#3 House Dress

House Dress #3: Goal of 10 House Dresses.

This summer at the Ranch House:

• The dress code is very casual. House-dresses count as getting dressed and set the tone for the day.

My House Dresses are:

• Not a fashion statement.
• Not time intensive to finish/fit like going-out clothing is.
• Worn as loungers, nightgowns, pool cover-up, garden dress.
• Stash busters. Great use for wadders and other low list items. 

July Sewing Goal: 

• Mend, alter, refashion 10 House Dresses. This is #3
• Focus on the large stash of after-retirement clothes and fabric stash.

After: House-Dress #3

Before:

After: Remove collar
                                                 

*Black Peasant Skirt- Heavy gauze, gathered layers, worn a lot pre-retirement. 

*Black wrap dress: Fabric is worn, making it a great House-dress candidate.

After: 

*Casual House Dress #3. 

*Not a fashion statement, but cool / comfortable.

Steps: 

*Top: Open neckline and remove worn collar. Take up shoulder seam and sleeve caps.

*Skirt: Keep original hem. Remove waist-band, serge raw edges. Save lining/elastic for stash, 

*Tip: See Carissa's July 30 "Beating the Heat" and blog tips. She inserted elastic.  I did not insert elastic in the waist in this House-dress,

*What I Learned: The oversized  dress was thrifted for fabric in the wrap-skirt. Top took extra time to alter shoulders and sleeve cap. I missed worn fabric, but the House-dress made it a save.

Before: Oversized wrap dress.