Upcycle EVENT

If you ever attended a Ya Ya show -- you know what a big fan I am of recycled sweaters. Especially wool sweaters. I love to felt them, cut 'em up -- and recreate something completely different. Well -- as often happens -- my SHOPPING has far exceeded my SEWING. This is a PILE OF SWEATERS I bought at various Goodwill stores...

Of course -- there would also be a ZEBRA stripe sweater in the pile...

A fun accessory to make out of sweaters is a warm collar/wrap...as shown on my beautiful niece, Amy...

You can also pull it over your head -- to keep your ears warm...as shown by my other beautiful niece, Kelcy...

I'm telling you -- these girls could have been models, eh??

At the show this year -- the SewUpSeattle group, along with Janome sewing machines -- will be running a hands-on "Upcycle Event". You pay $5, go in, pick your raw material from a mountain of sweaters, old blue jeans, etc. To get your creative juices flowing -- there will be lots of finished samples displayed around the room, as well as project directions..

So -- BE THINKING of when you can schedule your "time to upcycle" on your daily schedule. Actually -- you might have to COME TO THE SHOW FOR AN ADDITIONAL DAY.