wardrobe refashion: de-ruffling a shirt

July 25, 2009 | 4 Comments

floral shirt

Here’s the shirt from yesterday’s garage sale finds. I really liked the fabric, but the shirt was a little bit too frilly for me.

floral shirt

The first thing I did was cut off the gathered cuff and replace it with a simple rolled hem. Next I removed the ruffle and reattached the fabric with no gathers. Finally, I snipped off the ties, stitched the center closed and added a vintage button.

floral shirt

I like the shape of peasant style blouses, but I’m not a big fan of all of the frilly stuff. This turned out just perfect for me. Plus, I totally love that button!

refashion: Shirt 75 cents from a garage sale. Vintage button from my stash.

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4 Responses to “wardrobe refashion: de-ruffling a shirt”

  1. Stephie @ Narrative Self
    July 25th, 2009 @ 5:44 pm

    That’s a lovely transformation – and the button reminds me of a shiny conker!

  2. M*
    July 26th, 2009 @ 2:02 am

    I love it when you do this. It looks beautiful

  3. amy in ne
    July 26th, 2009 @ 8:13 am

    totally cute! I like your re-fashion much better. well done. I just love all your creative ideas.

  4. Karin
    July 29th, 2009 @ 9:59 am

    That shirt turned out lovely! Indeed, it’s much better now.

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