Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Pattern Review Sewing Bee Round 2: Men's Dress Shirt Refashion

So, I have advanced to round two of the Pattern Review Sewing Bee. This round requires contestants to  refashion up to five dress shirts into a garment for an adult. Lucky for me, two weeks ago, I created a Pinterest board dedicated to refashions of dress shirts and was primed when the announcement was made. I went to my pin board for what had previously provided inspiration. Though they are great re-purposing projects, I thought they resembled the man shirts more closely than I liked. I wanted to use the fabric from the shirts and reference the source subtly.

I looked in my stash of shirts and found several that I could use for this project, but I wanted one more of another color. I hit the neighboring thrift store and found three shirts that made me change my plans. I saw two size 22 shirts in purple and one size 22 in blue giving me about 4 yards of fabric. Between these two shirts, I decided on a color block plan. (I am sorry for the color quality, I took those on my phone in too bright light.)
When I saw how much fabric I had, I hit my stash for a suitable pattern and found Butterick 9695.

 

 and Mccalls 4613 after my hubby suggested it needed more umph!
1970s McCall's 4613 Vintage Sewing Pattern Accessories Belts and Bags One Size

I set to work and here is the end result.


I kept the original hem of the shirts and added the button details to the collar and the obi belt.

I think my hubby was correct in suggesting the belt was needed.
I love the drama of the collar.
These are colors I would never have chosen without the confines of what was available at the store. I like them together.



I whipped this project out in a hurry! I had so many ideas swimming in my head that if I didn't just dive in, I would still be considering. I am glad to be done so I can relax. Here's to hoping I do well and move on to the next round.

Happy Sewing,
Bianca

15 comments:

  1. Wow, that's amazing! I love what you've created out of a few old shirts. Good luck, I hope you make it through to the next round!

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  2. This is really lovely. What a great job!

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  3. When I saw this, I literally said out loud, "WHAT?!!!" I CANNOT believe you made that from dress shirts. You are the bomb! That is so amazing. I hope you win! I can't remember--is there a winner for each round or just one overall? If there is a round winner, I vote for you!

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    1. Thanks Lisa! That is just the reaction for which I was hoping! This round has a prize of $100 for fabric ;p

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  4. Beautiful! Very creative. I love watching your participation.

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  5. So fun to see. I can feel the gears spinning in your brain with this kind of challenge. So well done!! Keeping my fingers crossed for you. :))

    Hillary

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    1. Thanks Hillary! You are correct, my wheels have been turning, and still are. I knew I had to sew this quickly because If I didn't I would still be tweaking it. :)

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  6. This is so chic and unique- I can't believe it is repurposed shirts!

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    1. Thanks so much Ann! I am still a little surprised myself :)

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