Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Refashionable lady

I stumbled across a couple of blogs where the authors make use of their sewing skills and keen eyes to turn ugly/too big/all around wonky clothes into marvelously fashionable clothes.  This is something that I would lovelovelove to be able to do.  So I am.

First off, I had this shirt.



I got it from the Salvation Army in high school, but hadn't worn it in years. I thought it could become a much more attractive shirt if I took it in and shortened the sleeves, BUT I made a few mistakes and ended up with this:


Obviously, I now have a super cool vest.  One that will probably become a beloved addition to the dress up box, as soon as we get ourselves one of those.

Next, I had these shorts:



My mother-in-law gave them to me, because she is a very thoughtful lady.  But they had no butt pockets and made me feel sort of frumpy, so I couldn't see myself wearing them very often.  Since they are such a pretty blue, though, I didn't want to waste them.

Et voila, I turned them into a skirt!



I embroidered a pretty yellow border around the hem, just to jazz them up a little.


Attempt number the second at refashioning turned out much better than the first.  This is probably because after the first flop I payed WAY more attention to the measure-twice-cut-once rule.  It is deceptively important.

6 comments:

Meredith said...

oh my gosh! you rock! LOVE what you did and how cute is your little one? wow! :)

K Family said...

So, after I read your blog yesterday, I was quietly walking down the streets of my fair city, minding my own business, and YOUR SHIRT walked by. True Story.

K Family said...

Also, love the skirt.

Miriam said...

Mary, you're hot.
And I dig the obviously cool vest! Just work it! The skirt is great. And man I'm getting that itch to chop my hair. But do I dare??!!?!?!
Probably not.

I Study Sticks said...

This doesn't have anything to do with fashion, but those Dinosaur Comics... Gold!!

Michelle said...

oh snicker on the mother in law frumpy shorts. They make a FABULOUS skirt though and love the embroidery!! Huzzah!