Wednesday 11 June 2014

wearing: woollen blanket vest







so I've been spying a bit of woollen blanket up-cycling around lately.. think hats, satchel bags, quilts and kids clothes.
I have a little stash of blankets stored away in vintage suitcases, collected over the years from op-shops and decided to cut into one.
I made the pattern for this little vest from a vest I already own (and seem to wear several times a week layered with shirt/cardigan/scarf). I lined it with a floral sheet in shades of blue and green and added a glass button from the collection.

wearing:
up-cycled woollen blanket vest
chambray shirt: wardrobe staple
jeans: wardrobe staple
scarf: handmade from vintage linens and doilies (you can find my simple diy here)
clogs: lotta from Stockholm
leather satchel: down that little lane

have you up-cycled a woollen blanket before? what did you make?
 
 
I'm joining in for the first time with wardrobe Wednesday hosted by Kimba likes.

12 comments:

  1. Looks fabulous Zara...so does the new run! xx

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  2. Looks great Zara. Makes me wish I had a blanket to up-cycle.

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  3. That looks great and very cosy!!!

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  4. Wow - your vest looks great! Very cosy :)

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  5. Nice one. I think my chooks need some bunting in their pen too

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  6. Bet that keeps you warm. Great idea.

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  7. This is so cute Zara! There's a blanket upcycling project I've been meaning to start for ages and this is just the reminder I needed. I love your doily scarf too! So pretty.

    Katie xx

    Katie xx

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  8. Looks great Zara! It's hard to believe that Myer used to be Grace Bros with its red and white logo...I must admit, we have a whole basket full of these old woollen blankets that we use to keep warm in the evenings but I've been eyeing them off wondering what I could do with them :-) Mel x

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  9. Wow I'm impressed by that refashion. The vest looks fab & oh so cozy! I love the way you lined it too. Xx

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  10. Totally in awe of your talent. The girl's got skillz! As someone who can barely sew a button on, I have lots of grand ideas but no skills to put them into practice, so I'm very jealous. Thanks for joining Wardrobe Wednesday x

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  11. Snap I have the same clogs ! I just love my Lottas
    Your vest and scarf are also very lovely

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