Large Layered Flower Pin How To

November 5, 2009 3:32 pm

I saw this flower pin from Anthropologie and absolutely loved it.
So I tried to make one and was so happy with the way it came out. I thought I’d share the tutorial with you!

I wanted mine to be off white, but with a little color variation.I took 5 strips of fabric, each one slightly smaller than the last. I also had a couple round pieces of tulle.

Ruffle each piece of fabric on one side.

Here’s what you’ll have.

Now for the base of the pin. Get a piece of fabric and fold it over so you have two layers.

Cut them in a circle and sew or (using my best friend) hot glue together.

Get your widest strip of fabric and form it in a circle so that the ends meet.

Glue the ends together.

Glue it to your base piece.

Get your next piece of fabric and do the same thing.

After applying each piece I trim the edges in a wavy way to mimic flower petals. You can trim it however way you like.


Keep adding the layers, throw in some tulle as needed. Make sure you do the widest piece first and end with the narrowest piece. At the end, glue a pin to the back.
**My tip- glue the pin at the top end of the back so that way the heavy flower won’t topple over when you wear it. Or you can add a pin at the top and bottom for extra security.**

You can add whatever you want to the center. Here’s the pearls I added.

Or you can add a vintage broach…

…or perhaps a rhinestone pin.

I love the depth of the flower.

Here it is on my favorite jacket from Anthropologie.

I also made some in some other colors.

And if you don’t want to make your own, hop on over to my etsy store to get one there!

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Gossamer Collar Shirt Refashion Tutorial

October 9, 2009 8:28 am

I taught a sewing class last weekend at the Crafters Studio in Santa Cruz. We were looking through a catalog and found this great shirt from J. Crew.

One of the girls there, Becky, made one similar to this. I came home and tried my own version of it and I would love to share it with you!

I grabbed this Splendid shirt that I have that has a stain on the front. Then I took another shirt that I had that was a very light material. I cut up strips that would fit all the way around my collar. Take that measurement and add 5 extra inches. The strips I cut were about 2 inches wide. Now get a matching color tulle and cut the same amout of that.

We need to sew the strips together. Get your fabric and put the tulle on top. Sew another strip on top of it. (It will be fabric, tulle, tulle, fabric)

Now you’ll have one long strip of your fabric/tulle. We are going to begin in the back of the shirt where your tag may be. Find the center of the strip and center it in the back of the shirt. We need to pin them about every 2.5 to 3 inches. Leave a little slack in between the pins. Think of it as a curtain swag. That’s the look we’re going for.

Pin it all around the collar, back to front.

Stitch it in place where you pinned it. Try to keep it narrow and then let it slightly flare between the stitchs so it will ‘swag’.

Here’s a more detailed view.
What I did was add a second row around the front collar. I wanted a more full look. When you are finished connect them in the center.

Here’s the final product!

Up close.

I love how you can’t really see the tulle unless you look up close.

It looks so airy and light.


I think this shirt is so feminine and elegant. It’s a lovely way to add elegance to a plain shirt. I’d love to try it in a grey/black combo.
Enjoy!


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