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Dress Challenge!

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This is my contribution for the Premier Dress Challenge for Christine Hope.  She is the host for the Norwegian Seeing Bee this year as well - and I love her 💖 I thought a Fresh Lady like her needed something special with a "touch of fun" With focus on "green environment" I have tried to make a refashion dress for her  from an old tunic and a top, and with curtain tassels as decoration for the belt.   "Dress Crises!" She is so sad because she don't have a dress to wear for the Premier 😒 I thought this tunic would be a great skirt for a dress for her! and the top would be nice together. I cut the tunic into a good shape for the skirt. The belt is petersham ribbon with tassels which you normally use for curtains decoration.     I had to use a color to cheer up the black top, so I have use turquoise piping.    Christine's last name is on a big button at the back! The dress is nice

Grey & Yellow!

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There are no limits with refashion, and it’s always nice to try new combinations with different colors 💛 - and also to try new ideas! The sleeves is rather long, but definitive warm! I cut the sleeves of the jacket and used the grey sleeves of the sweater instead. I turned the sweater inside out because it was a bit "bumpy". The V-neck was a great detail at the back of the skirt with a drawstring 😊 Since the knitting was rather loose I had to use a kind of lining, and choose a yellow sport stretch which I think is nice together. 

Origami Dress

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This is a new TR Technic I have learned! I have used linen fabric and that's great to work with when you make pleats like this. Of course you have to be exactly when sewing the pieces together.. I made the front part first and then decided to combine red and black on the back as well. I could use red or black skirt for the dress, but figure out that it would be more interesting with making waves for the skirt :)  I start with drawing lines on the body and make a pattern for the origami pleats. This is how it looks like after cutting out the pattern that I made. The front part is finished.  I choose a Burda pattern for the skirt and draw the wave-lines how I wanted them to be. To make it fit the upper front I decided to use red in front and black at the back, and I'm Happy how it turned out! :) Burdastyle pattern #121 04/2016 Thanks BurdaStyle for featuring My Dress!

Wool Dress :)

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My lovely friend and model Susan 😍 is wearing a new refashion dress on a local mannequin show in Etne, (close to where I live). The dress is made of an old wool jacket (sleeves), a waistcoat and an old sweater from my husband's closet.. Even if the wool has a good quality is can be a bit "bumpy" after a while, so therefore I decided to use the wrong side out. I wanted to have a plain grey skirt, so the backside of the sweater is the front of the skirt, and the sleeves became two panels for the back of the skirt😉 I turned the waistcoat back/forward and used a silver rubber-band around the neck with black pearls at the ends.  I could use some of the knitted bottom of the waistcoat as finishing for the skirt, which makes it very nice.  I made some pleats at the front of the skirt and darts at the back. Voila - finished!  I'm telling about the dress and how I made it 😊

Long Wool Jacket

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This is a great jacket to wear when it's cold and freezing outside!               I have had the pattern for a long time, and I finally  got the time for sewing it!  It's from My Image 2010/2011.   It's an easy pattern, but when you have the right wool fabric it's just to do it 😉  I like the big pockets, and it's warm and cozy to wear.                                 I have even used it as an outdoor jacket, only for a short period when I'm using the car.       

Refashion Dress with Stripes!

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Stripes are always Fun to work with!  This dress is made of a jacket with a shawl collar and a top with long sleeves. I started with the black top as basic body and kept the sleeves from the striped jacket. I closed the front shawl collar of the jacket with a seam and turned it back-forward. Then it became a high-low skirt for the dress which I think is very nice. The asymmetric collar is made of the last piece from the original shawl collar of the jacket. The belt is very simple with a tie and tassels at the ends. I think Sara looks fabulous in the dress💕 You can see how I have cut the top and the jacket: It's nice to use old garments to make something new 😉