Showing posts with label refashioned. Show all posts
Showing posts with label refashioned. Show all posts

Thursday, November 1, 2012

How I Wore...Men's Shirt Refashioned

Got a couple of pics in the Men's Shirt Refashioned from the last post. 


I love how it looks layered, and it's comfortable, too. I think I'll try it belted next time.


 Our local JoAnn's is having a major liquidation sale (it's moving), so I went by today and picked up a few of things.


About $100 worth of fabric for $25? Not too shabby. Looks like my sewing machine will be pretty busy this month.
 

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Men's Shirt Refashioned

I've had a plaid men's button-down sitting in my unfinished projects pile for a while. Originally I wanted to make it into a dress, but a few mistakes had brought the whole process to a halt, and I was feeling uninspired. But then I can across this post by Cotton & Curls, and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

Instead of a dress, I made a blouse. I basically followed the tutorial except I added 2 darts to the back, because my shirt was looking baggy.



This was my first time gathering, so I used this guide. It's not perfect, but I'm satisfied with my first attempt at the technique.

In retrospect, I shouldn't have taken pictures in front of the disgusting basement drain, but hey, I'm new to blogging.
I'm looking forward to taking this piece out of the unfinished projects pile and finally putting it in my closet. Here's to more Saturdays spent on inexpensive and easy transformations like this one.