I used some of the yard sale fabric--a thin cotton throw and a 25-cent flouncy linen skirt--to make a couple of pairs of shorts for myself, to wear under skirts. I also shortened a pair of pajama pants into shorts. Partly by hand sewing, partly by machine; hand sewing is much easier to take outside.
I also made a small beginning on the skirt I am planning to make out of cotton T-shirt scraps. Just two pieces of fabric, backstitched together with a couple of outlined shapes, and then cut out the top layer within the stitching (reverse applique, a la Alabama Chanin). I need to go back and re-stitch with buttonhole thread, which is much more durable.
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