Any Day Less Waste Makes It To The Dump...

...is a great day!

Recycle, reuse, upcycle. It's all at the heart of Who Gives A Sheet. I will, from time to time, be featuring companies, organizations, and individuals that in some way are doing their part to insure that less textile waste makes it to the dump.

Today you can read about Eileen Fisher here.

What are you doing to help save our glorious earth?


Yours,


 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet

How To Dress Like A Five Year Old...

...and absolutely love it!

The list of things I admire about the spirited five year old that I spend lots of time with is extensive. She is, in fact, a force to be reckoned with.

I have always loved how she dresses because her style is fun, quirky, and just plain adorable.  While I have not yet gotten the nerve to wear a tutu I am trying to not take my clothing so seriously. This is supposed to be fun and free.

Today as I prepared to dress I thought of something Sophia told me once. "Monna, I pick a shirt and a bottom that I love and I put them on. Then, I wear my favorite shoes."

One can not make it much simpler than that! I wore my ruffled Zelda, white printed plinkas, and my Barbie tennis shoes. And I loved it!!!

Have fun with your clothes today!


Yours,


 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet

Jaqueline Sew Along~

I do so love, love, love this outfit. It is the Jaqueline dress/top/tunic made from a sheet and worn over a pair of bloomers I made from the matching pillow cases. The bloomers are ala Rhiannon's instructions.

I made a crop top from this pattern but not one for this set. ;) I have fabric picked out for "the one", tho. It's the solids in the pic. The print is for pockets.

I wore this to Dairy Queen and a lady there said, "You should sell that. I would buy it!" Color me happy!

What are you creating today?


Yours,


 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet

Empowering Women To Be Themselves~

Be encouraged. Become empowered. Be you!

Beautifully encouraging graphic from Laura Trevey.

Come hang out and share my journey into my becoming more me than I have ever been. Get empowered. Get encouraged. Get you!


Yours,


 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet

Somber Occasion...

...still dressed like me.

Found out Saturday night that calling hours were on Sunday for a friend of the family. Since my wardrobe consists of lots happy colors but nothing for a somber occasion I found a sheet and 1.5 yards of black fabric and got busy.

The top is a Jaqueline but I put the dip on both sides and used the sleeves that I made on a Bloom.

I love how it turned out even though at first it looked like a hospital gown. The jewelry helped! The crystal is from an old chandelier. ;)

Yours,


 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet

Epiphany~

I had an epiphany this weekend and gotta share. It seems the bolder I get the easier it is to be bold. Fears and cares are rolling off of me.

I was sitting at the graduation party for my niece and was talking to two other nieces and my sister-in-law when the topic of my clothes came up. 

Because of the heat (94 degrees) and my fear of wearing my fat arms bare in public it had been quite a chore to find something comfy to wear.

I settled on a RTW top and my Cara's. Cute and comfy for the win!

I was explaining that something as simple as making my clothes and dressing my style has made me happier than I have ever been and my S-I-L said, "I can tell."

All three of them had naked upper arms I mentioned how I feel it is silly of me to have come this far and still be wary of exposing my upper arms. Suddenly, it occurred to me that I sometimes wear wrinkled bed sheets for crying out loud so arms should not be that hard and I said so. We all had a good laugh. I do love hanging out with like minded women.

Today while struggling to find something to wear that would not be sweltering I made the decision to bare my arms. AND I DID. The funny thing is that not even one time did it occur to me that my arms were out in all their glory!

The heat and sweat plus the fact that this sheet was a horrid fabric does the Cara that it is no justice. But....ta-da!

I share this to encourage you. Be bold. Be brave. Be you!

Yours,


 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet