Friday, 29 June 2012

Repair * Reuse * Recycle

I purchased six used T-shirts for $0.50 each at the local charity shop. Grand total $3.00.... no tax.   There was a pink one, a blue one, a brown one, a stripey one and two black ones.

These T-shirts were beyond Repair, and definitely beyond Reuse, so the only action left is to Recycle.

After some strategic cutting and sewing, I have a new summer dress. The text says "Here comes treble" under the treble clef.... musical joke! Yes I know it's backwards.... it's mirror writing!

The pattern is from Linda McPhee.... Canadian sewing guru and pattern expert and star of Canadian TV sewing show (which I've never seen as I don't get that channel).

Sorry about the blurry photo. That's what happens when I try to use the camera and look into a mirror at the same time.

Update: Hilary awarded me one of her coveted POTW recommendations for this post... Woohoo!  Thanks, Hilary.
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24 comments:

  1. ann @ studiohyde29 June 2012 at 18:37

    This is a brilliant re-use project. In fact I am totally green with envy that you are able to recycle t-shirts like this and make such a great dress out of them. Clever you....obviously it's the Devon Link that makes you so clever.

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  2. Beverly29 June 2012 at 19:18

    That is great! Very clever!

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  3. Hilary29 June 2012 at 22:25

    Clever you, Shammie. What a cool idea.

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  4. OldLady Of The Hills30 June 2012 at 03:43

    How inventive is that? You Are Amazing! Well Done, my dear!

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  5. Unknown30 June 2012 at 10:28

    I love it !!! no one would ever know that these are recycled t-shirts... clever !!!

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  6. stardust30 June 2012 at 10:55

    How creative! You look nice in the new dress, I can imagine without seeing your face. I can’t hold a camera steady with one hand even if it’s a compact camera, but you did it.

    Yoko

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  7. Anonymous30 June 2012 at 11:53

    I've always said you are a very clever lady. Now you've proven me right. Chelsea's mom

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  8. ☆sapphire30 June 2012 at 21:12

    The new summer dress looks really great! I love the color combination of it. The pink in it is lovely! You are so talented!!

    Thank you so much for your visit to my blog the other day.

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  9. Ash1 July 2012 at 07:59

    What a great idea! Well-done!

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  10. Anonymous1 July 2012 at 16:01

    Amazing dress - I love it.

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  11. Dave2 July 2012 at 05:15

    Well done Shammickite. You have a good artistic talent - Dave

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  12. sonia a. mascaro2 July 2012 at 18:35

    You are very creative, Shammickite!
    I liked it!

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  13. Xtreme English2 July 2012 at 19:22

    LOVE the dress! who would even guess what you made it from? Bet it's comfy as well as stylish!

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  14. Ginnie Hart3 July 2012 at 03:11

    Aren't you a clever Ms. Smarty Pants! I declare. That's fun, Sham!

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  15. madretz4 July 2012 at 01:10

    That's fantastic! It's super cute and must be comfy too since it's t-shirt material. You're so clever!

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  16. TexWisGirl4 July 2012 at 09:09

    too slick! congrats on your POTW!

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  17. Maggie May4 July 2012 at 09:38

    What a wonderful idea. I really do like the finished product.
    Congratulations on Hilary's POTW.
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  18. Tabor4 July 2012 at 10:01

    Congrats on your post of the week. Really nice dress and it looks so comfortable.

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  19. CiCi4 July 2012 at 10:15

    Great idea. I will have to check out your blog often now if you are going to be giving such great hints.

    Congrats on POTW. You deserve it.

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  20. Rock Chef5 July 2012 at 10:13

    Hm, I play bass guitar - I am now wondering what phrase could go with the bass clef!

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  21. photowannabe5 July 2012 at 22:06

    Congratulations Shammi.
    You deserve the award from Hilary.
    How clever!
    I really like your dress.
    What a fashion statement.

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  22. Stacey11 July 2012 at 17:15

    I like the dress! Very nice! Thanks for still following my blog. I'm still around just have been quite busy! Good to see you are still doing well!

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  23. VV27 September 2012 at 20:52

    How talented! It looks great. I can't even sew a straight line.

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  24. Stacey29 March 2013 at 23:36

    That is a great dress! Do you sell them in the Etsy store? I love the treble cleff addition.

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