Recycling

I have been having a good sort out of my wardrobe.  A few things I have set aside thinking I could make something out of them for Thea - one of them was a black merino long sleeved top.

My goal was:
- make it in the two and a bit hours between kindy pickup and school pickup
- not do a lot of sewing/altering
- add some embellishment
- use what I have

The first thing I did was cut off the sleeves following the stitch line to the bodice.  This would be too big for Thea so I shaped it slightly and then sewed it up a little bit on the inside.  Instead if heming, I used bias tape to sew around the edge.



I didn't touch the neck or the hem.

Next it needed some defination around the waist so I grabbed some more bias tape (this time very wide) and stitched it onto the dress along the top and bottom, leaving a gap in the middle.

Lastly I threaded through some white ribbon and it was done!

(scuse the expression!)

 Thea has been wearing this to kindy and its a great warm layer for these cold winter days.

'Till next time, Melissa