I've been having real problems with this, and photos, and losing stuff.
. So, so I don't lose things again, here are the words for my entry (from my laptop) and I'll add the photos shortly.
Your Name; Goth Gardener – 1 entry
What is it and for whom: Conversion of two tops/tunics into another top, two handbags and a mask. All for me!
Pattern used: All self-drafted
Fabrics used: Black linen tunic with beadwork, purchased in a charity shop years ago. Black and silver tunic, also purchased in a charity shop long ago. Lining for bags, interfacing and one length of silver piping from stash.
A short description on how you made it/problems overcome/etc.:
The original plan was to completely transform the black and beaded tunic, but there wasn’t quite enough fabric to make another top. However, it combined with the silver fabric from the other top nicely I thought.
This is the new top. The silver piping is from my stash.
I used the bottom of the beaded top to make the yoke. The short sleeves were cut from the sleeves of the tunic. The hems of both the sleeves and the at the front of the bottom were the original hems. The binding around the neck and the bottom section were made from the stripey top.
Handbag one.
I wanted to use the v-neck of the tunic to make a matching handbag, but it was a slightly awkward shape. But, while I had the whole pile of fabric dumped spread out I realised that the sleeves of the tunic were kind of handbag shaped:
This is the finished bag, with baby elephant.
The front and back are from the tunic, and I used the v-neck to make an extra pocket on the front, which is useful for holding sanitizer and masks, or if preferred, small animals. The binding and handle I made from the other top. The lining came from stash, and has a zipped credit card pocket, a phone pocket and a hook for attaching keys (yes, I like am a bit paranoid about losing things). It is fastened with a metallic clasp.
But this still left me with fabric.
So I made a second bag from the black and silver fabric:
The other side of the flap is some of the linen from the other top. Innards as per the other bag (but I’m not showing you because I’m not that proud of it).
And, of course, the obligatory mask: