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vintage bowtie skirt DIY

~ SEWING

inspiration: vintage bowtie skirt
at a thrift store i found a long skirt
and turned it into this: the before/after photo:
 i cut the botton of the skirt to the right length and
 altered the hips and the thighs part.
and with the bottom part i cut off, i made the bowtie.
cut 2 layers of fabric into a rectangle
sew around the edges, leaving a 2″ opening
using the 2″ opening, flip it to right side out
fold a small fabric and sew one side closed
flip it right side out and fold it in half and sew it closed.
then flip it right side again
pull the big rectangle 1/2 way through the small rectangle
see the little 2″ opening from the bowtie we haven’t closed?
(right side top)
i used liquid stitch to close the seam
the bowtie looks like this
then with a one-side flat safety pin, i sewed it to the back of the bowtie
then safety pin it to the middle of the skirt and there you have a bowtie skirt!

Comments

  3. dinster says

    What another great creation!

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  13. Lisa says

    This is gorgeous! I can't believe you made it! You must get so many compliments when you wear it!

  14. Sarah says

    @tiffany:Oh my, thank you sooo much! I had no idea where i saw the picture and she links a tutorial she used from another blog for the bow tie! i could've saved myself a lot of time by not doing the tutorial myself. Anyway, thank you!

  24. Mei Mei says

    Aw, super adorable!
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  26. Kathryn Michelle Jenkins says

    ok I am in love with your skirt and this blog! this is so fun. I love turning vintage clothes, furniture into new awesome stuff and this is a great tutorial too! thanks for posting. saw you on paisley passions.

    new follower!
    kathryn
    @ thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com

  40. Sara says

    You should totally send this to the "what would emma pillsbury wear" blog (from glee). they'd love it.

  42. pencilsandwhatnot says

    Beautiful skirt – I'm inspired! Thought I'd let you know that I've featured it in the weekly Things I Love slot over at Pencils and Whatnot; I hope that's alright with you.
    Lola

  44. Aminah says

    This is a cute tute, but you should inform your followers to iron! Your skirt looked good with the bow but would have been even better had the it been pressed.

  48. Anonymous says

    I never comment on anything, but this is so cute! I love this so much I'm going to a resale shop to hunt down a skirt and try this project out! 🙂

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