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Slimming it down and hemming it up

July 29, 2016 By: Amy Trager1 Comment

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I can’t remember where I got this black and grey shirt, but the pattern is a little bit fun and it is very light weight fabric.  It was a couple sizes too big for me, so I used a favorite pink shirt to figure our where sew my new seams.  Sometimes I trace my new seam lines with the kids markers or whatever I can find around the house.  But on this lucky day, I was able to find my chalk tailor which worked great on the black fabric.  I left the sleeves and length at the original length of the shirt because I liked the fit as it was.

The pants I found at my favorite consignment retailer, Clothes Mentor. Brand new with tags from Ann Taylor, at least 75% off retail price. It was a great find!

AND they would have been perfect if I was four inches taller.

I brought them home and hemmed them up.  I took my time and did a good job (which I don’t always on my little projects) and now I have an outfit that fits me just right.

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I was inspired by another sewer, Hofficoffi, to use the hem from my pants instead of throwing it in the trash.

Remember I had cut four inches off my black pants? Turns out that’s plenty long enough for a Barbie skirt.

I used a strip of Velcro to fasten the back, which seems to be easiest for little hands to manipulate.

 

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WP_20160729_16_38_10_Rich_LIBarbie is hanging out in our backyard, wearing her new little black skirt.

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  1. mom says

    July 31, 2016 at 1:44 pm

    Nice job on the shirt…and Lucky Barbie!

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