Gumball Machine

My daughter has this shirt that she completely loves. I thought it was really cute too. Unfortunately, it is starting to wear out. So, I got to work to make her a new one:) I cut it out of t-shirt vinyl, added a few buttons and she couldn't be happier!

Here is the original shirt. I got it at a garage sell. She has worn it out and stained it. 

Here is a simple purple shirt from walmart that I refashioned to look like her favorite gumball shirt:)

NOTE: These are for personal use only. You can NOT sell any items made from this file or any modification of this file. You can NOT sell these files or any modifications of these files. Please respect the time and effort that went into these.

 











Here are the links for the gumball machine
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Here are the links for the extra gumballs.
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Shirt Refashion #5

Hey all! I am guest blogging over at Pocket Full of Pink today! So go check it out! And I just did and 1/2 of my guest post is missing:( so bad news. Oh well.

BUT we all know the real reason you checkout the post today.....yeah the shirt refashion. Are you having as much fun as I am with it!?! This one is completely NO SEW!

Well this one is fabulous. It's kind of a mix of a shirt I saw at DownEast. I love the rosettes around the collar.

Anthropology.  I love the sheer and thickness of it. I also like the way it goes around the entire neckline.

It's kind of a mix of 2 shirts. One from DownEast and one from Anthropology. I call it the Downology shirt:) I know, I know, a clever play on words.



















It's the blue one from this style of shirt. (only the green one left to refashion. The pink was WAAAAAYYYYY too see through so it got returned.)

Here is the low down. I found this pre-made at Joann's. They had lots of colors to choose from. I just bought 3/4 yard and I had left overs.

Using the Iron Stitch again.

Starting at the shoulder, add a drop of liquid stitch and iron onto place. Continue all the way around the entire neck.

When you get to the other shoulder, just curve around for a second row around the neck.

When you finish the 2 rows, then add a 3rd row centered in the middle. I started lower on the shirt.

Step back and admire your work.

Shirt Refashion #4

Well here is my latest shirt refashion from my Wal-mart find. This one is a no sew!
Before:

AFTER: braided collar and a bow. de-lish!

Gather up your supplies:
a shirt
ribbon
Iron
Iron on Liquid Stitch (make sure you get iron on because it makes this process a lot easier)!

Glob some liquid stitch onto a plate and get a small tip. I used the ball end of a straight pin.

First, I sewed the ends together, but you can just as easily use the liquid stitch and iron them together. Make sure to fray check the edges (take matches or a lighter to the ends) Then attach to a safety pin. It's like making a friendship bracelets when you were younger. Come on, you know you made them;) attached the pin to your ironing board. Start braiding.

After a few twists, put a little liquid stitch on the strands of your braid and iron down. This is to help your braid stay together as you work. It prevents from having the braid uneven from pulling. I did about 3 twists then add the glue. Continue doing this until your braid is long enough to go around the entire shirt.

Put the shirt on and mark where you want the bow to be at. This will give you your starting point.

Using the liquid stitch again, iron/glue the braid around the collar of the shirt. I spaced the dots of glue about every 3/4 inch. It's not a science, just where ever you think needs it.
















When you get back to the start, use liquid stitch to secure braid. Cut off the extra, and fray check ends. Using liquid stitch, make sure the end is completely fastened down.

To cover the end of the braid, add a bow. I used left over ribbon. I didn't like how small the bow looked with just one strand so I did 2. But I might get some thicker ribbon and remake the bow. A rosette would be cute here too. Use liquid stitch to secure bow in place and you are done!  The bow didn't stay on with liquid stitch. So I ended up having to hand stitch it on. You could also hot glue the bow to a pin and pin it on.

I really do like how simple and fun this is! Maybe a pop of color would have been fun, but I like it how it is!

Shirt Refashion #3

Another shirt made over. This one was inspired by THIS Ann Taylor shirt (the website won't let me take the picture so you will have to go there to see it). It cost $39.99. I saved myself $35!

