Tidbits

Okay, I admit it...the Pinterest bug has bitten me. As a designer and craft-loving person, it's only natural, though! Pinterest, a bulletin board of sorts for online images, is an awesome place to inspire and be inspired for the next artistic adventure.

Anyway, the other day, I was super excited to finish a t-shirt dress to vest makeover inspired from this pin on Pinterest. I thought y'all would like to see it, so below are several pictures and a short tutorial on how I created it!

The final project...front view.

The final project...back view.

A before picture.

First, cut down the center of the dress' front. Then, open up the dress and cut out the vest shape (the dotted lines on figure 2 above will give you an idea of where I made my cut lines. After that, you'll have the vest shape (see figure 3). I then took the large scrap of extra fabric, cut strips out of it and pulled each strip to make long, string-like ropes (see figure 4). By folding the stretched fabric ropes in two lengthwise, I was then able to use the ropes to bind all the raw fabric edges of the vest. (I knotted the ropes at the point of each front panel for a cute touch. Finally, I took another couple of fabric scraps (ones that already had binding on a long edge), did a quick ruffle stitch on them and added the ruffles to the vest's front. I also sewed two of the ropes in the front so I can tie the vest closed.

I hope you are inspired and encouraged to try your own Pinterest makeovers...this one was so much fun to do!! I also had an awesome time making t-shirt rings and scarves with a friend. Here's a link to the t-shirt ring and t-shirt scarf pins we were inspired by!