One Last Giraffe

 Hello Readers. I know this month has been a lot of animal prints and most of them were giraffes. But... I have one more giraffe to share. This long sleeve shirt was soft and stretchy but I just felt like it might be too much. Like too much giraffe print? Let's see how we can calm down a print that feel like too much. 

Before and after. 

This shirt was a little baggy and a little long on me and the skirt was a mid knee length, that wasn't great on me either.

I decided to size the shirt down a little. 

 

These cut edges just need to be put together again with a zigzag stitch or a serger. Use what ever you have.
 

The skirt got a little trim and a new hem for the lining and the skirt itself.

I loved how this outfit turned out. It was looking much better but...it was so hot when I wore it that I went back to the sewing room asap.

I decided the sleeves needed to be shorter and the length of the shirt could be shortened also. I wanted to use my serger and do a flatlock stitch. I am still learning how the serger can do different things. 

I stitched the right sides together and then ....

Here is a close up of my first flatlock stitch. This will be great for other knit clothes too. Thanks for reading along, now go make something for yourself. 

*Year End Note From Chickie- I love this shirt. It is soft and gets a lot of wear. I haven't worn the skirt as much. Maybe tan is not fun enough for me?

Refit

 Hello Readers. It is really summer now, It is hot, humid and also, did I mention hot? This was a good time to stay inside start learning to use my serger. I got the Brother 1034D. It is a really basic home use model. And it had good reviews for being easy to thread. 

 I liked the fit and length of these Old Navy jeans. Could I make my jeans fit the same as these?

The jeans I found at a swap were soft and broken in. They had a lot of stretch in them so the holes pulled together in a funny way. If I wore them tight, it wouldn't be a factor. But I don't want them tight. I want them to be looser in the legs. I had to do something with the holes of these jeans.

I decided to use this very simple outfit top play with my serger firstand see if I could use it. This shirt was a very soft knit. A serger would make better seams than a sewing machine. A sewing machine can pull and caust the new seams to pucker I cut the shirt down in size and then ...

I used this guy. 

 Look at this seam! It looks so good. I have never used a serger before and I loved it.

 

I wanted to make the waistband of the jeans in. I decided to try a new fix. I cut out wedges of fabric in the back of the jeans. 

I used my serger to connect the jeans back together. Would the serger be able to handle this project? They were a lot of layers and seams in the back of these jeans. The serger did get the job done, but faltered in a couple spots. The seams were tough to stitch through. I don't think I will try this again. My 1943 Singer sewing machine can handle these layered denim seams better. Its all steel and can just stitch through anything.

The end result was an outfit that fit a lot better and made me look a little taller. It's all an illusion, I am still short as heck! But I liked the clothes so much better, that is what matters. 

Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself. 

***Chickie's Year End Review-Not much excitement here. I still wear both these basic pieces though so that is a win to me.