There was one shirt of the bunch that was unwearable. There was no way I could fashion it into something I would want to be seen in so I had to think outside of the clothing category for this one.
Honestly, this project took me about 15 minutes and was aggravation free so I kind of feel like I’m cheating. I mean, shouldn’t projects be filled with lots of swearing and throwing crap across the room before you end up with a finished project that you sort of hate?
Anyway, what would make a horrible dress or shirt can make a cute pillow. I cut out squares from the front and back leaving the button and pocket details and assembled my pillow. I did do one other little thing, which was to sew along both sides of the button placket so the stuffing didn’t fall out.
I’m quite pleased with the final result.
Brilliant! I love a good upcycle every now and then!
By the way, as a follower of my blog, I’d like to invite you to my first-ever linky party on Wednesday 11th April at 4pm. The theme is High Tea and I’d love to see any posts you have that fit in with this idea. It could be cupcakes you’ve made, your favourite teacups, paintings, what you’d wear to a tea party, a tea-party tutorial, recipes, photographs – anything goes, as long as it’s on a teatime foodie theme!
The party’s on until Friday 13th at 4pm, so you have plenty of time to find your favourite posts. The linky party will be a bi-weekly affair so hopefully I’ll see you at one or two of them. Have a great day!
- Sarah
Hey You!
I keep popping back into your blog to see what you’ve made recently… and it keeps coming back to the same post. You need to get inspired and get back to work so I have pretty pictures to look at!
-Christina
Oh my gosh Christina, you totally guilted me into making something! Thanks so much for the pressure. I am back to sewing.
love it!!