Yay!
I certainly accomplished something today as well! Four items taken off the Reuse/Recycle/Refashion pile. All the notion were also reused.
The garments were also WIPs and UFOs, though.
An old boyfriend's shirt became baby pajamas:
And for the big refashion three pieces were used to make one:
I can happily go to sleep now.
Good night!
What used to be a v-neck sweater is now a cardigan:
For decoration I used frilled elastic with a golden edge:
Isn't it sweet?
One sewn:
Burda 2007/1-127
One refashioned:
From this:
To this:
Detail of the elastic lace:
Me made - skirt, underwear
Me refashioned - sleeveless top, cardigan
If you ask me, I would have shoes and cardigans in all the possible colors. I use them a lot. I prefer them to jackets. And when it comes to layering, a girl can never have too many cardis and shrugs. Agree? Anyone? :-)
My latest FO is this coral cardigan:
From a turtleneck
To a ruffled cutie
Here you can see the ruffles more clearly:
I could also use a navy and white one. And turquoise. And green. And...
Yet another top from scratch. I used an old lady blouse found in one of the fabric boxes and some matching lighter remnants, both of unknown provenience.
To make it fun I used buttons of different colors and metal thread topstitching.
In the end it is obvious that the body is too short. The pattern needs 4-5 cm. Yet again, a nice shirt to be donated...sigh. I can pull this upper body length thing off with knits, but with wovens, it looks pretty bad. Remind me to take the necessary precautions next time, please. :-( The bad, or worse, news is that I have 2 more tops already cut out!
UFO finished! One of my boyfriend's old shirts finally got refashioned into this cap sleeve shirt. I started last year, I guess. A seam now and then adds up and now we have a finished garment! It proves that the "half an hour a day of sewing" is quite a useful practice.
I've cut away the sleeves and collar, unpicked the pocket, shortened the shirt and taken it in at the sides, rounded the bottom hem, cut and attached simple cap sleeves, binded the armscye and collar opening with bias tape, added the lace trim, attached the decorative but useful pocket, added new buttons - and it was done! All the trims and buttons were recycled.
Firstly, thanks everyone for the Birthday wishes! Made me very happy! :-)))
So, what did I do yesterday? It was pouring outside. Stayed home. Which wasn't so bad after all. I got to make this:
Look at those matching lines!
I fully lined it with a tan knit.
Refashioned from this old stained Grandma's dress:
But...I didn't bake any cake...For a change...
You all know the big love my little reuse/recycle/refashion genie holds for squeezing pattern pieces onto little fabric scraps, don't you? This little cutie top was made from the remnants of SMOTx3 . There's virtually nothing left. Nothing even to use for half a pair of panties. Assolutamente niente.
For the pants I used curtains. Yes, draperies. Old sun faded cotton red curtains I got from my ex boyfriend's mother a looong time ago. Dyed the fabric purple and sewed the pants. A slightly discolored portion of the fabric that didn't dye well is visible between the back pockets and yoke. If you look closely. :-) I'm wearing them now. They 're quite comfortable. I used this pattern. Also I learned that the creases under the derriere form because the waistband doesn't hold the pants tight around the hips or waist so the weight of the fabric pulls down. You can use a belt as an antidote, though.
Since the sewing machines were threaded white I finished another top from scratch and one more is half done. I haven't decided on ruffles yet. :-)
Tomorrow.
Oh,yes! I forgot to remind you that there is still plenty of time to enter the Birthday Month Giveaway ! Come play along!
Ciao!
Hello everyone!
It has been raining today, so I wanted to start with this gorgeous Second hand shop find! Yummy, no? I feel spring when I look at it! Also, little flowers started blooming around the house and made me smile, but the weather forecast said it was going to snow - again. So this little number will have to wait a minute before going to town.
I need to take it in at the sides because it's two sizes too big and maybe shorten it a few cm. And change those ugly buttons. Weeelll, you do understand I had to take it home anyway, don't you? :-))))
I also made some progress on the refashioning front. Finally those superbad fitting jeans became a skirt. Forgot the before pic, sorry.
You know how it goes:
- you measure the length and cut off the surplus of the leg length of the jeans
- unpick the seams of the legs till the point you can easily overlap the pieces
- insert a piece of the leg remnant as a panel to the front and one to the back
- pin first and than try it on to see if it fits nicely, otherwise repeat the process till you're satisfied
- sew the pieces together - I did it directly, with topstitching
To finish this skirt differently, I didn't just hem it, but stitched a decorative stitch 1 cm from the edge and then frayed it. You can click on the photo to see the detail better.
Hello, dear readers! How are you today?
It was ironing day around here and while I was at it I took this pair of old and worn out socks to throw away. Then the obvious caught my attention! Why not deconstruct them and get a pattern? And also actually sew a pair of socks with a heel?
Here's how I did it:
1. Cut an old cozy sock around the fold and at the heel seam.
2. Find a piece of knit to refashion/reuse/recycle.
You can see I also matched the hems of the sock and fabric. This one used to be a skirt.
3. I cut the fabric directly around the sock pieces (did not make a paper pattern first) with a margin of 5 mm to serge. Of course, you can hand sew or machine sew them.
4. Pin together the heel pieces right sides in and serge.
Here you can see a serged heel and one turned to the right side.
5.On the long upper part of the sock mark the position to match the heel seam on both sides. I snipped the fabric a bit (over the yellow pin head).
6. Pin the pieces together right sides in and serge.
7. Ups! This pattern seems to have a problem. The heel seam falls under my heel! Which means the old socks were actually too short. Will have to adjust the paper pattern a bit (when I make it) to resolve this little issue.
8. Otherwise, it's a nice little sock.
Ehm, socks! :-)
Quick and easy project. Takes 15 minutes to complete.
Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!
Have a nice and cozy evening wearing your new socks!
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