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The 4 To 40 Top

hilariously recreating the past

Posted by Confessions of a Refashionista

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Here’s how I re-created my adorable 4th birthday top to wear in that groovy re-created 4(0)th birthday photo:

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  • 1 Safety Pin
  • 1 Wire
  • 3 Button(s)
  • 1 Cotton Fabric
  • 1 T Shirt

Steps (18 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    I snagged a lovely pink t-shirt, half of the sleeves from a long sleeve T, fab vintage buttons & a scrap of white bedsheet

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    I grabbed a plate of the same-ish size as the t-shirt neckline

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    centered the plate on large piece of paper & roughly sketched out the shape of the collar

  4. 4

    chopped it out, double folded my sheet scrap & cut out my soon-to-be collar

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    et voila…4 lovely collar pieces

  6. 6

    I stitched each of the 2 pieces together, right sides facing, leaving a small opening for turning

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    Once flipped right side out I gave them a nice firm press with the iron

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    then top-stitched all the way around each piece

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    pinned them around the neckline of the t-shirt

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    and stitched them on…collar done!

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    Onto the fancy schmancy sleeve cuffs…I simply popped the chopped long sleeves over the t-shirt sleeves right sides facing and stitched them together

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    & zigzagged over the outside seam for extra strength

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    then hand stitched the buttons to the front…

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    and my re-created top was complete! …or was it?

  15. 15

    Didja notice the “S” pin on little Sheri’s lapel?

    To really complete the photo re-creation I had to have that pin (or something like it)…

  16. 16

    I snagged some leftover craft wire & wrapped, bent, folded & twisted it around a safety pin until I had my erm…fabulous re-created “S” pin!

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    …a couple of pigtails added to my hair & my return to 4-year-old me was complete!

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    Success!