Vest and Cardigan

The cardigan and vest below started as three new, very small, discounted Ralph Lauren cardigans.         They were in my stash of holiday/travel clothing waiting for refashion.

Goal: Enlarge Cardigans # 1, 2 on sides and in arms.

Steps: 

• Enlarge #1,2 with fabric cut from #3. 
• Open sides and sleeves of all cardigans. Remove sleeves from #2 which later becomes a vest.
• Cut, serge, stitch fabric strips from #3 to the sides and arms of #1,2. 
• Machine baste helps prevent runs in knit. Zig zag over serging may be needed.
• Hand stitch as needed to secure.

Before: 3 small gold cardigans.

My goal is to refashion, organize, and inventory my wardrobe.

• Problem: I want to track out of season clothing. Out of sight = out of mind.
• Problem: I want to track refashions as they re-enter the wardrobe.
• Solution: StyleBook app, low price, lots of options, low entry level learning curve.
• Outcome: I entered items into categories and made outfits.  I found duplicates and holes in the wardrobe. This should curtail impulse buying and make re-fashions/purchases/sewing more effective.

The refashion above is part of my travel/holiday capsule and stored in tubs till needed. Before I had to dump and dig. Now I scroll through my Stylebook inventory.

Before: Dump it out and dig.

After: StyleBook tracks Holiday/Travel Capsule.