In case you try this and have fabric shortages, remember that the center pleat doesn't have to be as large as drafted because it is decorative, not functional. For more photos and info you can visit me here.
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Pillowcase Sorbetto
If you have an small piece of fabric and want a cool summer top, I highly recommend the Sorbetto pattern from Colette Patterns. I squeezed mine from a nice vintage pillowcase.
In case you try this and have fabric shortages, remember that the center pleat doesn't have to be as large as drafted because it is decorative, not functional. For more photos and info you can visit me here.
In case you try this and have fabric shortages, remember that the center pleat doesn't have to be as large as drafted because it is decorative, not functional. For more photos and info you can visit me here.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Pillow sham Prairie Skirt
For a long time I had a pillow sham I loved very much, because it was brown with most of my favorite colors, plus paisley, plus flowers, plus a ruffle! A big 80's era ruffle. Because I liked to look at it, but it did not match anything on my bed, I used it as a sewing machine dust cover. Not that my machine ever gets real dusty, but that gave me a reason to have it out.
Then one day I decided to turn it into a skirt. My husband advised against this.
I ignored him.
As I mentioned to the lovely Jessica awhile back, by trying to make the perfect summer clothes, I was getting a case of sewing paralysis. Thus, I have decided to join her in some ridiculous sewing, and at the same time refashioning, in styles of decades past.
This skirt, which is supposed to look like one of those late 70's prairie skirts, is a refashion, a summer staple, a nod to my distant teenage obsession with this style, and at least slightly ridiculous.
Specs:
For the full story read on here.
Then one day I decided to turn it into a skirt. My husband advised against this.
I ignored him.
As I mentioned to the lovely Jessica awhile back, by trying to make the perfect summer clothes, I was getting a case of sewing paralysis. Thus, I have decided to join her in some ridiculous sewing, and at the same time refashioning, in styles of decades past.
This skirt, which is supposed to look like one of those late 70's prairie skirts, is a refashion, a summer staple, a nod to my distant teenage obsession with this style, and at least slightly ridiculous.
Specs:
- fabric: thrifted 50/50 cotton poly pillow sham. 80's vintage. (The ruffle went around the whole outer edge and took me an hour to unpick.)
- thread, zipper: thrifted
- pattern: none. The front is one rectangle, the back is two small rectangles with a center back zipper. Ruffle is 2.5 times longer than the skirt bottom and the waistband is my waist plus 2" (1" for ease and 1" for seam allowance.)
- cost: 3.50 ?
- time: ripping serged ruffle out= 1.5 hours, sewing= 1.5 hours (mostly sewing the damn ruffle back in.)
For the full story read on here.
Friday, June 03, 2011
80's Dress Refashion
I have had this unflattering 80's dress for some time now and seeing all the dress refashions here inspired me to finally fix it. I had to do a lot of chopping and taking in. I shortened the sleeves, narrowed the sides, took out the shoulder pads and then took up the shoulder and top of arm seams, re-cut the neckline (2 times) and re-faced it with bias tape, resewed all the front panels to have some shape, and shortened the length. Three ugly white plastic buttons were replaced with two unmatched vintage ones, and I hand-sewed a pick stitch line to highlight the yoke.
It probably would have been easier to start from scratch, but then I don't think I would have ended up with this:
More pics and info at my blog. Sigrid