Started with this oversized comfy green tee. The fabric is sooo soft! I love the feel of it, but the piece really swamps me.
Pinned it smaller and sewed it up.
I also cut off the collar and sleeves.
Started with this oversized comfy green tee. The fabric is sooo soft! I love the feel of it, but the piece really swamps me. Pinned it smaller and sewed it up. I also cut off the collar and sleeves. Final results!
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Started with the amazing fabric from this huge pillowcase printed in the Ivory Coast. This just had to become clothing - it was way too good to sleep on! First, I turned it into a tunic by cutting a neck hole into the sealed end of the pillowcase, and putting in two holes in the sides for the sleeves. Easy peasy! This colourful top looks great with a belt and leggings. But I didn't want to stop there. I knew that this versatile piece could be worn in other ways. I cut across the top of the piece so both end would be fully open. Then I flipped the piece upside down when I saw that the pillowcase bottom already had a string across the top. It was the work of a moment to pull that out. I could have stopped there, but the dress was a little shapeless, so... I made a little hole lower in the chest area and pulled the string through. Then I pulled the string back up to the top and tied it. This created some subtle ruching around the front area, that made the piece look more "dress" and less "pillowcase". For the number two look, here's the pillowcase as a strapless dress with or without a belt. I love it! For the third look, the pillowcase can be worn as a maxi skirt. Love this look too! This simple, no-sew refashion works because the print on this skirt is so beautiful! So don't forget, when thrifting, to look at the fabrics and bed sheets and pillowcases too. Because you might get lucky! On a family trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, my sister and I had tickets to attend the pagan Beltane celebrations on Calton Hill, where red and green people danced before bonfires in costumed array or simple nudity. In short, much fun was had by all! Here is the ticket for the event - I love how it warns "ATTENDANCE AT OWN RISK" We decided we couldn't attend without a proper costume, but as it was cold and rainy, we voted out the nude option. Instead, we decided accessories were the way to go! We started with these from the dollar store... Then cut and separated the flowers and leaves. I started sewing the leaves onto a shoelace we also bought at the dollar store While my sister was twisting up the wire stems of the flowers into a long strand. We sewed up a couple other accessories. Here are all the pieces we made! We tried on our new elfin crowns... And we went out to enjoy the festivities! Below, see pics of the procession, the May Queen lighting the bonfire, and the massive fire as seen from further up the hill.
Wanted a maxi skirt like all the ladies have ;) Started with this long dress that was a leetle too revealing of my upper half! LOL Quick snip, hem, and add a drawstring.... And I got my new maxi skirt! Here it is paired with a top I made - tucked in, the ensemble rather resembles a colour block dress, no? Or, with top untucked... I like it either way. Not bad for a "me made May" outfit! Which way do you prefer? I bought these wedges on sale - cheap and comfortable! But they are kinda homely looking. I came to the conclusion that the colour was a major component of the ug factor. I had some fabric paint from a recent silk screening attempt. I'm pretty sure that dye is better for shoes than paint but, eh, what the hell. They turned out alright! More elegant and black is easier to pair with various outfits. Whatchu think? Bought this dress on sale at Sears before it closed - super cheap, bright colour, but bad fit. Here it is looking frumpy, drooping in an awkward puddle around my hips. I knew when I bought it that I'd need to refashion it, but it was sitting around in the pile for a while. I thought "maybe I can wear it out just once, as is" but my savvy sister said "no, you can't". That emphatic "No" nudged me to the cutting board... Taking this as my basic pattern (it fits well and looks great!) I got to snipping... I trimmed the top to fit my petite torso and hemmed all the new edges, leaving room to re-insert the drawstring. I can wear either side as the front. Probably the side that shows more skin looks better ;) I may raise the hemline, or just leave it as is. It's still not likely to be my sister's fav outfit, but maybe she will allow me to leave the house wearing it! LOL Started with a pair of boxer shorts. Forgot to take a picture of 'em but they looked basically like this... I cut the boxers in half and sewed up the open end, cutting in two holes for the front legs. The elastic from the original waist went around the dog's neck. Cute, and so easy! I think he looks like a little sailor ;) And here he is admiring himself - lol! Started off with this... Yeah. No more needs to be said - lol! Decided that the transparent fabric would make a cute shirt, so... Snip, Snip! Off with the ugly neck ruffle, and banish the long skirt! Some would stop at that, but the length of the new shirt was a crop top, and I am not up for the exposed midriff! So I looked at ways to lengthen, taking out a piece from the skirt. While I had originally wanted a flowy top, joining the two pieces was gonna change that look, so I decided to go with a fitted waist, adding elastic to the skirt portion. Then I had to change the neck, sleeves and shoulders. And the end product...Sorry the pics are less than perfect! I still have fabric left from the skirt, so maybe I'll get an extra top from it! |
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