{Refashion} Blue Floral Tunic Vest

Good day, y'all!

I have another finished project to show you.

In all honesty, I have had this one done and hanging in my closet for over a month,

but I have been so busy and I had a hay of a time getting the 'after' pictures done, sooo, yeah...:)

 

I'm not sure if this should really be classified as a 'refashion',

since really, I'm only making a few little fitting changes to it.

Hmmm, any suggestions as to what I should title that kind of a post?

 I'd love to hear what you think.

 

Anyway, here is what I started with...

 

Before

I found this lovely sheer floral vest at the thrift store a couple months back.

Originally, I thought I would chop off some of the length and turn it into a sleeveless top,

but I wore it once just for kicks and fell in love.

 

 

It just needed a few little changes.

These before shots don't show it well, but there were only three buttons down the front which left a big flappy part down the middle...I really felt there needed to be a fourth button.

Secondly, this vest was a little large, so I needed to take it in, including the shoulders which were hanging off a bit.

 

 

 

To fix the shoulders, I added some pretty pleats.

 

 

 

 

And to fix the extra bulk, I made a little gather in the back and sewed it together with a zig-zag stitch.

The stitches are visible, which isn't usually what you want, but I didn't mind.

Probably the hardest part was making the fourth button hole,
this was my first experience making a button hole, so it was interesting.
After making the hole, I replaced all the buttons so they would match.

 

 

 

It amazes me how just a few little tweaks can make such a difference,

especially in the shoulders. I never gave much thought to how the shoulders fit on my clothes before I started sewing, but now I see the difference a good fit makes.

 

I liked it before, but now I love this light, feminine vest...it is a perfect fit.

Have a great day!