Well here it is! A real project! See told ya I had one ;)
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| Found this maxi dress at Goodwill! It has a lovely edge print, but honestly I don't need any more maxi skirts. I felt like doing something different, so I decided to try PANTS! |
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| Since this dress was hugely long on me, I just hacked off the top without a care in the world |
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| The dress had a side slit, so I seam-ripped it to be able to sew the slit back together, so one leg wouldn't have a random slit in it. |
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| I then found a tutorial and laid out a well-fitting pair of pajama pants on the now-folded skirt. |
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| My dogs were SUPER helpful for this part... |
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| I traced around the PJ pants and made a cut |
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| Pin n' sew n' serge the new legs! |
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| I had to cut and sew the front too; this is the abdominal area and the excess fabric gave me a kangaroo pouch. |
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| Make a casing for the waistband... |
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| Add elastic and sew... |
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| I then hand-sewed a tiny green X so I could tell which was the back |
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| Tah daaahhh! |
I love these! They aren't perfect; the front bunches a little and I think I made the waist a bit too low to fit perfectly (the fabric has absolutely zero stretch so I think that's the source). But that just means these aren't acceptable for public wear; they are amazing, comfy lounge pants and I LOVE them! Excited to try this on more maxi skirts/dresses in the future!
Love,
Illy
4 comments:
They look comfy ... Who cares if they're not perfect? Fantastic job! Love your puppies ... So cute and adorable!
That is great fabric. I love that you made something practical. I tend to forget to make comfy lounge clothes, even though I wear them all the time at home. These are so cute, way to go.
Chickie EOD
Thanks Jennifer and Chickie! Chickie; increase your loungeware wardrobe... I love mine! lol
Love the print!
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