Something Colorful Made from Scraps

Hello everyone,

To celebrate the birth of our youngest granddaughter, we gave the young family a playhouse for the siblings. It was recently set up and inaugurated. I noticed that the sun was shining into the sandbox (which is closed in the picture) the whole time. So, I started by sewing a sunshade—or rather, a shade cover—for one side.

I cut out lots of squares from my cotton fabric scraps using a template and then sewed them together. I also had to do a lot of ironing. But I didn’t make sure the squares matched up perfectly. The grandchildren don’t care, and I wouldn’t have been able to get it right anyway. The important thing was that the end result was a large rectangle measuring 1.77 x 1.15 m.





At the top, I sewed on a wide elastic band, and at the bottom, I threaded an elastic through a tunnel. I sewed all four ends of the elastic securely in place so they wouldn’t slip inward when removing the sunshade. I’m quite happy with my creation, and the family liked it.

Now my grandson wants even more colorful curtains for the other two sides. But I won’t be making the second side this way. It’s a bit longer, so it’ll need a proper curtain that can be pulled open and closed.

Best regards, Ina

Here you go… this is what it looks like. Do you like it?

Wow
It turned out great!

Wow, Ina, what a lovely idea and a great upcycling project. :) It looks so colorful. I like the playhouse, too.

Old colorful duvet covers would work well for that, too. Have you ever thought about that?

Patchwork at its finest, Ina :-) and the idea of using old bed linen is a great one, because it’s perfect for projects like this.

Best regards, Inge

That looks great—I’d love to be a kid there again!

Wow, I think that’s really well done. A great idea that’s sure to bring a lot of joy.

I really appreciate your compliments :-)

Yes, I had considered using bed linens beforehand as well. But in our household, we don’t have any colorful bed linens—at least not any made of cotton. And the other colorful or patterned ones are too nice to cut up. If I’d had a large piece, the result wouldn’t have turned out so colorful. So everything always has its good side.

Best regards, Ina

Ina, whenever I had a bigger project like this, I’d always go to the flea markets and buy up all the bedding I could find there, because I didn’t always have the right pieces lying around either :-)

Hugs, Inge

Yeah, Inge, that’s a good idea, but I had to get it done really quickly. So it had to be something I could find around the house. But I’ve already told the family not to throw anything away. I think children’s bedding is so pretty that you should definitely sew something new out of it.

Hugs, Ina

I like it just as much as your grandchildren do, Ina :)

Ina, the things you’re always making. So beautifully colorful—children really love that.
I’d love to be a child again at your place. Playing in a shady spot like that is twice as nice. Great job.

That makes me want to be a child again

Best, Gabi 

Great work!! :D
Congratulations on your grandchild!

Best regards, Sonja

Thank you, Sonja.
And thank you very much to everyone else for your kind comments :-)

Best regards, Ina