by spendlove Moderator 10 Mar 2016

My sewing group had heaps of fabric donated and amongst it I found a panel that was four square scarves. I wanted to make a skirt from them, but it would have been very short so I came up with this.

I hemmed each scarf on two sides and then joined them together. I cut off the top corners to fit across the T-shirt. (I'd shortened that a bit.) Stitched the shirt to the top and I now have a dress.
It was very difficult to photograph! The right hand side will give an idea of how it hangs and the left side an idea of the construction.

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Comments (15)

by lbrow 28 Mar 2016

Love it/Lillian

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by Patricia109 17 Mar 2016

Nifty idea - very creative!

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by airyfairy 14 Mar 2016

Great idea - a real handkerchief hem line

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by brendalea 13 Mar 2016

Dress looks great. If you find it to short wear tights with it.
Thank you for sharing Happy Stitching!!!!

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by queenofhearts 11 Mar 2016

Great thinking outside the box!

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by karenintw 11 Mar 2016

Very creative idea. Would love to see a picture of you modeling it! Thanks for sharing.

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by jenne 11 Mar 2016

Neat Idea, look great.

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by dragonflyer 10 Mar 2016

Very creative...

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by graceandham 10 Mar 2016

Would look good at a mike! Folk-singer-ish.

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by spendlove 11 Mar 2016

That's me - recycled hippy!

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by peafarm 10 Mar 2016

Very Chic and very clever. I bet it looks great on with the flowing scarves. Great idea you've had.

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by liliana1 10 Mar 2016

looks great.

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by babash 10 Mar 2016

Smart idea.

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by 02kar Moderator 10 Mar 2016

What a clever idea. I love it.

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by jrob Moderator 10 Mar 2016

We call that a shark bite tail. Looks lovely.

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by spendlove 11 Mar 2016

In the 1960's this would have been called a handkerchief hem.

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by pennifold 10 Mar 2016

Well, it has turned out beautifully. I love abstract hemlines. Be great for your upcoming Spring and Summer, love Chris

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