One Pattern Many Looks Part 2 Of ?

Hi Everyone!

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Today we have part 2 of one pattern many looks. I found this awful chiffon dress at the thrift shop for $7.99. It was a size 3x so I had plenty of fabric to work with. It was so big that I had to take the before picture by taking the top first...

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...and then the bottom.

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Otherwise you can't see all of the details which I lovingly have dubbed, "Olive Oyle on Sterioids."

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Seriously, can't you see Popeye's girlfriend wearing this with a little pillbox hat that has a flower sticking out of it? Ha! Ha! Nevertheless, I did fall in love with the good parts of this dress, like the border print, (go figure) and all of the pleating on the upper bodice and sleeves.

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Here is how is all turned out in the end using the exact same pattern as I started with in part 1 of this series.

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Now for the tutorial on how it all happened:

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1) Cut out the front and back. I did this by lining up the pattern on the border print at the bottom and the pleats across the yoke. I absolutely did not use any of the Olive Oyl details. LOL! Notice in the picture how I lined up the center lines on the flat part of the fabric while I let the pleated part of the yoke lie naturally.

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2) After sewing the side seams and shoulder seams, I took the original sleeves (already picked from the original) and fit them in the new armhole. I ended up slimming down the original sleeves about 2 inches. In this picture the sleeves are in and the neck is turned and edgestitched. You can also see the pleating in the yoke and sleeves.

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Here it is up close. I think it has a totally different look from the first blouse just by virtue of the print and the pleating. I feel really pretty wearing it. What do you think? I feel part 2 took it up a notch but I can't wait to show you part 3 and 4 already in the works! Let me know what you think and stay tuned...

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'Til Later...

Love

Mary