Monday, April 21, 2008

Doily Love

When I went to Amish country with my mom and sister a few weeks ago we found a great vintage/thrift store and I found a green and yellow vintage doily that I just fell in love with. Lucky for me it was less than $10! What a bargain. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it...but I knew I would think of something eventually.

I decided to chop it up and sew it onto a cardigan. I bought this aqua cardigan from Old Navy, carefully snipped up the doily (I was so nervous it would unravel...but after studying it I figured out the places I could dissect it successfully) and hand-stiched pieces of it onto the collar of my sweater. I love how it turned out. I love the bright colors of the doily, and I just love the crocheted yellow roses!

6 comments:

The Bertagna's said...

oh I love it!! You have done such a great job on it.

Amanda said...

Adorable! You seriously amaze me on a very regular basis. Oh, if only I could be as talented and artsy as you.

Dale & Lynn Leishman said...

Great to see the doily put to use!! Our trip to Amish country was successful!!

Erica said...

I LOVE IT! You are so freakin' amazing!

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh, I thought this sweater was so cute when I saw you on Sunday! I didn't know that you dolled it up!

Hatch Family said...

Way to go Tar! That is awesome! Could you start making boy clothes too??