Transitioning Summer Clothing to Fall and Winter Wearing

 Remember this skirt that I made and paired with a simple light gray t-shirt?

It was a nice cool summer outfit, but now we've transitioned into fall and this outfit won't work for cooler temperatures ...

but, this one will ...

... same skirt, but I switched out the t-shirt for an over-sized sweater and then added leggings underneath the skirt.

The skirt length hits me just above the ankles and all you see of the leggings is a brief glimpse just below the hem of the skirt when I'm wearing the outfit.

It's warm and oh so comfortable!

The sweater is a new purchase ($20) but the skirt and leggings are from my closet.  We can have a pretty and stylish wardrobe without destroying the budget if we try.

I hope you've enjoyed this little glimpse of how I manage my wardrobe while keeping the cost of doing so as low as possible.

Until next time ...

patsi @ Grandma's Got a Sewing Machine

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Working on Draw String Bags

I finally got back around to doing some sewing and went straight back to sewing the draw string bags I mentioned in this post.

I have several at different stages of completion and finally finished these two today ...

These are so cute; I wish I had more of this fabric!

It's such a soft pink and white rustic gingham ... hmmm, I may keep one of these for myself!

Two down and many more to go!

What about you, what are you sewing ... more specifically what are you sewing for Christmas?

Until next time ...

patsi @ Grandma's Got a Sewing Machine

My other blogs:

A Working Pantry

From This Heart of Mine

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Putting Together a little Something for the Grands!

We are long-distance grandparents and try hard to use everything at our disposal to stay in touch and foster a relationship with our grands.

One of the things we do is send them things through the mail ... they love getting G & G (grandma and grandpa) mail.

While we don't go in for the scary aspect of Halloween, we do put together a little something for them and send it on their ways this time of the year ...

These little baggies of goodies will surely bring a smile to their precious faces and let them know that grandma and grandpa are wishing them a happy Halloween.  We also included a little mad money with instructions to their parents to take them to their favorite 'happy meal' place on Halloween!

Contents of the bags ...

a few pieces of candy

pumpkin stickers and

small glow sticks

That's it!  It didn't cost a lot of money, and it sure was fun planning and putting together!

The bags I buy in bulk about every other year at a non-electric Mennonite store and the ribbon was purchased after Halloween a couple or more years ago on a clearance sale.  I likely paid $.10 to a quarter for each roll, and it didn't take a whole roll of any of the colors used.

Last year I made them BOO bags that looked like this ...

I hope this has inspired you!

Until next time ...

patsi @ Grandma's Got a Sewing Machine

My other blogs:

A Working Pantry

From This Heart of Mine

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