REinventing a REinvention Idea

I had an idea for a REinvention

it involved 
a vintage 
semi felted pure wool satin ribbon edged coconut-ice pink cot blanket  
and
tweed jacket sleeves

it did not involve flowers

after pulling out and pawing over every jacket & coat in my collection 
and then trawling every op shop within cooee
it became evident my idea of tweedy jacket sleeves 
wasn't going to happen

it was at this reluctant realisation 
I started looking through everything else I have filed with sleeves 
and settled on a woollen cardigan

with flowers



and made a start
by cutting armholes
in the cot blanket

and carefully separating the sleeves from the cardy

keeping the scraps
to create a Frippery




which once the sleeves were reshaped & attached
I pinned in place



and stood back to admire the blankey wrap 
that had emerged from an idea 
although it didn't seem to matter at which angle I stood 
I wasn't admiring 

there was no spark
no sense of satisfaction

as much as like to try and keep the intregrity of the original garment/item intact throughout a REinvent

this just looked like a cot blanket 
with sleeves

so I took some of my own advice
and walked away
slept on it
and in the morning
unpinned the Frippery
and set about
REinventing the REinvention



after REcutting, unpicking, stitching and trying on & off
I settled for a more cropped, better fitting
dare I say it slightly more funky version
of a blanky wrap

still not exactly the idea in my head

but a pretty good interpretation of it

and with plenty more woollen blankets to play with
knowing what I know now
I'm looking forward to next time...