I picked up this fruit fabric a while back when I had a Jo-Ann's coupon. I didn't really have a plan for it, it just looked fun. I mean who can resist brightly colored fruit?
I have a pile of 3T jeans that still fit my daughter in the waist, but they are a few inches too short so she really couldn't wear them. I couldn't bear to waste them so I've started turning them into skirts. Well, actually, this is my first one. I cut off the legs, evened up the cut and then stitched on a tube of gathered fabric. (I used probably 40 inch (about 1 meter) long strip to make the tube.)
The shirt is my favorite part of the whole outfit. I picked up the T-shirt on sale at Wal-Mart for $2.00 and just raw edge appliqued the apples onto it. I just love how it turned out. I think the skirt and the shirt together probably took less than two hours from start to finish.
The apple shirt still needs another washing or two to fray nicely, but I couldn't resist sharing. Partially because Amanda Jean posted about using the same fabric just the other day, and because I'm just so pleased with how it all turned out. Now I just have to get my daughter to wear the darn thing...
15 comments:
Adorable!!! What a perfect use for that cute fabric!
I really love it. I also have that fabric. It looks great on the shirt.
Oh my gosh that is too cute! Perfect fabric for it!
I want that skirt for me.
What a good idea! So cute!
Cute, cute cute! Girls are so fun to sew for.
Super cute!
Love it! Top and skirt both look great :-)
I want to do something similar with my son's jeans - he has such looooong legs, so I'm going to sew some fabric to the bottom of each leg....one day. It's on my list!
Very cute! I admire your guts in cutting up one thing and turning it into something else. I have a skirt with a hole that I really want to fashion into something else (maybe a hat?), but I'm still a bit afraid to take scissors to it.
What a darling outfit! Great idea on getting more wear out of the jeans!
Smart!
how smart and thrifty!!
i should do something like this with my daughter's jeans. She is long and skinny, so she outgrows the length first.
thanks for the great idea!
Cute outfit! I just love that raw-edge applique!
I think that is my favorite sewing project of yours ever!! The skirt is MY favorite part. It looks like it came from a boutique. Great idea for extending the life of the jeans!
Cute, cute, cute! I love that fabric, too. I was so excited when I saw it at our Joann's!
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