A few months ago I bought a GAP merino turtle neck jumper from the oppy for $3.50. I'm not a turtle neck girl but the colour & quality were too good to pass up so I thought I'd whip up something for Anya. Initially I just intended to shorten the sleeves & cut the neck off, as well as turning it into a cardy, however the more I played around the more I realised I could be a bit more creative. We both loved the buttons on the cuffs so I cut the sleeves & re-attached the cuffs making it a 3/4 length. I used strips cut from the neck to bind the new neck & attached satin ribbon instead of heaps of button down the front, which I reckon gives it a more feminine/ vintage feel.
Yes I'm a little bit chuffed with myself! Ha.........
Now for that over flowing bottom shelf in my sewing room of 'other' potential up-cycle buys!!!
How's your weekend going?
6 comments:
This is totally gorgeous, good job! And so is your daughter :)
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what a beautiful job you made of it!
i agree, the merino is too fab to pass up at $3.50. i made a sleep suit for Danny out of a merino top when he was younger, but i'm so nervous (useless!) sewing stretchy fabrics. go you!!
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Great upcycle! Adorable! I have such a huge stack of clothing to be remade... Sigh... I would love to dimish that pile somewhat.
You have done a fabulous job and I adore those sleeves! Great ideas:)
Oh that turned out so well! I too have an over-flowing shelf of "stuff" intended for refashions... If I live to be 100 I don't think I'd have time to "something" with all of it!
this is gorgeous and I love the photo of your daughter, the light in her hair looks amazing
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