Hello buttercups!
Sorry I've been so absent. I've had a ton of other things taking up my time and I also haven't been feeling well, so my sewing fell by the wayside. Tonight though, I dusted off my sewing area (literally. Ew.) and finished a project that has been sitting with Addie for some time!
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| Got this AMAZING Western shirt at Goodwill for just a few bucks! |
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| Look at the details! |
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| So in love. And it's a snap shirt too, no pesky buttons. But coolest of all? |
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| Yee-haw! |
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| But, here was the downside. Not a pretty sight. |
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| I have been DYING to try adding lace inserts to a top and this lil' lady seemed like the perfect candidate. So I popped open the side seams. |
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| I finally found some acceptably cheap lace at Goodwill, so we were ready to hitch this project up and it move it out! |
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| After some finicky pinning... |
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| Lookin' mighty fine |
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| Sewed it all in and serged (cannot get over how much I love my serger. Having nice, professional looking seams makes me giddy) |
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| And here we are! |
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| NO GAPS! |
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| Side. The other side is not perfectly symmetrical, but who's gonna notice? The cattle? The chickens? |
Now she's all ready for ride in the surrey with the fringe on top!* But before we head out a-drivin', here's one more little mini-refashion... To make up for being gone so long LOL
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| LOVE this t-shirt (I am a Geologist in disguise... So says my Bachelor's, anyway) but it's just too dang tight. |
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| Slash the sleeves... |
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| Slash the back, and now it's stretched out enough to be comfortable and looks oh-so edgy. |
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I apologize for the terrible, terrible puns that went with my Stetson top refashion
That's all folks! I'm actually part of a '365 day art challenge' group on FB that my sister-in-law put together, where she is challenging us to do something creative for at least 5 minutes each day, all year. Since sewing is my major creative outlet, I'm going to put some serious dedication into working on something each day, even if it's only for a little bit! Now, back to coughing my lungs out and trying to figure out what brand makes the best cough syrup.
Hugs!
~Illy
I like the 365 art challenge. I will have to try it out. I do putter away with my sewing and jewelry making almost every day, but I will have to kick it up a notch. Great refashions! Cheers, Michele
ReplyDeleteThanks Michele! Yes, I'm excited to have a reason to really work on something a bit each day. When you think about just taking 5 minutes each day it's really not that big a commitment!
ReplyDeleteLovely work. I like the use of lace in the first refashion.
ReplyDeleteDebbie EOD
Thank you Debbie! It's something I've been wanting to try for soooo long and I think I'm hooked now, since it turned out so good :)
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