This is another rescue from my local secondhand clothing store. It was a total design disaster, which is probably why it ended up there instead of in someone’s wardrobe. But the fabric was fabulous! I brought it home, cut off the two layers of tangled fabric that comprised the unflattering skirt of the dress, and used some of the fabric to create a new and flattering tunic body. Now it’s so pretty it begs to be worn often!
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My grandchildren watched me sewing while I was visiting, and then my granddaughter got an idea. She wanted to learn to sew too! Her younger brother also wanted to learn, so I took Lily with me to the local fabric store and got some fabric for them to begin. After they worked on their stitches for an afternoon, Lily was ready to try her hand at making her own Barbie dress from fabric. She designed it, I cut out the fabric pieces for her, and she sewed them all together. Didn’t she do wonderfully?
Here is the second tissue dress I made while designing with my granddaughter. I made it especially for her Tiana doll, since I loved her character in the Disney movie "Princess and the Frog." The camera didn't quite catch the exact shade of soft mint green in the tissue, but I was very happy with the finished dress. My granddaughter liked it too!
While visiting my granddaughter this spring, I was told about a fun collection that a local school had done of Barbie dresses made from paper. The article inspired us to get out her mom's tissue paper and go to work! We spent a wonderful afternoon creating lovely works of art, which I photographed so that she'd always remember them. This flirty dress was my first design, and I thought it turned out fabulous! Thanks, Breana, for showing us the article!
I loved, loved, loved this fabric! It looked like a post modern painting. So I brought it home from the secondhand clothing store even though the dress itself was rather sad looking. It didn't take much to bring it to a place where it makes a bold and fun statement. I updated the hemline to a more modern style and shortened the sleeves -- and now it rocks!!
This tunic came to me in a flash when I was shopping at my favorite secondhand clothing store. I saw a pretty black and white print that had been made into a dress that looked boring. So I brought it home and upscaled it to this design. Now it looks so chic! And all it took was a little time and a moment's inspiration. You never know when inspiration will strike, so it's important to remain open to new ideas all the time.
I saw a really cool tunic worn by one of my favorite fashionistas and had to have one for myself. So I designed this totally mod knit tunic from fabrics in my stash. It felt so decadent and wasteful to cut up a pattern into so many sections, but I told my practical side to shut up and got down to it. I think it turned out beautifully. What do you think?
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Denise FeltI took this challenge in the hopes of expanding my creativity as an artist. Already I'm seeing art in a new light -- as something to do for fun and not just practicality! Archives
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