September 14, 2010

Ruffled rose tank


Saw this cute tutorial over at Adventures in Dressmaking this past weekend and couldn't resist whipping one up right away. I had the perfect ill-fitting, boat neck 3/4 quarter sleeved top that was already destined for the donation pile and am so glad I could rescue it as I love all things sea-faring related. It was so simple and a project you can complete in just under two hours. Here is the original from Kate Spade:


The original almost looks like a seashell rather than a rose, but perhaps the material was a little thicker. The thin, super stetchy fabric I used had my rose so wilted so I had to topstitch it down in a asterisk shaped pattern. Nonetheless, a great way to dress up a plain, striped top. Thanks for sharing, Suzannah!

3 comments:

Briana said...

awesome - it's lovely. Cool inspo piece for sure. Nice on a scrapbook page too. your quilt is nice too - cool color mix.

Jacinta said...

Oh cool!!! Great idea... I should stop thinking about sewing and actually DO some...

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Lisa Dickinson said...

LOVE this idea! totally filing it away for future reference! :)