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Dingy to Darling

March 17, 2010 by girlinspired 15 Comments

Ruffles and fabric flowers are popping up everywhere.  And I needed a little something green for Olivia to wear to school on St. Patrick’s Day.  I started fooling around and I got sort of carried away.  But it’s okay because the other girls need green attire for their 10-minute preschool walk-thru in the morning.  My favorite part of the project is the onesie makeover for Addie.  When a white onesie has made it’s way through two older sisters, it needs a bit more than Biz and Bleach.  I tried ruffles to spruce it up and I love the result.  Talk about dingy to darling!  Want to make one?  Here’s how I did it:
Pretty St. Patty tops ready for preschool:
A closer look at the fabric flowers for the hair or clothes:
I love the frayed edges.  You could go to the trouble of turning your edges or using a non-fraying material if you’re not feeling it, but this was so quick to do and it works for me.

Filed Under: Patterns and Tutorials, Sewing Tagged With: clothing makeover, fabric, flowers, link party, ruffles

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  1. julielollar says

    March 17, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    Super Cute! I’m gonna have to try it now! Following you from Me and My Bucket Blog Hop!
    -Julie
    http://thewannabesupermom.blogspot.com/2010/03/refashioned-skirt.html

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  2. Sonia says

    March 17, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Love the flowers and the texture added by frayed ruffles…Dingy to Darling indeed!

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  3. inadvertent farmer says

    March 17, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    First time visiting and I must say that I really love your blog…clean simple and inspiring! I will most certainly be back!

    BTW, your little ones are just darling! Kim

    Reply
  4. Shayna Mills says

    March 17, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    Oh these are precious, came over from someday crafts, love your blog so I’ll too be back

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  5. FrouFrouBritches says

    March 18, 2010 at 1:28 am

    Love it and those are the best looking fabric flowers I have ever seen. They’re so tight, not all loose and floppy. Beautiful! Love the fraying edges!

    Reply
  6. Stef says

    March 18, 2010 at 5:17 am

    Thank you so much for your comments, ladies! You totally made my day!!

    Reply
  7. Michelle says

    March 18, 2010 at 1:57 am

    So beautiful! I am featuring these at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com. grab my featured button.

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  8. Megan says

    March 18, 2010 at 5:16 pm

    I love the fraying, too. Very cute shirts, I love them all. And, that is the perfect solution for my big girl’s white shirts, too.

    Reply
  9. Maridith says

    March 18, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Cute shirts!!Love the frayed flowers. Beautiful!

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  10. Lori says

    March 19, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    How very cute these shirts are!

    Great job!

    Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thursday at Life as Lori. Please join me next week for another great party!

    Reply
  11. KJ says

    March 20, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    These are adorable. Love your photo instructions too!

    Reply
  12. Carolyn @ My Backyard Eden says

    March 20, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    So cute. I love the onesie. What a great way to spruce up a hand me down!

    Thanks for linking up to Make it Yours day at My Backyard Eden!

    Reply
  13. Megan @ Megity's Handmade says

    March 21, 2010 at 3:39 am

    Love it! Addie’s onsie gives me inspiration to finish up this last baby gift. It’s been lingering on too long. Time to get ‘er done!

    Reply
  14. Kim@Simply Domestic says

    March 23, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    I just found your blog! I have 3 daughters, too! I love your fabric flowers that you made. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  15. Jessica Sievers says

    March 26, 2010 at 5:11 am

    SOOO CUTE!! Thanks for joining me and my “Show Us What You’re Workin’ With Wednesday” party. I’m featuring this right now!! Please, feel free to grab my button!!

    Reply

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