Fabulous 

Go raibh míle maith agaibh  (thankyou all very much!)
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the red one is so clever; the way you re-used the ruffles!!  and I love your bike!! Wish I had one to paint orange...Lxx

Sewlittletime : make sure you post pictures if you do it!!  Lxx

thankyou so much everyone,
hehe violentjayne I like the way you put it!!

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Thankyou!!   Lx

Hello all!!

My first successful reconstruction that I might actually wear!!!

Started with a lovely embroidered cotton smock top that I bought from a vintage shop on ebay...Absolutely gorgeous but also really really massive, I don't have a photo of it in it's original state but here's one similar..

I tried wearing a belt round it but it still made me look pregnant. However the embroidery was too cute to get rid of it, so I decided to take it in.

My first major mistake...forgettin g that it was made of 100% cotton and therefore totally non-stretchy, I reconstructed it in the normal t-shirt way; aka drawing round a tee and sewing the new shape. Of course, this left me with a top which couldn't stretch over my elbows, let alone my chest! Disaster!!

However, I then had the idea to make it into a sort of bolero jacket, and used the material I cut off the bottom (when cropping it) to make a panel in the front with hook & eye fastenings...Added decorative victorian-style buttons and voila!! Rather quirky but I love it

Pic #1 (in which the floor wears the top)


Pic #2 (in which I photograph myself in the mirror)


Pic #3 (well, why not)



Lizzy xx

anyone?!! 

Those are amazing, the way you used the design is brilliant, love them!! I only wish those kind of pants didn't make my thighs look enormous   Lx

they're gorgeous!!!! I love the way you followed the line of the pattern very girly and beautiful Lx