Show woman s world pert pretty pinafores may be remodelled Remodel led from old shirts by belh arlla aley jaa 0 OUR UR little boys have always worn make overs from rom daddys daddes shirts but have you ever thought ot of using these shirts for or dressing up daughter the ile beautiful fabrics and interesting weaves of mens shirts make excellent material tor for sprightly little pinafores and blouses most of you M others mothers know the high cost of those frilly blouses tor for sister to wear with her jumpers or you know how quickly she grows out of pinafores yet the cost of converting dads old shirt into one of these items is frequently only the price of a spool or two of thread to match if the shirts are worn or torn around the armholes arm holes this need be no problem in making the pinafore because this material is not necessary only the back and front of the shirt need be in good condition worn sleeves will not spoil the plans at hand cutting the pinafore the back of the shirt is used tor for the front part of the pinafore as this takes the greatest amount of solid material since the pinafore is open in the back the front part of the shirt may be used for or that to get the most boost material from a shirt wash it carefully then press and rip being careful not to tear any of the fabric I 1 you arve ot shirt if the sleeves are in fairly usable condition cut tit tie strings from them and perhaps a ruffle to subs substitute for sleeves and a pocket or two A belt Is desirable too and there should be a big perky bow in the back to make the pinafore look crisp and dainty it if however the material is short use a slim belt that ties in the front trimming Is important one of the little touches that makes a pinafore is very often the trimming this may be as simple as ric rac around the sleeves or pockets or a thin edging of lace around the neckline or bow the delicate shirt fabrics are best for the frilly dressy pinafores white shirts can be made gay with red touches of trimming or navy blue or a pretty pinafore Pi gray can be brightened with green red or white for the more sturdy pinafores use a minimum of trimming and depend upon and detail to put the pinafore across A feather 9 stitch around the pockets may be all that you will need provided this is in an attractive contrasting color thread making a blouse if your daughter is a little too tall tor for a pinafore made from daddy shirt try a blouse blouses can be made short for the youngsters and there will be in the shirt lor for such a project j As in the case of the pinafore the back of the shirt is used for the 1 front if the blouse is buttoned all I 1 the way ay down the back if however you are making a shirtwaist style use the back of the shirt for the blouse and the two front pieces of the shirt cut down to make the front very often the tiny buttons on the shirt will go very well with the blouse the sleeves of the shirt will provide ample material tor for a little round collar and puffed sleeves these may be trimmed with bake lace or crocheting or even bright colored pip piping ng whenever you are working with this type of remodeling its best to keep ironing board and iron handy seams should be pressed often to make them easier to stitch basting takes time too but the more exact work resulting from it Is a gratifying reward bothof these precautions are essential in making small sized blouses and pinafores |