Gah!
I am working on like ten projects at the moment, but I haven't finished anything, and almost everything I am working on is a Christmas present, so I can't post about it until after Christmas anyway. Which is making me a bad blogger.
I would promise to blog again soon, but I have no idea the next time I will be making something for myself, or indeed something that I can blog about - so, until then, thanks for reading, and I (hope) to be back, and sewing more frequently, after Christmas.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Simple refashion - skirt to shorter skirt
So, this is a really really easy refasion.
I started with this skirt.
The skirt was too tight around the waist, so I cut most of the top panel off, leaving enough to fold down to make a casing for elastic. To do this, I turned the skirt inside out, folded the top panel down to the ruffle, and pinned along the lower seam of the ruffle. Using this as a guide, I cut about 1.5cm past the line of pins.
This gave me a panel above the ruffle of about 5cm.
Next, I folded the panel in half, and folded it down over the back of the ruffle and pinned it in place.
Turning the skirt right side out, I sewed along the original line of stitching, leaving a gap of about 5cm to allow me to thread the elastic into it. Looking at the inside of the skirt, this created a casing I could feed elastic through.
I fed elastic into the casing, stitched the gap closed.
And, I had one upcycled skirt - cute pattern, cute length.
I started with this skirt.
The skirt was too tight around the waist, so I cut most of the top panel off, leaving enough to fold down to make a casing for elastic. To do this, I turned the skirt inside out, folded the top panel down to the ruffle, and pinned along the lower seam of the ruffle. Using this as a guide, I cut about 1.5cm past the line of pins.
This gave me a panel above the ruffle of about 5cm.
Next, I folded the panel in half, and folded it down over the back of the ruffle and pinned it in place.
Turning the skirt right side out, I sewed along the original line of stitching, leaving a gap of about 5cm to allow me to thread the elastic into it. Looking at the inside of the skirt, this created a casing I could feed elastic through.
I fed elastic into the casing, stitched the gap closed.
And, I had one upcycled skirt - cute pattern, cute length.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Wardrobe refashion
I have signed up for the wardrobe refashion challenge. For two whole months! Eek! So exciting and scary all rolled into one.
So, as part of my sign up, I am posting my pledge here.
I fyrefairee pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 2 months. I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed fyrefairee.
So, as part of my sign up, I am posting my pledge here.
I fyrefairee pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 2 months. I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed fyrefairee.
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