I am in major need of some craftiness in my life right now. I have a cabinet full of clothes that I hope to alter or transform in some way. And since we're trying to save money, I think I could get that new clothes fix by updating some old ones. I am itching to get my sewing machine out for the first time since we moved. (I can't believe it's been that long.)
I've found a few great tutorials on Pinterest that I would love, love, love to try.
I think this one is super cute, and very wearable for work or casual outfits. I couldn't connect to the linked page for some reason, but it looks fairly straight-forward, so I'm hoping to figure it out. I already have one or two tops in mind that I could use.
I am in love with this one. I've seen a few variations of it, including one with the entire back made from a different shirt made of sheer material. I'm considering using the back of an old plaid shirt that I never wear rather than use panels of fabric like this one does. You can find the original tutorial HERE.
This one would add that bit of extra flare to a boring t-shirt or tank that I would wear under a cardigan at work. I don't care for the ribbed tank used in the tutorial HERE, so I would use something a little dressier looking, I think. However, I've never seen the ruffled fabric like this at fabric stores. Have any of you seen it? Wear should I be looking?
The vast majority of my tank tops are used for layering and fit more snugly, but I'm wishing more of them would fit like this one, especially when I think about summer wear. The link to this one wouldn't work either, but it also seems simple enough for my novice sewing skills.
I also just saw this tank on my guilty pleasure, The Lying Game, and adore it. I usually don't care for the peplum look, but I liked the relaxed fit of it. Some day when my sewing skills improve, or if someone wants to show me how, I want to make something similar.
Well, that is vastly more than enough to get me started again. At my rate, this will take all year. Just thought I'd share some of my musings with you. Wish me luck!
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