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Refashioning my nautical top
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Have you ever refashion a refashioned item of clothing? A while back I discovered that one of my fave refashioned tops was beginning to stain due to the solvents in the glue that I used to embellish it (note to self, use a needle and thread next time!). Anyway, I tried hard to save it from the bin and settled on a lovely tutorial from Tea Rose Home. I wore the new top on our outing to the Mid-Autumn Festival picnic with friends :-) Have a great week ahead....
I had to get rid of the old embellishments first. Here's my tutorial!
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Cut out the old embellishment and traced it onto
neckline (leaving seam allowance)
of old large cotton t-shirt. |
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| Cut out the trace portion and sewed it back onto old tee. |
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Cut 2" strips from the blue tee on the bias.
Then made them into wave shapes! |
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Set the sewing machine to largest number and sewed
a straight stitch through all the strips.
Pull ends of thread to make
ruffles. |
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Sewed on ruffles starting from the top and made sure
the stained parts were covered. |
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| Also sewed them on the back! :-) |
Hoping this top will last a bit longer. Since it's made from cotton, and I don't bleach my clothes, I think it will stick around in my closet a bit more :-)
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Super cute!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon! :-)
DeleteDo something with a peplum, since they r in sason now??
ReplyDeleteHmmmm....might need a thicker piece of fabric. Thanks for the tip!
DeleteThat's a lovely blue!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's a very old t-shirt from uni days - it's that old! :-)
DeleteThat is so cute. Fantastic shade of blue. Thank you for sharing. Visiting from A Creative Princess. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/10/make-it-pretty-monday-week-17.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
ReplyDeleteHow clever! I did love the first one though that nautical inspired top. I guess you could have dyed it too or something, but I get you. I love that first one. hahaha.. sorry, but I hope to have time to do something like that. :) Cute ruffled neckline though. :) Gotta make something work. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Adin! Dying's an idea but then the rope would have been dyed too. I still have the embellishments, so I can pin it on elsewhere. :-)
DeleteI'm about to refashion a refashion. Great job on extending the life of your t-shirt. The blue works so well with white.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pam. I think the blue and white reminds me of the Greek coastline, with the white houses and blue sea :-)
DeleteThank you for sharing this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
ReplyDeleteI love how this turned out!
ReplyDeleteI'd say it was a complete success! I pinned Tea Rose Home's tute and hoped to attempt it one day, now you've given me encouragement to try it myself. Going to take a cruise through your blog, can't wait to see your other posts.
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