Tuesday, April 19, 2011

New(ish) Maternity Clothes

Hello Ladies! I'm so happy to be here, joining such an awesome group of re-fashionista's! I found this site a few days ago and promptly read through the entire thing. There is a treasure trove of information and inspiration here. You all deserve a pat on the back for your creativity and attention to detail. Let me introduce myself, before I ramble on endlessly and forget! My name is Anne, I live in Ontario Canada, and I blog over at Anne's Antics. Stop by and say hi. I always love company! Well. I imagine you are all waiting to see my latest re-fashions! My son and his girlfriend are expecting a baby in August. Poor Rachel is in dire need of maternity clothes, and if any of you have seen the prices of even a simple tee shirt, you will understand our desire to re-fashion. They are very quick and easy to do. I simply cut off the top portion of tee's that fit her, and replaced the bottom's with gathered 'skirt's' made from large men's tee's! Fast, easy and economical. My favorite kind of project!

My pictures aren't the best, but you get the idea. I made three altogether, but the last pic wouldn't load. You can see more on my blog. There isn't as much colour difference in the pink top as it looks in this picture. In reality, it is almost the same colour.
Have a great week!  Anne

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Fabulous. I wish I had been sewing/learning to sew when I was preggers. Finding maternity wear on a budget RTW is near impossible! Your DIL is lucky to have such a creative MIL!
Px

BopBop said...

Very cute! And may I just say horray for more DIY maternity stuff!

Jenni said...

Congrats on the upcoming grandbaby!
Jenni
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Liz said...

What a brilliant idea!

Unknown said...

What a wonderful mother-in-law you are. That is such a simple and effective idea.

take care,
Eddie

Caroline said...

Ah! I see you are on here! Thanks for your comments lately. These will be well used. Will come visit you soon! :)

Lovenicky said...

Welcome fellow Canadian! It's so great that you are sewing for your son's girlfriend. Maternity clothes in the stores can be very expensive and not very original. I made all my own maternity clothes as well. And congrats on your grandbaby!