Friday, August 6, 2010

My Newest Outfit and Modest Refashion How-to


Last night Mom and I had a baby shower to attend. I decided to try out a new outfit.


I had been having trouble finding a  summery top to wear with my new brown linen skirt.
The night before my Granny had given me a couple of tops from her closet. (she buys the cutest clothes from high-end resale boutiques!) This one was a very soft, stretchy v-neck with a cute gathering/knot detail at the bust. The only problem was the lowness of the neck. When is that not a problem with so many otherwise adorable tops? I had planned on wearing a camisole underneath, but those are so horribly tight and HOT for summer. urgh.


So, for a quick-fix I dug through the enormous fabric scrap bag lurking in the shadows of my closet and found a piece of the same brown linen. I cut a large irregular square, double thick. While trying on the shirt, I pined the linen inside the base of the neckline, at the level  I wished the neckline to begin.


Then I turned each top edge down 1/2" to the inside  and sewed across. I also added a bit of brown eyelet lace. (I think it gives it a nice meant-to-be touch! ) Then I stitched down the sides of the v-neck down to the knot. I also had to hand whip-stitch across the knot. Then I trimmed the fabric within a half-inch of the seam - and finished! It worked great - and we had a lovely time at the shower!


Oh - I almost forgot. the head-band is also a piece of linen from the scrap bag. I just ironed it in a nice fold and tied a knot under my bun. As you probably know, I do love hair accessories!!

10 comments:

  1. WoW! That is one awesome idea! I am definitely going to do that soon to my shirts...

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  2. Absolutely adorable and creative! :)

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  3. SO beautiful! You look absolutely lovely, fresh, and summer-ish!! ;) That is such a neat idea for those low shirts.. now, if I see one that is really cute, I can buy it knowing that I have a way to fix it!! lol!

    Thanks for sharing!

    Love ya! S

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  4. Good job fixing the low neckline on the top! It's a lovely outfit. :)

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  5. Love it! And you are right; the eyelet trim does give it a pretty,"meant-to" look

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  6. Beautiful job! I've been thinking about doing something similar to some of my shirts. . . because all though layering is really helpful in preserving modesty, it can be miserably hot in the summer.

    Love the lace and the skirt as well!

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  7. That is so pretty! I'll fix my low neck t-shirts that way. Thanks so much for the idea!

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