So today marks the first day of Me Made March, but I will save the shot of my two me made pieces of clothing for a round up later in the week. This post is about my adventures in refashioning my 90s shirt into a cute little vintage inspired number and a few shots of my cherry red Beignet.
As a slight hint for day one of MMM’11, I can reveal that I have road tested this cute skirt as it was such a chilly day.
The only thing I thought would give me gyp was not having thought through the cotton lining & tights = friction. Would a slippy fabric have been better? Maybe, but it wasn’t an issue, thankfully. Anyway, onto the blouse.
I wanted to make something that I’ve got a kind of Miss Marple association with- I don’t know if I’ve got my eras right, but I knew I wanted a round collar with these polka dots, even if it’s not really St Mary Mead.
To call the blouse a refashion feels misleading – Debbie, as you are one of the Refashion Coop editors, do you think taking something completely apart to cut new pattern pieces constitutes a refashion? In reality it took so much longer to cut out than from a new piece of flat fabric. I managed to keep the original facings, buttons & buttonholes though.
I used a McCalls fitted blouse pattern with short puff sleeves. All I did differently was to cut a curved collar. Oh, & got my ric rac out!
I tried to research how ric rac gets used in vintage blouses, not knowing how crazy to go with it. Should I line either side of the button-band? Should I put ric rac on the top of the collar? I decided on the less is more approach – peeking under the collar & over the sleeve cuffs.
Oh by the way, this was definitely not on my list – remember it just called to me, inspired by the Cherry Red Beignet …Tell you what though, the weather’s really got to perk up for me to wear it this month!
I really like the Beignet but wonder whether all us bloggers would meet up one day all wearing the same skirt…hmmmm there’s an interesting idea! I’m really impressed with your refashioning skills and love the ric rac! Why is ric rac so enticing? I nearly bought some just because…
Oh this is so gorgeous! I just love how you’ve used the ric rac. And yay for polka dots!
I love this shirt and I want. it. for. myself. I have a deep polka dot love as you know and ric rac too. I have been thinking too about what makes something refashioned. I think that as you have created a new shirt from an exiting one that that would be defined as refashioned. If you don’t want to post it on refashion co op can I share the link to you blog over there? It is too too good not to share!
Ooh ooh ooh! Polka Dots + Ric Rac = LOVE!
Are you going to mess up my queue and send me stashdiving for my navy and white dotty fabric?
It never occurred to me to put the ric rac underneath – I always thought it “had to” go on top as a big loopy scribble. I am just thinking how cute it would be peeking out of the hem of a skirt…
And that is a fab outfit altogether!
Ahhh that combo is so cute, love the blouse sleeves espesh! The skirt is lush in red
(I sooo need to find the toile I made of Beignet pre-Xmas & finish it!!).
I love the blouse. I think anything that reuses cloth from one function or form to another qualifies as a refashion.Ii just read about WWII women reusing car upholstery to make children’s coats!
Car seat covers for coats – wow! The possibilities are opening up for me – I’d go for fake fur!
Thank you for sharing the ric rac polka dot love!
Guess what – you can also get jumbo ric rac- that would be great for peeking out under a skirt!
oh i adore the rickrack on the polka dot shirt, it’s soooo adorable!
Love the Beignet (I like red) and adore the polka dot ric rac blouse. May have to shamelessly steal this idea if you don’t mind! x
Hi Jane,
Go for it – I’d love to see what you can do with ric rac!!
SB
Oh wow, I LOVE the blouse, it’s so cute! The ricrac, polka dots and uber cute button are just fantastic together, GOOD CHOICE!