My
One Monthly Goal (OMG) for July was to finish a shirt I started in an Alberta
College of Art and Design (ACAD) Continuing Education class in June. I’m
happy so say I finished it yesterday. I’m wearing it here with one long-sleeve
and the other turned up, I guess the Winter look and the warmer season look.
Re-fashioned
from two men’s shirts (found at Value Village) the front still looks much like
the original shirt, however I did a lot of altering to make it fit my female
body, and I completely remade the back, with the front of the second man’s
shirt and a complementary piece of fabric from my stash.
I’m
happy with the results and look forward to wearing it, after it returns from
the wash to remove all the chalk marks.
Another
project I worked on was re-modelling one of my husband’s T-shirts into a
work-out shirt for me. I just couldn’t bear to get rid of the Montreal
Jazz Festival T-shirt from 1998, so I saved the front and added a couple of
sporty fabrics, a turquoise bamboo fleece and a red mesh, to the back for
fun. I also added red mesh cap sleeves. Again I had to do some
altering to make it fit my figure, Once my husband saw the re-do, he wanted
it back – too late.
The
last item I re-did was a dress into a skirt. I should have taken a before
picture. The dress was very dated, with shoulder pads and some beading on
the top, it was also too short through the torso for me, however I loved the
georgette material and I can always use a new skirt for my Alberta Ballet
evenings.
I’m
glad I took this class, although I can rework or sew anything I needed the
discipline of being in a class to work on these projects and actually complete
them. At home on my own I’ll always defer to quilting, and the mending
and altering pile just grows.
This
morning there were 50 finishes at Elm Street Quilts, where I am linking up to
post my July finish, drop by and have a look at some of the other projects,
perhaps consider joining us for August.
It’s not about what it is – it’s about what it can
become! ~ Dr. Seuss
Very cool. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your goal finish.
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