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Sweater body |
I've had this sweater body in my stash. It previously lived for decades in my mom's stash. My mom would pursue the Jantzen fabric outlet for "buys." She bought a lot of fabric. She made a lot of garments for my dad, my brothers and even some of their friends. She made clothing for herself and for me. Although, I was stitching my own clothes so I didn't receive that many items!
There was no fiber content available regarding the sweater body; but, I would venture to guess it is a wool and polyester blend. When I pressed it, it smelled like wool! It was 31 inches long by 72 inches wide.
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Serged back center seam |
I did bring it to the free table at a September guild meeting; but no one took it. Rather than put it in the landfill, I decided I would make a usable garment from it. Since there was no trim with the sweater body, I didn't want to make a sweater or a vest. I pondered what I could make with the supplies I had on hand. I looked on Pinterest. I searched Google and You Tube for ideas.
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Center back seam with edges secured |
A skirt for my oldest granddaughter seemed to be the best option. I could use the ribbing as the waistband and I could serge the edges of the fabric for the one seam. To make the skirt couture, I whipped stitched the seam allowances to the skirt body. Those seam allowances will remain as they are!
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Waistband from sweater band |
I used the sweater band as the casing for the waistband. The knitted waistband was wide enough that I folded it in half. I used a zigzag stitch to secure the casing. The stitch isn't visible from the front and the finished edge of the sweater band made a neat finish for the inside of the garment!
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Hem |
There was a finish along the lower edge of the fabric. I decided I could turn the edge and hand stitch the hem. The skirt finished about 28 I/12 inches or about four inches below my granddaughter's knee. I'm thinking this skirt paired with boots would look great. Miss K loves to wear boots. I will invite Miss K to go shopping for a blouse and/or a sweater or a vest to complete the outfit. I hope she likes it!
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Finished skirt |
I am rounding to the nearest quarter of a yard so I used three quarters of a yard of fabric to make this project. This brings the total used from stash this month to 4.75 yards and the total used from stash this year to 45.75 yards!
3 comments:
Wow, Terry, what a cool project! I bet Ms. K will love it. Definitely a great way to keep those materials from going to the landfill!
You are amazing & what a great idea. Ms. K will definitely love the skirt and shopping with Grandma K. :) ~t
Very cool! I hope Ms. K loves it.
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