cardigan to cardigan, just better. and a. lot. smaller.
so this one was harder than expected.
and i am actually surprised it turned out.
being that i have pretty much no idea what i am doing…
like it covered the width of that door it is hanging on…
so instead of just seaming up the sides and arms like grosgrain would do,
i actually had to take off the sleeves, resize, and re-attach them.
{cause my mom’s voice rang in my head,
“the arm sleeve will be down to your elbow!” you’re right, mom. you’re right}
the ribbing on the arms and hem come from this sweater that was obviously on it’s last leg of life…
{since the striped knit is a little rolly, i just left the edges unfinished and sewed it down on top of the white. i love it.}
and the flowers/balloons were used from the excess as well as another old sweater of mine.
{the strings were from the hoodie of said sweater}
i used strips cut from the sleeves {still sewn in a loop} and gathered one edge.
after i hand sewed the flower/things together i attached em with the machine.
cc picked out the shoes.
he said it needed a sassy pop.
he’s probably right.
Cute! I think it turned out great- maybe my favorite one so far 🙂
That's my girl, folks! You see how sassy she looks, and did it on a bud-freakin-get! Just saying…. you take creative to a whole new level with this one, and if you ever wonder if you can pull something off like this again, you will look back to this post and say, mom says I can so this and go for it<br />! Well done, Meg. ( insert applause here)
you are so talented! add cardiganing to the list of things you can teach me when you move down here, right after photoshop (:
This is definitely my favorite one so far. And can I just say, your man has some serious style! Love love the shoes 🙂 You're such a cutie!
I LOVE that he picked out the shoes to go with it. Ha ha! It turned out so cute!
Oh my Meg! Uze mamma taught U well girrrrrrrl! It is awesome, and may I add, you look stunning!
Oh my gosh!!! I love love LOVE this!!! You are super talented. I just want to run out and get a sewing machine right now!!! I would have no idea what I'm doing, but something tells me I could figure it out… you make it look too easy 🙂
@<a href="#c4926247509197106471" rel="nofollow">LAENA</a>thanks! it really isn't that bad… and quite frankly, i am learning the basics again as i ruin plenty of good sweaters. worth it. 😉