I used some left over white fabric from another project so I counted the cost of the shirt, $5. Remember THIS post? I told you about the stellar find I had at Wal-mart.

The white shirt was a little see through..... not my style. So I decided to add ruffles. It took me about 40 minutes from start to finish (that's including time to stop and take pictures). I LOVE how it turned out.

Let's get started. I cut 8 ruffles that were 2 inches wide by the length of fabric.
***Cut the direction that has the most stretch***

1. Gradually round of corner. I am not sure what it's called, but here is what it looks like.

2. I tried a few things here to see what worked best. Surging didn't work at all, although it did make the edges look better. I found that a zigzag stitch worked the best. As you zig zag along the top, stretch the fabric by pulling it tight. It worked best for me if I pulled the fabric and pressed down with my finger right in front of the pressure foot. ONLY do this on the side with the curve. Finish the straight edge off with a surger stitch or zig zag.



















3. It should give a gentle ruffle to the fabric.

4. Working from the outside in, pin the first ruffle on. (not pictured but very important) I recommend trying the shirt on at this point to make sure you are starting the ruffles where you want them at. Plus, I found I needed a lot more give in the ruffle because I was sewing onto a knit shirt that stretched when I put it on. I pinned then sewed one layer at a time.

5. Start sewing at the bottom so you can make sure it is even. This will help you avoid this. Not good.

6. At the shoulder, round the corner and finish off like you did in step three. I didn't do this until I had the strip pinned on because I wanted to make sure the length was perfect.

7. Continue doing this until you have 3 ruffles on left and 3 ruffles on right. The last 2 ruffles I found didn't lay very good if I followed the neck line. I cut 2 shorter piece and started at the shoulder. I folded it over the neck line to make it look more finished.














8. Stop just right under the middle of the front, angle down and secure in place. It made the collar ruffle, but when I put it on I loved how it looked.

9. For the center 2 ruffles overlap the centers as you pin. Working your way towards the collar.

10. At the collar, fold over the top. Make sure it covers the strips coming down from the shoulder.

Admire your Ann Taylor knock off! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

Shirt Refashion #2

I finished another t-shirt. I used THIS pattern. ***Just print out pages 11 and 12*** Then I followed the instructions found HERE on grosgrain. For ruffle cut a strip of fabric that's 6 X 36

1. Cut down the dotted line of the Ruffle Line Template. I cut a U shape in the template so you could see how it should match up along your seam.

2. With a disappearing marker, tailor's chalk or very light pen, draw a line through the dotted lines from the Ruffle Line Template onto the right side (outside) of your fabric.

3.  Gather. If you don't know how to gather your fabric then read on....Stitch 1/4" down from the long edge of the rectangle. When doing this set your sewing machine to the loosest, longest straight stitch. Backstitch at beginning but NOT at the end.

At the end of the stitch, take one of the strings and push down the fabric making a ruffle. Do this until the ruffle is 21" long. Tie ends of thread.

DON'T FORGET TO SET YOUR SEWING MACHINE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS. I always forget.

4.  Pin ruffle onto front right side of bodice from A to B. Pin the ruffle so that it lies above the A-B line. (see left image for reference) Stitch to bodice from A to B. Fold down to hide stitching.

5. Okay, now here's the tricky part. When pinning the ruffle from B to C you must twist it a little so that the ruffle lies above the line. Stitch to bodice from B to C. Fold down to hide stitching. Repeat until at point E.

BUT, I did the top a little different sense I was adding it to a shirt already made. I sewed the top the same way I did the bottom ruffles.

Pin remaining ruffle from point E to point F making sure the ruffle lies above the bottom of the collar of the shirt.

Here is the before: I thought I had one with the black shirt, but all I have is the orange shirt. They are the same style just different colors.

















Here is the after!

Refashion

Shirt #1refashion is finished. I love the way the color makes the applique pop!



















Remember THIS shirt?

I picked up an iron on applique at Joann's when they were 50% off. Just follow the directions on the package.


















And now I have a great new shirt!