Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Another fabric save

Because I always have a failed project that needs saving and I never seem to have enough tank tops....

I have made another Grainline tiny pocket tank out of a piece of very, very lovely fabric saved from a mega project fail!
This fabric a divine Japanese cotton seersucker from Tessuti. I purchased it a few years ago and decided in some mentally unstable moment to cut into it to make an un tested dress style which turned out to be a disaster. Thankfully in amongst the disaster, I had the sense to keep the large skirt pieces.

To make this tank from the misshapen pieces, I added a pleat to the center front which hides a seam line. It's a good save for a great piece of fabric and I can always do with more tanks in my wardrobe!

Cost:
Pattern: Grainline Tiny Pocket tank, used before = Free
Fabric: Salvaged from the scrap heap = Free
Bias: from Nan's stash
Total = Free
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7 comments:

  1. ChristyMarch 5, 2014 at 9:00 PM

    The fabric is lovely - so lucky you had enough to "save" for a tank top. I get so frustrated with the stuff I'm sewing that doesn't work that I bin it...probably should stop that.

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  2. ChristyMarch 5, 2014 at 9:06 PM

    What timing! I just blogged my first Tiny Pocket Tank today! Finally got there, and there will be more. That fabric is divine, so great you could salvage it.

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  3. ChristyMarch 5, 2014 at 9:44 PM

    So glad to hear I'm not the only one with fails! Great save.

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  4. ChristyMarch 6, 2014 at 11:59 AM

    Nice save - gorgeous fabric!! ;)

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  5. ChristyMarch 6, 2014 at 8:35 PM

    Great work. I think my box of 'refashions' aka fixing up project stuff ups is almost as big as my fabric stash.....

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  6. ChristyMarch 7, 2014 at 1:46 AM

    Great save! I'm glad you were able to make this- it's lovely!

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  7. ChristyMarch 7, 2014 at 9:44 AM

    Ooh, that fabric is gorgeous! Nice that you could save it. :)

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