself the opportunity to be creative and make a feature of the back by adding a frill or braid, and thus making it into a useful, reversible cushion.

 

 

 

You can change the look and feel of a room in an instance, either as the mood takes you or as the seasons change, quickly and relatively cheaply, just by adding some different cushions and a few other accessories such as rugs, throws and lamps.

I like to use any beautiful vintage and pre-loved fabrics I can lay my hands on, from 1920's Bavarian sheets (see above blue and white panel cushion) to bright 1970's sheets, with lots of lovely pastel florals from the 50's and 60's thrown into the mix, as well as vintage French fabrics, linens and barkcloths from the 30's through to the 80's.

antique European grain sack cushion

vintage French floral fabric cushions

vintage English floral linen

vintage English floral linen cushions

I also like to make my vintage cushions stand out a little from the crowd - combining vintage sheets or vintage fabrics with pure linen, and trimming the backs with vintage trims and braids, or a ruffled or pleated edge, or suffolk puffs.

And most have french seams inside to make the seams neat and strong.

I do, from time to time, make a few other things too........

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Thank you, Heather, for having me as your Guest Blogger today, and thank you everyone who's reading this for allowing me to share some inspiration with you, and a few of my favourite vintage sheet projects.

I hope this post will inspire you to have a go at transforming vintage sheets if you are not already a convert!

Thank you so much, Gill for sharing your love of vintage sheets and your beautiful vintage sheet creations.

 I love seeing what you are doing around the world with vintage sheets. I'm in the middle of two vs tutorials, one for your home and one for your wardrobe. Hope to post them soon.

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