Outfit: Skirt- Handmade; Shirt- Hanes; Jacket- Levis; Shoes- Converse
Trying something different.
I made this skirt a while ago, and apparently used the wrong kind of tulle for what I wanted. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good tutu.
Bryce!!!
P.S. It’s tornado weather here. I don’t even know what to do with that information. California girl much?
Outfit Details: Dress, socks, pants, “boy” shoes- Goodwill; “girl” shoes- etsy Sew Shoe Me; Shirt- Sean’s; Jacket- Levi’s
So they didn’t turn out quite as perfect as I would have hoped. But I quite like the, if I dated me, scenario.
Bryce!!!
Welcome to a little tutorial I cooked based on a post I did last week. 
In my last post, I wore this:
It was a cape that I made out of a vintage coat that I got at Goodwill. I really loved it, but it just didn’t fit quite right. It was too long, didn’t come with a belt, and just looked strange on me.
I cooked up this idea turning it into a cape. Which I’ve been wanting to get for a while but couldn’t quite find one I could decide on.
I got a comment from Veronika of Tick Tock Vintage, suggesting that I do a tutorial on how I did it. So, Here we go.
First of all, your going to need a coat.This is the one that I chose. I suggest getting one that is a big large on you. This will help get the desired length of cape. Of course this is totally up to you. The length of the finished cape is going to be the length sleeves on the coat.
Next, Your going to open up the the under side of the sleeves and the side of the jacket. Making the jacket only connected at the shoulders. Do this for both sides.
Your third step is to attach the sleeves to the sides of the body of the jacket. With right sides together, pin, then stich the sleeves to the body.
The next step is to sew these sections together. Because I’m not a pro or anything, I am going to stich the sides all the way down, then go back and make arm holes. If you are a more advanced seamstress than I, I suggest leaving room for arm holes at this step. I will be adding them later.
Be sure to round out the shoulders when sewing. If you don’t the cape will bulge at the elbow area.
Now it’s time to shorten/ even out the bottom hem of the cape. I just used a normal pair of scissors to cut. I measured the length between the hem of the coat, and the hem of the sleeve, leaving about one inch extra material in order to hem.
Next I hemmed the bottom. The sleeve section of the bottom hem is already finished on my coat, so I hemmed around the bottom, skipping those already done sections.
My next step for us is to make an arm hole. Of course, if you are a more talented seamstress than I, you have already left a spot for your arm hole. And all you have left to do is finish the hole.
In my first attempt, I made the arm spot too small and too low for my personal preference. This time, I knew I wanted a spot that I could fit my arm out, fit in my pocket, and lift my arms up comfortably. My spot was approximately 10 inches. To get this spot. I simply seam ripped my already sewing seam to a length that I found appropriate.
I then pinned and sewed the flaps open.
Finally, I finished my seams with pinking shears. If you feel like finishing your seams a little neater and more professionally, I recommend it. There will definitely be less fray and wear in the long run. But pinking shears will do just fine.
And there you have it. In just a couple hours, you’ve got yourself a custom made cape!
If you have any questions, leave a comment or shoot me an email, and I’ll do what I can to help you out!
Bryce!!!
Outfit Details: Sweater, Shorts, Shoes- Goodwill; Shirt- gift from my Bro and Sis-in-law; Tights- We Love Colors; Cape- thrifted and altered.
After a long time of not finding a cape that me and my bank account could both agree on, I got this great idea to make one out of an old jacket. In this case I used a rain coat that I got at Goodwill. I loved the jacket, but it was way too long for me, and didn’t have a belt. It offered to be the guinea pig in my experiment. And I have to say that it came out pretty darn well.
Spring is on it’s way. I’m being told that I should expect another freeze however. I’m not damning it. I know I’ll be dreaming of a winter freeze in the dead of summer.
A few weeks back Robyn of Twitch Vintage said that she was going to try to collect a pair of shorts in every color for spring and summer. I took that idea and ran with it at Goodwill the other day. Six pairs later, I’m ready for the warmer months.
Bryce
It’s a been a while friends. And I can’t really promise that there will never be another break this long again. But I’ll try to get back on the horse in these next few weeks.
In the meantime, Happy Valentines day.
And a little peak at what I made Sean for this special day.
It’s a twine crocheted heart.
He got me a grown your own flowers kit.
Hope you are all having a lovely day with your lovelies.
Bryce!!!
Outfit Details: Dress, Shirt- Goodwill; Tights- We Love Colors; Jacket- Urban Outfitters.
