Wool & Winter White

If' you've been following along with the Renegade Seamstress's Refashion Runway - and if you haven't you've been missing out - you know that this week's theme is winter white.

I sewed along with the peplum challenge a few weeks ago, and I thought I'd sew along again this week. I didn't have any white in my "to do" pile, but I was able to find an off-white top and a blue-gray wool skirt for $1 each. Both were ill-fitting and outdated. Perfect.

Frumpy squared.

The shirt was just a bit too big and had an attached polyester lining. I cut the lining away from the lace, pinned, and sewed the sleeves and sides to make the shirt fit a little better. Then I reassembled the lining into an undershirt.

Separate and take it in.

The skirt was way too small. To make it fit I cut off the waist band and removed the unnecessary pleat down the front. Then I undid the hem around the bottom, and added two new small pleats in the front of the skirt to match the original pleats and nip in the waist.

De-pleat and re-pleat.

I didn't feel like creating a new waistband (lazy me) so I finished the edge around the top with 1/4 inch double fold bias tape and added a hook and eye above the zipper to keep the top closed.

I paired my winter white top and wool pencil skirt with gray tights, black shoes, and the wide black belt that I altered a while back. 

New winter office wear.

This project has me antsy to start on the winter refashions I have lined up. I should probably finish my fall projects first, right? 

More photos of the refashion in process and a lot of other projects can be found on my blog.

- Elizabeth
aka The Hungry Octopus

Now blogging at www.TheHungryOctopus.com!