Here are two of them I've recently completed. Can I just mention that stretchy knit fabric is difficult to sew?! Rather irritating if you ask me. Especially since I love to wear knits and want to make things from it all the time.
I took off the lace, sewed up the neckline a little, cut off the bottom lettuce ruffle edge, and took in the sides a bit. I cut off the sleeves and cut them into long skinny rectangles. Then I hand-sewed a running stitch along one edge and gathered it into the flower shape.
For the blue shirt I cut down the neckline to a scoop neck and cut off the sleeves. I used the sleeves to cut little petals and sew them on the shirt. I also cut a narrow strip to bind the seam at the neckline. Then I went back over the petals with embroidery thread to help them stay put.
The shirts turned out okay I think, although I'm not super excited about them. Hopefully the other shirts I got will turn out better!
wow! I'd love to do this stuff to my clothes, but I can never picture how to do it. great job :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I usually look at Anthropologie or other brands I like and copy their stuff. I don't really know exactly how they did it, but I just try things out. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. :)
ReplyDeletevery cute! I like the blue one a lot!
ReplyDeleteI saw you featured at 733 and had to come and tell you how cute your refashions are!! I have done a few shirt refashions myself and am now always on the lookout for more shirts to alter!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you're not excited. I think you did an awesome job! I'll take them if you don't wanna wear them :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous refashions! I'm filing this under "inspiration"!
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