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Monday, November 11, 2013

Short Dress to Peplum Top

I got this dress over a year ago at a JCPenney outlet store for $1.99.  As you can see, it's a little short for work. I comtemplated adding something to the bottom, which is what I usually do, but in the end decided a peplum would be better.

I didn't just cut it off though.  I cut two triangle shaped pieces and inserted them in the sides to make it wider around the bottom. (I didn't want to try to make a long, gathered piece and attach it because there were little pintuck below the beltloops that would've gotten messed up.

You can see the triangles here.  Very simple, but now it's wearable!
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9 comments:

  1. Sandy11 November 2013 at 22:59

    This is a great change! The triangles really give it the peplum shaping. Good idea.
    Sandy in the UK

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  2. Jean11 November 2013 at 23:06

    Clever girl! Well done! I think that we have all learned a great lesson today. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Carissa11 November 2013 at 23:52

    Very cute and oh so trendy!

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  4. Andrea12 November 2013 at 00:13

    I agree, I've learned a very good lesson from this! That simple addition gives it just the right shape...love how this came out! Well done :)

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  5. April Rogers12 November 2013 at 03:46

    I too learned something. What a great fix to create the peplum. It is so cute. Thank you for sharing. I will be using this technique very soon.
    Craftymomma

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  6. luv2sew12 November 2013 at 05:26

    So clever and so much less work than the usual method!

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  7. LOSTRETROMELBOURNE12 November 2013 at 08:32

    Very smart and it looks very professional.

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  8. Clare12 November 2013 at 14:35

    Love it!

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  9. concretenprimroses15 November 2013 at 16:34

    This is great! Thank you for the triangle idea.
    Kathy

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