A Subtle Gamecock Refashion
Hello All! I have a really subtle/hard to photograph/slightly underwhelming refashion to share! 🙂
When everyone at my workplace was encouraged to wear garnet and black to support the Carolina Gamecocks on a recent game day, at first I was like…
I just don’t care about football. I want to. I really do. Other people seem to get a lot out of it, and I think that’s great…for them. Or…why can’t other people get as jazzed about the things I’m into as they do football? This January, do you think they’d be willing to tailgate for the premiere of Downton Abbey?
It would be off the chain.
Not wanting to be a spoilsport, I thought I’d bust out my NEW machine and play with some of its decorative stitches.
Meet the Pfaff Creative 1.5!
Stay tuned in coming weeks for more info on this machine, as well as a comprehensive review. But for now, I just wanted to make sure you were properly introduced to my sewing room’s newest inhabitant. 🙂
Alright! The refashion!
I started with this shapeless frock of an awkward length:
I’m actually not sure which is more awkward…the dress or my bad hair day…
I’m a sucker for black dresses. They’re great for those days when I wake up and just can’t bear trying too hard to look nice for the same room of people I see every day. By now they know the magic’s in the makeup, know what I mean? 😉 Black is also flattering. So when I find a black dress that I think can be saved, I pounce.
The first thing I needed to deal with was that length.
Just a bit off the bottom!
When I turned my new dress inside out to hem it, I noticed something strange on the neckline. Someone had sewn a penny into a triangle along the front collar. This is why it drapes so nicely in the front! I’d never seen this before, but thought it MUST be a sign of good luck, so I kept it! 🙂
Built-in lucky penny!
…Back to the hem!
I pulled my ironing board into my living room (which is all of 4 feet away from my sewing room), and watched a bit of Mad Men while I pinned.
Ah! The glamorous life of a ReFashionista!
I stitched my hem down with matching black thread.
How I’ve missed the Whirrrrrrr! 🙂
Now…I could have just left this refashion right there, but I REALLY wanted to explore the customization options on my new machine. Plus…I had to feign a little school spirit for my alma mater!
I loaded up my machine with garnet thread and picked a stitch. I had pllllllenty of options!
Decisions, Decisions!
I settled on a pretty Greek Key design.
You are the chosen one!
My Pfaff’s display showed me what the stitch would look like, as well as telling me which foot I would need and other useful info:
Time for a switcheroo!
I just snapped the old foot off and snapped the new one on!
The one on the left is for general sewing. The one on the right is for more fancy stitchery.
See that groove on the foot to the right? That gives the wider stitch room as the fabric travels across the machine and keeps it from getting all bunched up. This is why it’s so important to make sure you’re using the right foot (and why it’s so nice that this machine tells me which one I need to use).
First, I embellished the hem.
Get your Greek on!
The sleeves and sash quickly followed!
Wheeeee!
Woohoo!
I was getting pretty excited about how designer-y my dress was looking, so I put a zipper foot on and embellished that too!
Look clooooosely…
And just look at that dress now!
Seriously. It was a bad hair day.
Here’s a closer look!
It’s hard to see the detail, but maybe if you squint a little?
My frock enjoyed a fun after-work outing with a fellow blogger!
It’s April Blake!
I ran into a couple of other pals as well. 🙂
Remember these guys?
As promised, this refashion isn’t exactly dramatic, but I do really love how the subtle embellishments I added made an otherwise plain dress unique and special. 🙂
Cheers!
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Très cool. I’d buy that.
You make my day!!! So inspiring
I think you are a genius! Love the dress, very inspiring.
Love it! My husband and I are both football crazy, but we would also totally tailgate before the Downton premiere.
Awesome new machine! Can’t wait to see all the new tricks you will do with it!
REALLY nice! What an amazing new machine – I sure hope they gave it to you for free for promotion reasons! You deserve it!
wow, pretty cool machine.
I have sewing machine envy! I couldn’t see the details in the redo but I’ll take your word for it. The dress looks great! You are so clever to redo clothes than to spend tons of money on new.
I own a Pfaff that was very expensive in the ’70s when I bought it. Curious to know about your new baby. Luckily you can take it off your taxes!
You will love your Pfaff. I have an older model,7570, and have loved it for years!
Love your blog!
I love those stitch options! I want one of those machines…says the woman with a hundred projects that never get done.
Very cool. And I’d so tailgate with you for Downton Abbey. Can’t wait to hear about the new machine!
Totally with you regarding football! I knew you’d make that dress look great – love it!
OK! I am quite jealous of your sewing machine and am VERY interested to hear how you like it. Also interested in this penny pocket! Was this a handmade? Love your blog by the way!!!!
Firstly, awesome machine! Love the refashion too. And finally, Downton has just started here in the UK, I can often be found shouting “SHALL I FETCH THE PIG MAN?” in celebration.
Love the dress with the subtle highlights. Looks really good, even on days other than game day. NOW make a Downton Abbey refash, and I’ll be right there with tea and crumpets! Cheerio!
Subtle detail in clothing is a lost art, and it fits you so flatteringly!
I love the dress… And the penny in the neckline idea! Going to try that 🙂
Great stitch detail! Great look for you. You’re teaching me something about altering clothes, thanks!
I love your new machine, but I am really intrigued with the penny. I have sewing for over 50 years and I have not seen that idea.
I think my favorite part is the penny trick! (the modest hemline a close second)
I’ve seen this penny trick in clothing, it does give a lovely drape effect, and in the bottom of curtains. This is why we love you, you share information and inspire! It is sooo good you are back, and rearing to go! 🙂 love Jillian.
I am so excited that you have the new Pfaff Creative 1.5! I want a new machine and I think this one would be perfect for me. I look forward to seeing what you can do with it in the future. Oh! I also totally agree with you about sports… And Downton Abbey. 🙂
I like the new logo on the site and am glad to see you’re posting again. I couldn’t see the detail in the full photo but I liked how it looked as you were sewing it. :-))
Brazil is a poor country, people do not find clothing stores used to reform because it uses clothing to rasgar.Mas I still follow their posting and love all of them. congratulated
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