My Stack of Sewing Projects Will Last Until I Die.
This could be A Happy Thought, Perhaps. Depending.
This week, there’s one less project in the stack. Though the stack is bound to grow again; I feed it regularly. There is no reason to discuss the feeding of my Sewing Projects Stack any further… I think we’re all familiar enough with project stacks to just let this one pass. If this sort of compulsiveness is all foreign and unfamiliar to you, you have my sympathy (or my admiration, but we’ll never know because I’m changing the subject).
Peter Pan Peplum, in Pink
My finished sewing project started out as rumpled, faded thrift store bargains. A wrinkled pink shirt and a dainty, shapeless print skirt…each cost no more than $3. I was first enticed by the faded transparency of the shirt. It looked vintage, as if it had lasted through decades to meet me (though the tag tells me it hails from American Eagle). I wore the shirt a few times, always loving its vintage aura, and always wishing it were a bit longer. That there was more to it.
And then, I met the skirt. Like the shirt, it had a worn, faded look that I liked. I bought it, thinking it would refashion nicely into a vintage-y apron, but when it joined The Stack, and I saw it in the general proximity of my pink shirt, I knew I had a solution.
Miracle Cure: A Pink Peter Pan Peplum Blouse. If a Ruffle is a Peplum, Anyway.
I’d just figured out the trick of easy, gather-less ruffles. So the peplum wouldn’t be too hard. And I’m (probably) fixated on Peter Pan collars lately…which in this case was convenient, since the contrasting ruffle would make better sense in the company of a contrasting collar.
I love the outcome— the new length, the flirty, feminine ruffle/peplum, the sweet collar, the flower embellishment.
I love the “Flower Girl Meets Flapper and Takes Up Bluegrass in An Old Truck” mood the blouse evokes.
(I actually have a tutorial for all this pink peplum peter pan-ness…Stay tuned. It’s coming soon. But not now…can you imagine the length of this post with a tutorial? Besides, it’s my bedtime, and I’m running out of alliterations. Plus I’m potty training a puppy…stay tuned for that too.)
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aaw just perfect for spring! I’ve been meaning to buy a portable sewing machine to tweak some of my old clothes but never got around it.
Seeing your creation today makes me head for the door right now and purchase =)
Can’t wait to see you next look and creation!
Thank you so much for the visit!
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Good luck! and Thank you.
Lynaea great job looks great! Sure reminds me of some of the patterns we used for your clothes when you were little. Makes me want to sew…..but I will prune instead!!!!
I still have the pattern you made your pin striped navy and white dress with…that you wore the red hat and red shoes with. I hope the pruning is going well…I just butchered my fruit trees again, wishing Dad were my shoulder angel… Love you.
That is one awesome re-do. I love everything about it. The prints look so good together and I can’t wait to hear how you did the ruffles. I need to know this! thanks also for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment about my bed-bench! Go for it! you’ll be glad you did!
Kim
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I’ll post the tutorial next week and let you know…Thanks for visiting!
Oh, I love this redo. It has inspired me! You did an awesome job!
I answered the thought about sucanat over on my Resourceful Gals blog in case you were interested. 😉
Nice meeting you!
Gloria
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Thanks so much for the info, Gloria. Sucranat will be hanging out with honey in my pantry, forthwith. (=
This is one of the best re-do’s I’ve seen!! This shirt is amazing. LOVE LOVE LOVE
Great job!
Thank you thank you!
Oh my! How cute is your shirt! Looks great with your jeans!
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Thank you! Have an awesome weekend.
So cute!! I just adore these projects of yours– so clever & the results are beyond adorable!!
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Thanks Tabetha.