RanchHouse July/August Sewing Goal:
- Mend, alter, refashion 10 House Dresses. This is #8.
My House Dresses are:
Before:
*Dress: Very well worn pre-retirement Cotton knit sun dress. Fabric is too worn for more than a House Dress.
*T-Shirt: Over-sized sleeveless tank. I have a dozen and just do not wear them.
- Good wearable muslins.
- Not a fashion statement.
- Not time intensive to finish/fit like going-out clothing is.
- Great loungers, nightgowns, pool cover-up, garden dresses.
- Good use for large stash of pre-retirement clothes.
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| After: House Dress |
Goal: Use the pre-retirement stash.
*Dress: Very well worn pre-retirement Cotton knit sun dress. Fabric is too worn for more than a House Dress.
*T-Shirt: Over-sized sleeveless tank. I have a dozen and just do not wear them.
After: Not a fashion statement, but cool and comfortable.
This may make the cut for the sandy beach this winter.
Steps:
*Dress: Cut off top of shirred sun-dress. Serge top edge. Keep hem.
*Dress: Cut off top of shirred sun-dress. Serge top edge. Keep hem.
*T-shirt: Cut sleeves from bottom edge of t-, keep t-hem for new sleeve hem. Serge other edges. Leave binding in original sleeve cap. The binding supports the narrow shoulder from the original t-.
What I Learned: House Dresses make great at home go-tos. I enjoy just pulling out the next one in rotation and not having to think about matching tops/t-shirts.
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| Cut sleeve from bottom keeping t-hem for sleeve hem. Purple is from another House Dress Refashion, |
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| Before: Shirring top already cut from dress. |
2 comments:
I'm enjoying your series so much, especially at the end of each one when you say what you've learned. And what a great way to make really useful clothing from items too worn for other purposes. Great series.
Your dresses do look comfy and I like the orange floral print.
Cindy
Upcycled Design Lab
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