The newly shrunken garment front (silk side out)...
...and back.
Yes, it's really that much smaller than it was!
(For reference, that's a 12-inch ruler!)
With the wool side out (front side)...
(For reference, that's a 12-inch ruler!)
With the wool side out (front side)...
...and back.
After I'd given up on ever wearing this garment...
...or even having anyone else ever wear it...
...I decided to shrink it in the washing machine and sew it up into a cute little market bag with handles.
Then, one of my daughters suggested that I keep it for use as a toddler dress..
...so I put it away in the attic with my favorite baby clothes...
...for that happy day (fingers crossed!) sometime in the future. :)
...or even having anyone else ever wear it...
...I decided to shrink it in the washing machine and sew it up into a cute little market bag with handles.
Then, one of my daughters suggested that I keep it for use as a toddler dress..
...so I put it away in the attic with my favorite baby clothes...
...for that happy day (fingers crossed!) sometime in the future. :)
11 comments:
Goodness, it shrank a lot, didn't it!
Hahaha...YES! Just like a wool jumper that's gotten into the wash by mistake! :)
I think that's a good save. :-)
Kathryn--:) Somehow, I think the proportions look better after shrinking it, too!
A toddler tunic was the first rescue that came to my mind! I hope it finds a home soon!
I think for a child I'd cut the points off the hem & use the pieces for either one pocket on the chest with a flower sewn on showing the reverse side OR sew two pockets down in front.
Rebecca Haha...let one of them get married first, please!!
Elizabeth. Great idea,but I think I'll wait to see the little one and THEN do alterations!! :)
I don't think that's a disaster at all! It'll look cute on (hopefully) the proper grandchild. :)
My only disaster would be about the storing it - no storage space at this inn. :)
I'm giving you an A for effort, if nothing else. You tried something different, and it didn't work. Not the end of the world, right? Besides, maybe it was meant for a tiny one in the first place, and it was waiting for you to discover that. So put it in the wish basket, and save it for that special day when it will have a deserving little girl to wear and model it proudly for you. :)
Good idea saving it for repurposing as a toddler tunic!
I can imagine all the wonderful little clothes you will make when that happy day comes!
xx
Thanks for all of your encouraging words!
Post a Comment