I have been working on A LOT of sewing projects in the last couple months while we have been snowed in, and this one was the first...a girls jumper from a men's button down shirt.
Unforunately I can't find the "before" picture, but this shirt is pretty similiar except the one I used had two pockets meaning more work for me ripping the pockets off, but so worth it.
The best part of this sewing project is that a lot of the major sewing is already done for you. Basically the back of the shirt becomes the front of the jumper allowing you to utilize the yoke and the pleat.
The front of the men's shirt becomes the back adding character with the lovely row of buttons. This row of buttons adds charm, but best of all, I didn't have to master them because it was already done for me!
I used the material from the sleeves to make the simple shoulder straps, and I have enough leftover to make a headband in the future. This time I attached the straps too far apart so I'll probably be fixing that at some point, but for now we can live with it. All in all, I am pretty pleased with this creation.
I tried to get some shots of my daughter in "action" so I bribed her (don't judge). I let her have one of the roses hubby got me for Valentine's day...so just ignore the fact that it looks like she is going to eat it. (-;
I am linking this post to Kimba's DIY day...check out the tons of creativity gathering over there!
And also I'm linking to Somewhat Simple Strut your stuff Thursday! Lots more inspiration over there!
**If you are interested in reconstructing your own creation, check out craftster for a great tutorial. It definately helped me on this project.
