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Refashion Your Denims!

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Okay ,today I'm sharing the simple yet effective

Denim Refashions I did this week!

The first refashion I did was on a favourite pair of jeans.

What I used for this:

Matching coloured embroidery thread
Scissors
A large needle

Being a rather short figured person I need to take most of my jeans up. The problem though with taking jeans up is that if they have a nice finish on the bottom leg seam you lose it when you cut off the extra length of the jeans. I wore my shortened jeans for a while but the unfinished look isn't my style. To make them look better and finished I got some embroidery thread that matched the thread used in the rest of the jeans, a large needle and did two simple straight stitches along the bottom of the jeans.

Note: I split the embroidery thread in half so that I only used
three strands of thread for the stitch and not all six.

The next refashion I did was to add a little something special
to one of my favourite and comfy denim skirts
while also adding a bit more length to it.

What I used for This:

Matching cotton lace (or you could use a contrasting colour)

Scissors

Sewing machine set for regular straight stitch (you could also hand stitch if you don’t have a machine)

I firstly picked a I thought would match the denim colour so it wouldn't look like a tack on job but add something special.
The lace I used had a pre-done non fray edge so it was very simple to sew on.I folded one end of the lace over and ironed it down. I then pinned it in place starting with the folded end.

Note: make sure that the unfinished side of the folded lace will be on the inside of the skirt.

Once the lace was pinned in place I set my sewing machine to a comfortable straight stitch setting and sewed on the lace.

When I had sewed to the end I cut away the extra

lace leaving just enough lace to finish this end t

he same as the other end, folding it in.

For the last step I sewed the two folded ends down making it look properly finished while also ensuring it will not fray on the ends.

Well now you know a little of what I got up to in my

sewing room this week. I hope you all have a great

weekend and have been blessed by this post.

God Bless,

Written By Anita

Denim Refashion, Lengthen jeans, take up jeans, DIY, modest fashion, ladies fashion, Lengthen skirt, refashion skirt, modest skirts, sewing projects, hand stitching, embroidery

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Winter Vest Refashion

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Hi all,

First off let me say sorry for the random times and days

that some of my recent blog posts have come out!

The Internet of late has not been very reliable, therefore,

I am getting the blog posts out when ever I can.

(when there's Internet to post them)

With that said, This weeks post is a little sneak

peek at how I turned my

Queensland Op-shop find into a stylish work vest!

While I was travelling in Queensland I picked up a black vest at a Op-shop that I thought would be just what I needed for a work vest. But, Unfortunately it must have been a company vest because it had a company logo/name embroidered on the front of it. Well the vest was a good fit and price so I bought it and decided to take up the challenge of refashioning it into something special when I got back home.Well, when I got back from holidays I got straight into it and here's how I did it.

The Original Vest

Firstly I needed something to cover the company name so I searched for ideas through my fabrics and embellishments.After looking through all my embellishments and coming out with nothing that would cover the whole company name I came out with a piece of leftover fabric from an apron

I had made for a girlfriend of mine.

Some Cute Fabric

I cut out one of the flowers from the fabrics pattern and sewed it over the old company logo/name leaving about a centimetre from the edge of the fabric ( I'll tell you why I did this in a second).

I them got some black embroidery thread and

embroidered around each section of the flower to make

it stand out and look like it belonged on the vest.

To finish it off I got a pin and frayed around the edge of the

flower patch. (the reason I left a centimetre from the edge is so I could fray it)

I quick Selfie before heading to work!

I love my refashioned vest and I have worn it to work

every one since refashioning it.

Vests are such a great idea because they keep your

body warm while not making your

arms to bulky when your trying to get work done!

God Bless you All,

Written By Anita

Modest Refashion, Work vest , Modest work clothes, DIY, Sewing, refashion, winter fashion, winter accessory, sewing pattern, sewing projects, hand sewing, homesteading, home making, home maker,

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What's So Great About Denim

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Most of us know Denim and use it, but it felt like I discovered it

when I had children and a busy little family to keep.

Not only is Denim a quality cotton fabric that breathes, it is tough and looks good until it finally falls apart. There is not much you cannot do, when you are wearing denim.

It hides stains and you can pretty much sit anywhere.

I learned that I could dress my children in Denim

quite cheaply from the

second-hand shop or handed down clothing.

Because Denim is so hardy, second hand clothing can look as new, and still last a long time. It is very versatile in that you can dress up a little girl in a pretty denim dress with lace, and a little boy in an overall with trucks printed on it. Denim can be dressed up and dressed down. You can pass it down from one child to another, as your children grow. Boys and girls can often wear the same denim when it comes to pants and overalls. Plain pants and overalls just need a girlish shirt or a boyish shirt to change the look.

This acquired knowledge has been applied to my

clothing style also.

God has provided me with beautiful second hand denim jackets, skirts and shirts, all of which look in new condition when I received them. As with the children, I turn my aging denim clothing into work clothes, or around-the-house clothing. In this way I still get to wear, what looks good on me and what I am comfortable wearing, around the yard and in my home. No more daggy around-the-house clothes, just ones that are a little worn.

Denim commonly comes in shades of blue, which looks great on nearly all skin types. It holds itself firm, giving a smart look, and mostly does not need ironing. If it gets a little worn, well that’s just another great look!

Even after you have worn out your denim in the garden, it still has so much potential !

* Save the good parts and make squares into a quality, heavy quilt cover. To buy this sort of a quilt would be expensive. The purchase of the fabric alone would cost quite a bit. I buy a cheap quilt cover from the second hand shop and sew my squares to match the size, using one side of the old quilt as a backing. You can possibly get two backings this way.

* Make pillow covers, curtains or cover a chair.

The ideas seem endless.

* When your quilt cover is worn and faded, make a new one and turn your old one into a picnic rug. It still has lots of life in it. =D The heaviness of the denim will stop it blowing up in the wind.