Upcycle - the way to go!

Assalammu'alaikum family, friends, readers and followers of this blog. I am attacked with an overdose of sewing mojo and have been sewing a lot lately.. And yesterday, the mojo didnt go away, but my energy level was running low...

I re-visited some blogs, and I found some inspiration at Seam Ripper Joe!

So, I decided to just upcycle just to rid the overdose of sewing mojo - or perhaps just so it didn't die on me suddenly (because we all know that when the mojo goes away, it takes a whole lot to get it back!).

I am totally sold for a shirtdress lately (thanks to that McCalls 7380 pattern!), so I took some of my existing work shirts out to see if there are any matching remnants that I can match with.. And I found just the match.. I was initially torn between these two and got friends to vote in which matches better..

And i got 3 votes to pick the left and just one vote picking the one of the right!

Perfect! So I set myself out to upcycle it the simplest way I could because my energy is really low to calculate or think too much. So I decided to just do a gathered skirt part, which means I just need two rectangular pieces and just gather them to fit the shirt bodice.

And as we all know, my dresses needs deep pockets, so i added them in with not much choice. :p

I was so happy as I sew them all together because it matches oh so perfectly!

LOOK!

Aint it perfect?

And them pockets! Oh so lovely!

I love how these pockets rarely shows bulk. And how I can make it soo deep and feels normal!

And more perfect when I wore it today!

Look at the room in the skirt! 

My hands in the pocket feels so perfect!

And that's my compilation. And I love the happy print, not too loud, but statement enough to be twirling in it! I love love love shirtdresses! And I will probably chop off my yellow shirt and match it up with the yellow chevron fabric that has been lying in my stash like a sore thumb soon!

And here's the yellow one!

I didnt add much flare on this one, and had cut the shirt a little too short (thus the higher bodice). Thankfully, I made the pockets deeper on this one, so my hands (when inside the pocket) still lands right, and not in an awkward position. So yeay to deep pockets! :)

  And the balance of the shirts and fabric was then made into a little shirt for a 2 going 3 yr old. so pretty! I couldnt decide if I should cut off the bodice and add a skirt to it like mine, or leave it as is.

Oh the existing shirt? it is a Giordano Shirt. It is comfy, but the womens' always ends a lil tad short on my bod, and I often had to layer it with a long body inner to feel more secure/modest. So this upcycle gave my shirt a new life! I am so proudly skipping my way to work in this!

To more upcycling!

A happy sewist wearing her own handmade!
Jun

Wassalam