Monday, April 6, 2020

Long cotton navy skirt - fix and refashion

I’m meant to be going to a course in Tasmania in the middle of the year, world craziness pending. Given that it’s going to be COLD COLD COLD I have been keeping an eye out in op shops for appropriate things to wear. This long cotton skirt was perfect!
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1bql9D4Sme64wCwNf7zqcnppffL8Prali
It also hassss...... pockets!
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1lX5acDrG39SjMIMulbRpz6BToP33PXfY
When I looked closer it had already been taken in at the waist. I didn’t need it to be, so I unpicked it.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1KbizhRIu7o74fau-B5kteMci-2xiSiCp
Unfortunately the fabric must have worn through, because I also got a hole out of this.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1FaVMcOYNqmDzexwyHu8aW9dwq0RZSwkp
Oops! How to fix it? Luckily I had these fabric flower parts sitting on my sewing table. They came off a card I took from my grandmother’s stash. I remember making little patchwork inserts for Christmas cards when I was younger.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1YkhdVLVcd_2GmUk_EqbW7kXqBG_g6Rf-
The little white flower on top was from my wedding bouquet. I made mine out of brooches and fabric flowers, which mum contributed most of 😊
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1FmplQXzYdcdDIciAAJUwQF1FpWBJk5ZC
This was right on the side seam. I needed to stitch them down fully otherwise they would stick out and look odd. It was a hand-sewing job. Enter Star Trek!
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1r7jhuCq5F_-6m4u6UXACD_fy_uuk5UrO
Very happy with the end result. It’s very comfortable!
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=12OCvQD2qFt7kT_yiT78rUqRA7WnQt3qw

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