People also quilted with them. The sacks are collector items now!

In World War Two women made bridal dresses from parachutes

And after the wedding the dress was made into curtains

Yes! During WW2 flour companies would compete with each other to use the nicest prints because it was such a hit that it would influence which brand people would buy. My grandmothers had many flour sack dresses/curtains/quilts!

My mother-in-law said she had some undergarments made with them, and they were def not the most comfy!

This is such a cool idea

"Dobby has a sock, sir. He turned it into a hat. And his pillowcase is now a playsuit. Dobby looks awesome, sir."

Yesss 🤣🤣

literally just hermione in the order of the phoenix book, spoiler alert they did not want to be free and had to stop cleaning her room

@@isabelpalacios2147 alas, perhaps if she'd constructed clothes out of pillowcases rather than knitted hats, they'd have been more interested! not to worry, t'was but a joke, not referring to actual canon, also; that particular OOTP plot point was rather unfortunate, and the Hogwarts house elves donning rockin' pillow case outfits and being paid a generous wage by Dumbledore, sounds exponentially more fun

Me and my hairy ass legs be like

​@@magiv4205i was laughingso hard, because this reflects me 😂

Yesss

That's a good one

Like Horace Slughorn

Underrated comment 🤣🤣

Incredible comment omg, I exhaled forcefully out of my nose at this

Couch Potato Pillow

This comment is both amusing and accurate.

Sounds like someone using a sales pitch for a used car, but pillowcases for outfits. Lol

Me wanting to make winter clothing but living in south florida

And there’s a duck noise at the slap 🦆

yea i think looking at your own knees and thinking they look "right" is like hearing your own voice from a recording. Its just never gonna seem quite right.

I was once at a summer camp as one of the only girls there, and when we were swimming one of the boys came up toe and said I had weird knees, and then proceeded to discuss my knees with the other boys. I mean, yeah, my knees are weird but.... dude...

@@elliedereyna5014 I know this is a month old, but did your confidence recover? pls I need to know i'm so concerned for you

@@jenniferwatrous1896 Yeah I think if anything that camp taught me not to be concerned by the critique of others and just wear whatever the hell I wanted to. Thanks for being concerned that means alot

Ohhh, yes! I love y'all

Ditto armpits then side seams on tops! 😂

Ive always been told to do it leg seam then crotch seam, is it just personal preference?

@@bellabean8009 I do leg seamsthwn crotch because I find it takes less brain cells

@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 does this alleviate the weird gaping armscye thing?

@@GracefulAnswers 😂 Good question!! So far the only real cure for that one I've found has been starting with a well-fitting pattern, if one can find that, sigh....? 😅 For me, it's more about stuff like seam allowances: e.g. accidentally ending up with them folded over sideways on the arms, but flat on the torso side seams, adding a lot of awkward-to-trim-out unneccesary bulk in the armpit seam? But I'm still very inexperienced with making tops (vs skirts) so probably get tripped up by stuff that seems just automatic to a more practiced sewist! 😏

rolling in sweet, sweet dreams

Rachel: sliding mint under pillow..."Do hotels do this anymore?" Me: visualizing the outcome if hotels ever did that...😂 😂😂 I came into the comments to see who else loved that moment. Rachel, you're wonderful.

@laura Oh yes. I would feel bad for housekeeping at that hotel. 🙈

Tooth fairy, maid, same difference.

I didn't know hotels did that, I wondered why she put a chewing gum under the pillow 😂

Why are you forever jynxed may I ask ?

I once cut a few holes in a gaudy cheapo store pillow case and I wear that as a shirt sometimes. It has a pug on it among other things. And an Eiffel tower I think.

If you could sew the way she does then so could you. If anything she’s proving anyone can do this as long as they put in the time and effort.

Now I'm just waiting for Paper Bag Princess Rachel where she makes an adorable outfit out of so material reusable bags! 😂😂

@@jordanh468 i reckon she did make a dress out of a fabric-ish gift bag not long ago...

It's a Cat's World. We're just their slaves. ;)

My little prince woke up too, but only felt the need to give me a dirty look 😂

You’re a good pet mom. 👍🏻🐈

I think you just enhanced it. The curtains to play clothes is my favorite part. See Enchanted when Amy Adams makes dresses out of curtains. Rachel's sewing has improved vastly and I am so proud she's not afraid to show her progress. Happy Birthday, Rachael!

Rachel: hold my pillow

(to the tune of "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria") "How do you solve a problem Rachel Maksy? How do you turn some bedding to a dress? How do you solve a problem Rachel Maksy? Some thrift store finds, yardage of fabric, a mess..."

@Tin Tea It is definitely among my favorite musicals! It's such a classic!

AH I CANT-

she gives me very intense sound of music vibes 😂

As any sewing hobbyist does, naturally.

I mean same. Lol

Absolutely!

It might just be your wording but the ladies were already using the flour sacks to make clothes because of the mass shortages of nearly everything. So the flour companies started printing patterns on their bags to help boost morale. Which I think was rather sweet of them.

They also specifically made them with children's prints as well so kids could have some cute stuff.

Let’s bring that back

Same with livestock feed bags! My grandma made a lot of clothes out of them. Sometimes she would help pick out what feed they got based on patterns

Same honestly 😂

*slow clap*

Get back here, you’re a genius

Please don't. That's my kinda humor! :-))

NO COME BACK!

Hahahaha!

Same!!!!! I always feel happy when I recognize something she's wearing from another video, be it from a haul or self-made. So that's an interesting thought.

