GOAL: Refashion 10 Items for August Back to School. This is #10 of 10 for August.
*I pledge to shop from my closet.
BEFORE: This is a 2nd Refashion of an older 1st Refashion.
Cannot find any before pictures.
STEPS: 1st Refashion:
- Started as a long sleeve, button up shirt.
- Changed from small white to large pink.
- Removed sleeve cuffs and sleeves rolled.
- Worn open over a pink t-shirt
STEPS: 2nd Refashion:
- Cut hem-line cut straigt across.
- Gathered eyelet @ 1 1/2 times the hem length.
- Stitched eyelet and narrow trim stitched in place.
- Stitched narrow trim over the collar trim and over pocket trim.
Materials:
- Linen Shirt from the closet.
- Lace from the stash.
- Much of my sewing stash is from a Dallas fabric/trim/lace/button outlet that was closing.
After: Shirt Jacket Shirt-tail hem evened. Lace trim added. 2nd Refashion for this shirt. |
After: Shirt Jacket Lace trim added. "More lace is More" is popular at my new school. |
After: End of day. Wrinkled linen. Pink Buttons added in 1st Refashion. |
After: Lace added to collar. |
Flat eyelet gathered 1 1/2 times. Stitched, turned, topstitched. Lace trim added. |
2 comments:
Very pretty, and the lace is gorgeous!
Chickie
I find myself adding or taking stuff away from a refashion item too. Just when I think I love it, I find something else wrong or not quite perfect. Lovely job.
Jennifer, EOD
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