What's up, team?
Today I bring you a classic: the ole 'dress-to-shirt' routine!
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| Found this dress half off at Goodwill. In addition to being too long, it's got some other issues. (Oh hello Leon, what are you doing there?) |
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| Unflattering boob ruffle... |
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| Strange hem ruffle that was falling off in multiple places... |
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| Plus, as a maxi length dress, the bold print was just WAY too overwhelming to look at. So I marked and snipped. |
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| I carefully cut off the boob ruffle, which caused the fabric in that area to come loose |
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| NBD, we'll just zig-zag that back down! |
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| New hem... |
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| I tried a new-to-me jersey trick that I read about turning the tension all the way down on your machine, so it doesn't cause waves and bumps |
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| It worked great on the zig-zag, but not on the straight stitch. While the hem wasn't ripply, it did come out like this. I didn't bother to redo it, because you can't really see it, but if you try this trick, ONLY use the loose setting for zig-zag! |
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| I ripped the ruffle off the bottom, cut it in half, then cut one of THOSE halves in half... |
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| Did some pinning, and some sewing... |
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| Tadah! Front... |
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| And back! |
MUCH cuter as a top! And the ruffle made nice pseudo-sleeves. For all you folks up to your eyeballs in snow wondering why in God's name I basically just made a tank top; it's been sunny and in the 60s here for weeks. And I'm not saying that to make you jealous; I can't stand it! Bring back my winter! I'm not ready for spring!!!
See you next time!
~Illy
5 comments:
Snow schmo. You can wear it under an open sweater or cardigan. Much better as a top.
Jennifer you have a point. Plus, I'm a warm person, so layers are basically a must for me LOL. Thanks for the comment!
That pattern is much, much better in smaller quantities. Great job!
And I know what you mean about the weather. It's been in the 70s here the last few days, which would be lovely in April or May. Not January. Ugh.
-Carissa
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Carissa, I'm glad you feel my pain! Everyone always looks at me like I'm crazy for not wanting May weather in February. I think I must be destined to live in Alaska or something. And thanks for the comment! I actually wore said top this weekend and it was very comfortable and stylish :D
Beautiful refashion!
-TheRefashStash
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