Don't forget Frodo ! (Cat didn't make an appearance this week!)

And After Hours Rachel

I big Heart the Peter Parker parts.

And after she had a bedding sponsor too! But it can be seen as respectful, give old bedding new life instead of land fill and then go shop for nice new bedding. Gotta try this idea.

I am impressed and you must be very talented at sewing

Right??? I got excited last Christmas because someone bought me socks.

@@ReignBeauofTerror I used to hate getting socks and pajamas and the like as a kid. Now that’s basically all I want. A nice robe, some slippers, cozy socks to wear around the house or just uniquely patterned socks all make me way too happy now. 😂

@@thecatlimitdoesnotexist moooooooood! When did we grow up? Lol

This. Purely this. Seriously. You’ve somehow managed to capture everything I didn’t know I needed for butt-naked vintage and like AHHHHHHHHHHH YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES PLEASE

Maybe there could be two spinning wheels: one for a character and one for an era, and we just see where the fates lead us

@@supernova622 YASSSSS

hadestown but make it vintage would absolutely destroy my heart I need it

Bill is a great idea! 😲

Ayo where do you get your patterns

scandalous

Jezebel!

Flash those gams!

Hot👏🏻girl👏🏻summer!👏🏻 I keep saying this but I haven't heard the song yet

hot kneecap summer!

I thought it was Kendall. Lol

Do you happen to recognize the episode?

I wish I could just smother this with likes. My ears instantly perked up when I heard that voice!

@@paulinapaola If I'm not mistaken, it's one of their recent ones: Episode 227: The Mysterious Death of Thelma Todd!!

same

r/beatmetoit

@@tamagothchic Yeah quad stripes would look good and use less fabric of each type

excuse me, gotta just run down to the charity shop and see what they've got...

Perfect!

I was half hoping she bought the Toy Story pillowcase 😂

😆😆😆

Sounds like a cheap way to get a cool printed T actually. I wouldn't go for Toy Story, but you could probably find something more to taste.

This can only end well :D

"Of course you would," I say, not even knowing who you are

I died 😂 I really wish both outfits had covered knees just for how funny that would’ve been!! (Though not really cuz her knees did look fabulous in those yellow shorts! 😄👍🏻👍🏻)

Amen! @Rachel, its not a big deal for us to watch your joyful adventures every other week! Stay sane, take care ❤️

Agreed

I took a screencap for future reference.

@@persephonebasilissa5109 SAME😂

New challenge - pillowcases and has pockets!!! 🤯

What if we combine them??

🤣🤣

😂😂😂😂

And now you've shared that image with the rest of us. Thanks

@@NoiseDay You're welcome. Join me in my suffering.

Best comment omg

😂 the accuracy

Because of your profile pic I read the post as marty and I wouldn't have it any other why

@@basementdwellercosplay brilliant!!

We are -staring- at proof of your thesis

that just makes me think of Enchanted; where he walks in and the curtains have big dress-shaped holes cut out lol

Yes!!!

Or maybe each piece of the pattern from a different fabric? I’ve always wanted to try making a shirt like this.

I was thinking the same...Like Bilbo's awesome patchwork robe

oh my gosh yes Rachel would absolutely rock that!!!!

@@preciousypenguino yesssss she will be more inclined to make it if its hobbit-related!!!

Sixth Doctor, but make it vintage.

I have [mostly dormant] OCD too, and the dilemma between "plaid = easy cutting" and "matching the pattern when I sew it" is very real

Bro, same.

Same here! 😁

i usually just straight up forget that it's friday lol

We are literally the same wth

@@Paula-tr8eq time is an illusion and so are pants lol

Yes. It is so.

I was thinking the same thing!

Don't forget Scarlet from gone with the wind. All the best movies have curtain-clothes.

Rachel's editing and memefication skills were over the top in this video

So good.

Kneecaps! What a scandal!

Right?! I'm trying, and watching her is great inspiration!

I started 4 months ago! It’s really fun! I highly recommend getting a second hand machine though, it’ll save you a lot of money.

Her first ever sewing project was about a year ago. Maybe it will help you pick something to start with? Although, I suggest something that looks easy. Like her apron, maybe?

It's so fun. I made my prom dress in high school. I'm best at straight lines tho like pillows n curtains.

They're too valuable and useful to leave damaging and annoying crap in em

She is a dudette!

@@maryblaylock6545 Meh, dude is a gender-neutral term these days😂

I think she is the new Lucille Ball. The I Love Rachael Show.

Whats it called? I want to google just curious

@@marjoleinsmolders1630 idk, but if it’s not called The Great Spanish Sewing Show, I’m suing

So basically project runway

UK too - Great British Sewing Bee! It's very different from Project Runway because it's home sewing rather than designing. Three challenges per episode: 1. (unseen) Pattern Challenge, where they literally give you a paper pattern and there's a full haberdashery; 2. Transformation Challenge, where they give you used stuff (ranging from men's suits to lightweight tents, depending on the challenge) and you have to make a new thing (ranging from cocktail dress to children's hallowe'en costume); 3. Made To Measure, where you have an actual living, breathing model and they have to be ready to walk five hours later (could be an evening dress or a men's work jacket). They can only prepare for the Made To Measure, but knowing the week's theme probably helps a bit - is it children's, is it summer, is it unconventional materials, etc. It's great - look it up!

We've been in quarantine for too long 😳

@@teary-eyed-doe yeah this as real as I get right now with convos haha 😆

Kneecaps: Too hot for KZfaq.

I'm sure it looked cool!