Someone recently passed along a pretty blue cardigan sweater to me. I loved the colour but the sweater was a little loose. Today I tried it on again and decided it needed to be taken in a good two to three inches along the sides.
Once I had it fitting properly I still wanted to “fix” it somehow. I decided to give it elbow patches in a feminine floral pattern. I used an oval dish as a template, turned under the edges of the patches, pressed them and using a zigzag stitch, sewed them onto the sleeves.
Thinking that the front also needed to be dressed up, I used the same fabric to cut a small pocket, trimmed it with lace, a vintage button and voila! A one-of-a-kind cute little cardi!
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| Front |
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| back with elbow patches |
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| pretty, feminine and unique |
Passing along clothing to a friend or relative is a great way to "recycle" and economize. Use your imagination (and your sewing machine) to make the "new-to-you" clothing uniquely "you".
Thank you for stopping by My Turquoise Kettle Life.
Wishing you a creative day,
Sandra
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