Shrug and scarf refashion

This morning, I pulled a simple pale green summer dress out of my closet, as my husband had asked me to please, for once, wear something not black to church. (Not that I wear black only to church, just that I tend to wear black a lot in general.) But the dress was light, linen and sleeveless and today was a bit overcast and slightly chilly. So I worked a little quick refashioning magic this morning and whipped up some warming accessories before we went to church.

I took a shapeless brown knit jacket/wrap and with a few tucks and seams turned it into shrug. Then I took a skirt I had made earlier this year and cut it up! It had turned out too short, the waistband was bunchy and uncomfortable, and I just felt bummed that I had wasted lovely (and expensive) Liberty fabric on it. But  I just couldn't let that fabric go to waste. So I refashioned my own me-made-skirt and I made a scarf instead! I cut the length of fabric from the skirt in half, folded it right side to right side, ironed it flat and stitched it almost all the way up. Then I carefully turned it right side out through the little hole, ironed it flat again and closed the hole. Et voilà!

And here's me in my complete "church lady" outfit! I got a few nice compliments and I'm sure I'll use the shrug and scarf all the time. They'll certainly come in handy for Me-Made-June!

And yes, I'm still working on my challenge dress. It's all assembled, I just need the time to sew down the bias tape around the neckline and armsholes. But this weekend my sewing time got a bit derailed by an IKEA bunkbed assembly gone awry and things like these accessories. Just got to focus!