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Friday, November 25, 2011

reversible vest tutorial


I know Halloween was eons ago, but stick with me. This post is relevant, I promise. For Halloween my baby was a "newsie." While frantically searching in the dress up box for something he could wear, I stumbled on this hat and had a wonderful epiphany! Newsies!! Yes. I really enjoy making costumes (or parts of costumes) that can be used in everyday life. So a vest was a good option. Little boys should all have vests in their wardrobes, it's a fact! So this boy now has a vest (never mind that he will no longer allow me to even pull it out of his closet). 


I started by using one of his button up shirts to create a pattern.



I wanted faux pockets but if you don't, just skip the next three steps.





Next add buttons and button holes and slap that vest on your boy (or girl).



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4 comments:

  1. Dana @ CraftedNiche.comNovember 30, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    This is adorable! My nephew needs one. :-) I'll forward to my Mom since she's the master seamstress in our family!

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  2. Staci @ Life's Sweeter with ChocolateNovember 30, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    So adorable!! Love this!

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  3. Kara @ Mine for the MakingDecember 1, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Thanks so much for linking up to DIY Diva Thursdays! I know you already saw, but I wanted to leave a comment letting you know I was excited to feature this project at MFTM today! Hope to see you back tomorrow :)

    Kara
    www.mineforthemaking.com

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  4. lauraSeptember 15, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    Thanks for the tute! I used it to sew a Frontier Girls (scouting group) vest for my daughter. It would be helpful to add when to turn it rightside out, although that can be seen in the pic.

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