falling leaves halter

[kelly]

i bought 3 sweatshirts (pink, purple and teal) at the thrift store near my house.  the total price was $5.60.  here is a pic of 2 of the sweatshirts (sorry, i cut the other one before i took the picture, but i think you can imagine what it looked like).


i cut the pink one into a halter style and used the remaining fabric from the sleeves to make a skirt and i surged all the edges.  the sweatshirt was really big, so i also took it in at the sides so it was more form-fitting.  then i cut leave-like shapes out of the purple and teal sweatshirts and surged the edges.  i sewed them down, overlapping some from one point on my left hip.  the pin is a crochet flower pin i already had.


and here is a closeup of the leaves:

[spaz2phreek]

that's way hot! Awesome idea!

[I love needles]

Wow!!!  That's so pretty! I never wear sweatshirts because they make me look huge, but your invention is HOTT! 
ps.  Your haircut is super cute, too.

[SewPixie]

Stunning! I really like how you used such an unexpected material to make such a knockout dress.

[BlackMarketBaby]

very cool - one definitely doesn't think "sweatshirts" on viewing that dress!

[homegirleh]

very very pretty! i love the colours. you turned cheap, tacky sweatshirts into a gorgeous design. good job and good luck!

[Compositore Zippy]

That's absolutely amazing!  I bet it's really comfy too.  It looks GREAT on you. 

[katmiller79]

That looks great! who would have thought such plain sweatshirts could be made into something so gorgeous!
great job! kat

[RaeAmazon]

That's beautiful!  I LOVE the leaves.  The shape looks great too.  Don't you love winging it and having it come out so beautifully?

[cloefox]

Very hot!  Why aren't you on "The Cut" or "Project Runway"?