Category: skirt

Featured: 5 of our Projects on 3 Great Sites!

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It’s always a good week when our projects are featured! This week, not one, but THREE of our projects were featured on  One Pretty Thing’s Before and After Round-up!

Autumn’s Aubusson Desk & Duck Egg/Old White Buffet and Yvette’s Skirt from a Man’s Dress Shirt


Creative Itch featured Yvette’s DIY Placemat Clutch on Sew Cute Tuesday

And, last but not least, our blog was given some love and Autumn’s Thrifted Chair Revamp popped up on On A Whim!

Take a moment to visit these super sweet sites today!

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Man’s Dress Shirt Becomes Flirty Skirt!

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I just love repurposing and upcycling!! Last week I came across a tutorial that I knew I just had to follow.  I started out with a man’s dress shirt. 

Hubs would have killed me if I used one of his, so this was $4.99 at my local Goodwill.

A little nip and tuck, and an hour later I had this:

Cute, huh?

Here I am in an attempt to model my new skirt:

It’s not easy to get an 8-year-old to take a clear photo!

The only thing I did differently from the tutorial is that I didn’t make the belt loops. I used a 15×33 men’s shirt, and if I were to make this again I would probably look for a 16×35 (I normally wear a size 6 or 8 skirt) to have a bit of a fuller skirt and more sleeve length to work with for the belt/sash. I would also probably make the skirt a couple of inches shorter by cutting the waistband a little lower.  I didn’t do it this time around because I wanted to keep the pocket in tact.

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