An Over-All Disaster

Hello Refashion Co-op. Do you ever start a refashion and create a total mess? That's what I did.

I cut the top off the dress and started making shorts out of the skirt. So far, so good.

I cut out the shorts and they were way too small! I used a pattern but you can see I didn't use it right. 

I added some yellow fabric on the sides to make the shorts bigger. I thought the yellow fabric would be cute. It wasn't.

They are still too tight and it all looks terrible on me. I decided to save the top for later. The shorts are just awful. Things don't always work out, right?

Thanks for reading along, for more details of this disaster go to I Can Work With That.

Transformations de sweats........

Voici 2 nouvelles transformations de sweats avec un modèle de patron déjà réalisé de nombreuses fois.......

Deux sweats chinés dans une friperie pour n'en réaliser qu'un seul ! mais qui a fait le bonheur de l'une de mes amies .........

Et la seconde transformation concerne un sweat que je m'étais fait il y a déjà quelques temps mais que je ne mettais pratiquement pas alors je n'ai pas hésité à le transformer pour en faire un nouveau que j'ai offert à l'une de mes filles ...

Après quelques heures, voici la nouvelle version pour ma fille :

Pour en savoir plus c'est ici 

Bisous, Elisa Elisa 

Une toute première Datura ....

Bonjour , voici la transformation d'une chemise en blouse pour l'été ........ ainsi qu'avec un tissu qui avait du être une jupe dans une autre vie .........lol

Et voici le résultat avec l'aide d'un patron que beaucoup d'entre nous connaissent le "Datura" 

de Deer & Doe en T46 . Une très agréable surprise car le modèle tombe impeccablement ...

Comme c'était une "toile", je ne me suis pas embêtée et du coup je n'ai pas doublé le haut mais simplement fait des parementures pour l'encolure et les emmanchures.

Comme la chemise n'était pas vraiment ma taille, j'ai du rajouter du tissu sur les côtés, on le voit un peu sur les photos ....

Et bien sûr j'ai gardé les boutonnières d'origine de la chemise pour faire le dos . Quant à l'ourlet je l'ai fait à l'ancienne en faisant juste un petit rentré simple de 1 cm....

Pour en savoir plus c'est ici 

Bisous, Elisa Elisa 

The Pleated Dress Skirt

Hi Refashion Co-op. I loved this dress but it didn't fit me well through the top.

I thought the pleated skirt was wonderful enough by itself so I cut the top off. I finished the waistband by turning the edge under and using a zigzag stitch. The elastic was already there so it was easy-peasy.

This navy shirt matched well, so I was done. 

Thanks for reading along, for more details and pictures go to I Can Work With That.

Cardinal Refashion

It has been said that if you see a Cardinal it is a sign that a loved one who has passed has come to watch over you. I never really thought much of this old tale because I have always seen Cardinals around just like you see a Robin or Sparrow. This all changed when my grandpa died and a Cardinal showed up in my backyard. My husband and I have lived in our house 3 years and haven’t seen a Cardinal until my grandpa died. I truly believe that this Cardinal is him watching over me. You may think it is a coincidence but I do not.

Since then I have had a special place for Cardinals in my heart. So, when I found a shirt with Cardinals on it at the thrift store, I HAD to pick it up!

Here I have a special refashion that is close to my heart.

Cardinal shirt 

A lace shirt

I began by carefully removing the lace sleeves from the top of the shirt. I let nothing go to waste so I cut up the bottom part of this shirt to use as rags!

I put the Cardinal shirt onto my dress form and placed the lace top ontop of the Cardinal shirt. I pinned that and sewed them together on the front and back. I left the armpit area unsewn at this point because I needed to take the Cardinal shirt in at the sides.

I took the Cardinal shirt it at the sides. Sewed it up!

Trimmed the excess off with my Pinking shears.

Once the sides were taken in I sewed the lace to the under arms.

Once the lace was all sewn onto the Cardinal shirt I cut the top of the Cardinal shirt and the sleeves off. Leaving just the lace top and lace sleeves.

Soaking up the last of the snow for the Spring!

Like my headband? I made it with a scrap of a dress and some ribbon.

This may well be my most favorite refashion yet!

Happy Refashioning!!!

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