I got this idea when I was cleaning out my sewing closet and found a bunch of vintage embroidered dish towels that I had found at an estate sale last summer. I was wondering what to do with them and realized how cute they would be on a skirt. I know that it's probably not a new skirt idea....but here is my result.
This particular embroidered piece is actually a dresser scarf...so it has two embroidered ends. I took it to my local quilting store to match fabric and I love the way is turned out. Sorry I don't know the fabrics...and I serged off the selvedges....but I love, the pink and blue combo, very 1950's to me.
And below is the tutorial if you want it. It's a bit long so I put it into scribd....so it wouldn't take a million years to scroll through it on the blog. Happy sewing!
VINTAGE DISHTOWEL APRON SKIRT TUTORIAL
Linked HERE and HERE
LOVE!!! I have so many vintage hankies that I don't know what to do with, this is perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's adorable!! Very nice! :)
ReplyDeleteI really really love this skirt...and I love that it is long and poofy it makes it even more 1950's to me.
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable. I love the touch of lace around the bottom edge.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet, gosh I want one ;-) Clarice
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness this is so cute! i love it! i wish i had friends with little girls because i want to make one right now.
ReplyDeleteoh and thanks for stopping over to see the MP mantel!
Oh my...vintage AND an apron?! Love it. I'm a new follower and I can't wait to roam around your site
ReplyDeletethis is so, so cute!
ReplyDeleteI have just posted a similar embroidered design vintage in my etsy shop and put a link in my posting to your tutorial- I hope this is okay if not please let me know and I will remove it
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Nicci, We love links....and your dresser scarf is absolutely adorable!!!!!
ReplyDeleteyeah, this is very cute. i have also vintage designs apron in my bib apron shop.
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