I get asked a lot of different questions about crafting, sewing and more. I’d love to do a post where I answer all of those questions…do you have one you’d like to ask? Ask anything! Ok. Maybe not anything but…serious, ask away!
Shoot me a quick email with your question at twopeasinapoddesigns at gmail dot com.
xoxo,
Trish
Love the blue plaid...
I took a fitted button down shirt of my own and laid it on top of shirt. I used it as a guide. I cut about an inch out from the edge of my shirt right up the sides. Then I sewed them back together. I should have tried my shirt on before using it as a pattern. Um, post baby…I guess I’m a wee bit bigger than I used to be because it’s kinda tight. Hence the…I meant to leave it unbuttoned at the bottom because it looks cool…look.
Then I cut the sleeves off, and cut the cuffs and sewed them back together to make 3/4 length sleeves. I used a piece of the fabric and sewed a band around that sleeve seam as a decorative element.
I used some contrasting fabric and added it to the hem. I used that same fabric along with some of the cut off shirt fabric and made two sets of ruffles. To do that, I cut them x” wide (i don’t know how wide – I just eyeballed it) and then pressed in half and ran a gathering stitch down the edge and adjusted it to the length I liked. I sewed those ruffles down the button placket with a zigzag stitch for interest.
Added a belt from the remnants and made a little posie pin to give it some sparkle. I really liked it but it’s kinda tight so I’m thinking it might be a cute dress for one of the peas!
The next night, I started on a quick one for one of the peas who also wanted to get in on the Earth Day recycled dress act.
I used one of her tank tops, like this, as a pattern. 
Again, I cut about an inch wider than the tank top and I followed the skirt line too so it was wider at the bottom. Girls have hips. Men don’t. I think that’s what I didn’t like about the first one I made.
Sewed it all back together. Added some fabric panels at the bottom. Added ruching to the collar. Ruffles to the button placket. And a flower posie pin and belt. Voila! Earth day goodness…and she loved it. And…removing the sleeves, way easier!
Have you tried refashioning anything lately? Wanna share a link in the comments section? We’d love to see what you’ve created!
xoxo,
Trish
I have been taking a class in Illustrator. Previously, I would design, draw, sketch out my stuff – be it textile designs, etc and then hire a graphic artist to digitize, colorize and do all the work for me.
It’s super expensive to do that. And I wanted to be able to play around with it all by myself. So, I took a class at our local Art college and have fallen deeply in love.
With Art School – love designing, communications – all that stuff. Super fun. I already have plans for the next two quarters for more fun classes in both fashion design, pattern drafting and also more graphic design.
And I’ve been looking for guinea pigs (hee! hee!)
Do you have a blog or an etsy shop that you would like a banner made for it? I love using personal photos but I’m up for trying anything. And I’m super cheap. I’d like to offer up a simple custom banner for you, like what is pictured here, for $15. It will include a banner and avatar.
I will only take two orders for now so if you are interested, hurry because I’m not sure when I’ll do this again!
You’ll find the listing over in my etsy shop. Can’t wait to work with you! Thanks for giving me a chance to practice!