Hi all! This is my first Refashion Co-op post *excited*!!
I
found this maxi skirt at a market and fell in love with the retro
patterns. It's actually a H & M skirt, so it's not that old. I live
in black most of the time, so I liked the colours breaking it up. I
would have just brought it in to fit as a maxi-skirt, but I needed some
work clothes - so a dress it will become.
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| Too much maxi... |
I'm holding this back, but it's 3 sizes too big.
So
I have a great dress that is wide and square-ish at the shoulders and
elasticated in the middle which I copied the style for this skirt to dress refashion. I've never stitched an elasticated middle
before, so this was entering new territory for me.... I've blogged the full tutorial is at 2ndspin.blogspot.co.uk
So,
the end result was great (the pattern's an eye-catcher!) but you may
see this one again. I threw on a belt but I'm not really happy with the elasticated waist or
the sleeves, so it pretty much back on the project pile methinks ...
Thanks for reading!!!
3 comments:
It looks pretty good to me!
Maybe you could make a channel of a remnant of fabric. Sew that to the waist and thread the elastic through. then you can adjust the gathering better where you want them. you could stitch it in place at the side seams to keep the shaping and not have to adjust each time.
Sandy in the UK
The dress looks very lovely, I think the belt adds a finishing touch. Thanks for sharing
Debbie
EOD
Thanks Sandy, great idea!
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