Sewing Weekend – Vintage Lace DIY & Zippered Pouches
You may remember this length of vintage lace I bought the last time we were in Walla Walla.
It took forever to find a tank top in the style I knew I wanted to use this with. It certainly didn’t help that winter meant very few shops have had tank tops until recently.
I unfortunately had to lose a good portion of the design to properly anchor the lace to the neckline.
I ended up cutting the lace in two but if the neckline weren’t a v-neck I could have sewn it like bias tape to the edge.
& then joined the two sections at the V.
I’m sure I’ll do this again with some of the lace and edging I picked up at the swap a few weekends back–if I can get my hands on some more plain tops.
I also finished up a couple of pouches–and really had fun adding embellishment to these:
The Pin Up Luau with satin and grosgain ribbon.
& Marie Amie with a fun little skirt of eyelet.
Both are in the shop.
Hope you had a fabulous weekend.














beautiful and so crafty, as usual!
i LOVE the tank top
just the phrase ‘vintage lace’ makes me melt a little out of love!
Oh my! This just brutally reminds me that I haven’t even unpacked my sewing machine since moving, five weeks ago! I hope sewing is like riding a bicycle, or else I’m in trouble!
The lace piece looks so lovely, good job on the top! You turned a plain garment into something so special.. :-)
I love, love, love how this project came out! Thanks for all the pictures.
I love how simple the revamp is, yet the finished product is so pretty! Definitely need to prettify a couple of my “boring” tanks before the summer heat really hits… ;)
Hi! Thanks for visiting!
I looked around your blog and you do great sewing projects! :)
this lace is so pretty!
The trim is so pretty against the black…
I’m OBSESSED with your embellished tanktop and the outfit you put it with. Rock it out, Ambika!
Love the top!
That last pouch is so cute! The orange flower is very peppy.
I love the lace edging on the plain top. I have so many tank tops that I don’t wear in the summer because they look so blaa (they are for winter layering). This would be a perfect way to cute them up.
what a lovely idea! now I need to get my hands on some lace.
I saw your comment about discovery park on the clothes horse and you are so right! I used to live in seattle and had totally forgotten about that place. It’s simply breathtaking!
Amazing what a delicate little piece of lace can do to an otherwise plain singlet! This reminds me I should really learn to sew. It looks great.
The tank top turned out SO well! I love it. You should make some to sell in your shop :D
AWESOME tank top!!!!
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