Monday, February 10, 2014

Vintage Pillowcase Top

Happy Monday! I've decided to blow off these winter blues with a sweet little spring/summer top made from a vintage pillowcase and a piece of pink stretchy knit while learning a new sewing technique! French seams :) They are oh so pretty and leave such a beautifully finished seam that I'm not sure why I haven't tried it sooner...oh right, fear of the unknown. But, as one of my resolutions is to conquer new sewing territory, I'm diving in!

The pillowcase is the same one I used for the ABCs and I had also thrifted a piece of pale pink knit fabric a while back that matched up almost perfectly.


This is a project that I was totally winging from beginning to end in terms of size and shape...but when it came to the shoulder and side seams I was sure to take my time and get good finished french seams.

Here is the final piece. I think it is a success! It really is a very simple top to make and the perfect project to learn new techniques on. It is a basic taken up a notch, I feel, by the little extra touches here and there. I'm seeing this getting a LOT of wear this spring and summer :).

And the best part of all of this? I still have some pieces of the pillowcase left over!!! I'm thinking I'll customize a pair of cutoffs by adding patches to the pockets and hemming them with these leftovers...never to be worn as a matching set, however! I don't do that...pinky swear! AND I'll probably still have more left after that, so any ideas on what I could make with it? Do share :)


You can find the step-by-step tutorial over here at my blog if you're interested in how I cam up with this. And there you have it :) Hope you like this one! Let me know if you do...

Peace,
Andrea

7 comments:

Minnado said...

Very sweet - the two fabrics look great together

Debbie EOD

Unknown said...

That's so cute! I probably would have tried to put the knit on the bottom and messed it all up! You're one smart cookie!

Unknown said...

That's so cute! I probably would have tried to put the knit on the bottom and messed it all up! You're one smart cookie!

Anonymous said...

Very cute! To tell you how old I am....my Mom had that exact set of sheets when I was a kid...LOL!

Andrea said...

haha, love it, Marie Cheek! I wish I had the whole set now for my bed ;) Thank you Julie and Debbie!

BubblesRides said...

That is so cute! It will be perfect in summer!

Jennifer Elliott said...

Very cute! The refashion is perfect for the spring and summer!