Fabscrap Challenge Haul, Part One

I decided to be brave and try to make some garments this month, but not from scratch. Fabscrap sells "mendable garments" which are samples which are unfinished, have some issues or otherwise need finishing. It seemed like the perfect thing for me, so in my latest order I bought a pound of tops for $5.00, and got two mendales.

The first top is a beautiful men's flannel shirt from a very nice name brand label. I checked their web site, and they retain these shirts for $59.00. I paid $2.50 for mine. It looked totally wearable to me, and since I like to wear men's flannel shirts as jackets, and I love black and white, it was perfect for me. There's really only one problem with the garment.

Yep. Big hole in the back. :) It definitely needs some creative mending.

The other mendable top I received had no label, and needs a good amount of TLC, but it's also doable. The fabric pattern is totally awesome. I could see Kat wearing something like this in Hawaii.

I've decided to make these my two garments to remake and mend for the challenge. To see what else I got in this order, stop by tomorrow.

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