Southwest Refashion

I have been reminiscing about my time on Refashion Runway, what fun! I wanted to share one of my favorites with you! P.S- I actually still wear this outfit!

When I think of Southwest I think of cowboys or ranchers. Then I got to thinking about Southwest fashion. These cowboys need rugged durable clothing for their tough work outside in the elements. With that being said I thought to myself why can’t I mix rugged with feminine style? I found this perfect suede dress, crocheted skirt and sweater dress as my materials!

The Sweater:

Daytime in the desert can be sweltering heat but the nighttime temperatures drop drastically. This is why I featured a long sweater in my Southwest refashion.

I cut the front of the sweater to open it up. Then hemmed the raw edges of each side.

I removed the cowl from the sweater.

I switched the black buttons into silver buttons. Nothing says Southwest to me like silver!

I had been hanging onto this shirt for the perfect project and it looks like this was it! I love the geometric design of the embroidery which to me is very Southwestern style.

I stitched the shirt panel and the crocheted panel together.

I cut down the length of the back of the sweater and added the new panel I made.

I removed the pockets.

Another thing that makes me think of the southwest is Navajo drawings. I found this adorable lizard picture online, which I cut out and make it a stencil. I pulled out my trusty fabric paints and went to town!

I used a decorative stitch while stitching the front into a v-neck.

I added the bottom hem of the crocheted skirt to the bottom hem of my dress, which gave the suede the feminine touch I was looking for!

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Once my v-neck was done I added a small amount of the crocheted material into the V.

I was lucky enough to have these beads stashed away for the right project! I think this buffalo nickel button is PERFECT for this project!

Mr. Lizard:

*My turquoise ring was my great grandmothers  *

The Front:

The Back:

Happy Refashioning!!!

Breezy Tank Refashion

 

 I wanted to accentuate the collar pattern at the top with a different color material. I used this beautiful blue/purple shimmery fabric that I had left over from helping a friend add more fabric to a t-shirt.

I began by tracing the collar detail and made my very own pattern!

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Pinned it on the material and began cutting it out.  

  

 Pinned my ‘socks’ to the shirt.

I began sewing. Everything was going smoothly…

Then THIS happened! 

GRRRRR! You’ve got to be kidding me!!!!! After I calmed down after my fit of rage, I used my seam ripper to get rid of this boo-boo and started again.

Then I wanted to add a fabric flower to the bottom of the shirt. I made my own pattern by tracing an image of a flower. I really wanted this flower to have a full look rather than being totally flat so I pinned and cut two flowers!

With my trusty sewing machine I sewed the bottom flower on…

 

Then I stitched the top flower on with some embroidery thread that matched the shirt color for some extra pizzaz! But I wasn’t done there! Oh no!

 

I added three buttons to the middle of the flower too!

 

 

I am so super excited about how this turned out! My face doesn’t really reflect how excited I am but trust me, I can’t wait to wear this on a hot summer day!

 

Happy Refashioning!

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The Shorts Dress Refash

 

After I purchased this dress I took it home only to find out that it is not a dress at all! It is a shorts dress! I was so delighted, how neat! (Pay no attention to my face. Where am I even looking?)

I wasn’t too crazy about the faded white background of this “dress” so I put it into the washer with some Teal fabric dye.

Once my “dress” came out of the dye I took in the sides by a 1 1/2 inches. Sewed that  up and Bingo! A new summer outfit!

Brown Polk-a-Dot Dress Refash

 Good things my mom keeps gifting me clothes! I haven’t needed to go thrifting since the stores opened back up. Here is the most adorable polka dot summer dress!

This dress came with a keyhole back already but I decided to take it up a notch and lengthen the existing keyhole.

I seam ripped the seam that started at the bottom of the key hole. Then I folded back the side seams and stitched it into place.

Next, I took each side in which not only made it well fitted but also raised the waistline.

Not done yet!

I wanted to mimic the back keyhole onto the front of the dress. I snipped a hole in the front and stitched down the sides.

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Kentucky Derby Hat

Next weekend in the Kentucky Derby! Which means it's time to make a new hat! In spirit of making yet another hat I wanted to share a hat I refashioned a few years ago from a girls $1 store sun hat!

I started with this plain white little girls sun hat.

Purple was the color I wanted to go with this year. I tried Tulip Color Shot fabric spray. Let me tell you, it worked like a charm!

Next I collected my supplies: 1 1/2inch ribbon, flowers, feathers and beads to make a hat pin!

I love how this upturned side with the hat pin turned out!

 

Happy Refashioning!!!

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