A Stained Shirt Salvaged
This is an adorable shirt I bought for Lily and after 2 wears, it was stained and got washed (by Daddy of course) without pre-treating the stain. Now the stain is permanent. But I didn't want to let it go yet!
I couldn't find tulle or lace in the color matching the bottom trim, until one day, I laid my eyes on a stained dress of mine that had been in the laundry room forever. I was going to throw it out but then I decided I could use the fabric to make something for the little girls.
Anyway, I was going to cut my stained dress up, but then I saw the belt. How perfect is it! I used a gathering foot to shirr the belt.
Then I was trying to figure out how to finish the ends. Where should the raw ends meet? Do I have to undo a little bit of the shoulder seam to tuck it in?
I auditioned the shirred belt on the neckline and decided to use one finished end of the belt to hang down, covering the other unfinished end. And it is much more interesting looking than just a circular trim around the neck!
I am so happy I don't have to throw this shirt away and it looks even cuter now! Maybe a little over-embellished? Hmm...
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18031Cute as can be and I don't think little girls can ever be over-embelished. I love it.
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612228722872111387Adorable...great save...now if you were buying it again..it would be three times the price!
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1587186602710973I love that neck ruffle! It really adds a lot of dimention to the dress.
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299559Great save. Thank you daddy for helping mommy make a much nicer shirt. Yeah! Kudos to him for attempting to help.
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360663Super Cute!! Better than the original shirt now :) Lots of ***4all***
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7076778119Beautiful job of recycling. and saving. I love your creativity/Lillian
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1457912357753852328245918Wow, not that is putting the thinking cap on. It looks great!
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33350It looks perfect. I hate that we've turned into a society that just throws things away. Good work.
Jo
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32948A girl can never have enough bling!!! Great save and the shirt looks fabulous! Love Chris
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234505Congratulations on what you have achieved and thanks for the detailed instructions
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115775Stunning work all round. it looks so pretty.
Hugs Pam.
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