"Love does not alter where it alteration finds...." Shakespear

I certainly hope that this will be the case by the time I have altered this denim shirt. I have had this shirt for so many years, it holds so many memories for me, it was so comfortable to wear.....so why would I want to alter it? In an effort to reinvent myself, to give myself a more feminine look, I decided that I did not want to part with this denim shirt which is a bit manly, I would try to feminize it.

I started by removing the collar, then the pockets, the cuffs, preparing the "canvas".

As I am now living in a colder climate I thought I might line it to ward off the chills of the UK weather.

Going through my stash I found this piece of shweshwe fabric that I have had almost as long as I have had this shirt so perhaps it would be good for them to come together.

I also have some fabric from a shirt I bought at the clothes market in Malawi.

Some ideas I have been trying out..... MDB is not keen on the square where it is......anything is possible.....

PTC Spring Swap

Laurie organised a PTC Spring Swap, here is the card I received from Laurie:

Spring PTC Swap

Laurie organised a "Spring PTC Swap" I received this card from Laurie

And I sent my card to Cindy

Sharon's challenge this month - Assisi Work

I'm not mad about Assisi work...for me it is too restricting....however I think that I have really stretched (for me anyway) Assisi work to the very limit.

Not knowing quite how I was going to tackle this challenge, I decided to delve deep into my stash and found a photo copy of a design I came upon in a library book so long ago......it was saved at a time when I was looking for inspiration for designs I could put onto pots I was making at pottery classes.....my word that was eons ago....

I transfered the design on to this pink piece of material I bought last year. As I started to sew trees started to appear in the design, so this month I will call my piece "Assisi Trees".

Again I have had so much fun doing this piece, because I have just let it evolve....