Tuesday 25 June 2013

DIY Formal Shirt to Cushion Cover

My first formal shirt refashion was a shirt to blouse, this time it was a lot more simple!



I got an old shirt from my Dad, dyed it turquoise, then cut it under the arms. I placed my cushion on to the shirt, drew round it, then sewed it to size, making sure the ruffles and buttons were centred (the buttons are the cushion opening).


I then trimmed the seams and turned it the right way out and popped my cushion inside! Simple. It is a light weight cover so wouldn't be suitable for a sofa but for decoration on our spare bed it is perfect.






Linking to some of these fab linky parties!

11 comments:

  1. This is lovely! Did you do all the tucks yourself?

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    1. Thanks! The tucks were on the shirt already so it was super easy!!

      Alison
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  2. This looks awesome!!! We would love it if you would link up at our linky party:
    http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/two-girls-and-a-party-link-up-22/
    Live every Wednesday to Sunday.
    Hosted by:
    http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/ Parrish @ Life with the Crust Cut Off
    http://thissillygirlslife.com/ Dana @ This Silly Girl's Life
    We hope to see you there!

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  3. Cushion cover looks fab.
    Carolx

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  4. This is gorgeous!!! I love the cute little ruffles without all the work that ruffling normally requires. Thanks for linking up at Whatever Goes Wednesday. We'll be featuring this over at Someday Crafts tomorrow :)

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  5. Stop it. That looks SO good! You always impress me, Alison!

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  6. Great idea I'm pinning it for later. I'm also co-hosting a linky party and would love to have you link up. http://calliescrafts.blogspot.com/2013/06/co-hosting-tgif-link-party-no-2.html

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  7. I can't believe you made that from a shirt - it looks amazing!

    Thanks for linking up!

    Sarah @ A Cat-Like Curiosity

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  8. Great upcycle Alison - and you dyed it a lovely colour!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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