Refashionista: 80's pussy bow blouse makeover

I found this cute pussy bow blouse amongst my Mom's old clothes. The general puffiness of it was screaming 80's, but I really loved the fabric and the classic pussy bow detail. You know I had to hack into it! Sometimes I feel like I should leave vintage garments the way they are to preserve the fashion of that era for my own children to explore, but then again, we can't accumulate bags and bags full of old unwanted clothing. So, some alterations were in order.

I cut off the sleeves and reconstructed them using a pattern I'd used previously. I decided against gathered sleeves, because the blouse has enough gathers in the bodice and doesn't really need any extra fullness in my opinion. I also took in abut 5cm from the side seams. I then recut the armholes and sewed the new sleeves in again. All done!

I'm pretty much in love with this blouse. I absolutely adore the vibrant colors and the floral print. I've worn it several times already, and I have a feeling this one's going to become a wardrobe staple real fast.

As for my November goal to reduce my refashion pile by 1 per week, I've done a lot of progress, but it seems that the refashion pile is like a seven-headed dragon. I finish one projects, and several new ones get added to the pile. How does that happen? Still, it's better to have many projects in the works than none at all.

Refashionista: Old-fashioned shirt into a loose romantic blouse

Hello! Today I finally decided to finish one of my old projects: make an awkward, old-fashioned shirt into a beautiful blouse.
I found this shirt from a second-hand  clothing store about a year ago. I just loved the floral pattern! It has been sitting in my cupboard, waiting for some style refreshment for way too long.

I'm sorry about the pictures, as the pattern of this fabric is very bright, it is almost impossible to see the differences...Before the makeover, the shirt had plain sleeves, a collar and buttons. I left everything untouched, except the collar and sleeves. I cut the blouse a loose neckline and made the sleeves a bit tighter at the ends. And that's it!

By the way, meet my kitty! Her name is Nyx and she is the kindest and most adorable little creature in the whole world! I used the collar from the shirt to make a small kitty-collar for her :) She wasn't as amused as I was...