Apple Orchard Dress

I haven't posted in 30 days. This is wrong, and I'm sorry. :)

For those of you who don't know, I'm working on my 365 Day Refashioning project over at ReFashionista. It's been a doozy, lemme tell ya. When I first started this challenge, I remember telling people "It's not hard at all!". I decided early on that I wasn't going to let this project take over my life. It's no fun making cute clothes if you don't get to go out and have a life in them, amirite? The first thing to go was my regular gym time. :/ I haven't been in months. Now, if I got up at 5am every day, I could probably make time for everything, but why in the world would I do that? So, yes...this project is challenging, and I am having to give up a lot of "me" time to make it happen. But it's also one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. :)

Enough babble! Let's get to the refashion, eh?

I started my day with this awesome piece of doilyness. :)



I love the fall colors in this dress. With a few tweaks, it’ll be perfect for a day at the apple orchard with friends! :)

That collar needs to get outta there! I picked it out with my seam ripper.

Removing the collar meant completely undoing all the stitching around the collar. No biggie. This is really easy to just pin back together and stitch up.

I still hated the length and those sleeves, so I chopped those off as well.

Now my dress is perfect for a lovely fall day spent apple-picking! :)



It was a bit chilly in the mountains, so I kept my favorite nubby black sweater handy. :)



This trip really put me in the mood for fall. :) I’m ready for sweaters, boots, warm cookies, and tea. :) Bring it, Fall!

You can read more about this refashion right here. :)

Cheers!