Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Skirt Refashion


Today, I'm sharing a fun little wearable re-fashion that I worked on this week!


I've had this dress for a while now, but it's been hanging out in the back of my closet. I love the fabric, but the cut was just oh-so-NOT flattering.


OK, I know it looks horrible here, so I feel I must post this picture to show that I (sorta) kinda pulled it off. Maybe.


See? Yeah, maybe not.

Well, instead of bemoaning the fact that this cool dress just doesn't fit me well, I decided to make it into a skirt!


Now, for those of you who want the details on how this worked...

(Disclaimer: I wish I had better step-by-step pictures, but sadly the lighting was horrid because I did this at night! Sorry!).

Basically, I just laid the dress flat (making sure to UNZIP the long zipper in the back first, otherwise the zipper would have been cut off and I would not have been able to use it), and cut straight across the dress where I wanted the waistline to be.


I ended up with this left over from the bodice:


This dress was easy because the ties of the dress were right where I wanted the waistline to fall. I then folded down the top and sewed it to where the old waistband was attached to the skirt:


Here is the waistband from the inside, you can see where I sewed it with dark brown thread (only so you can see it better, definitely not because I was too lazy to go out and buy the right color!):


I am lazy when it comes to sewing. That's the truth. But somehow, my projects seem to turn out just fine and generally last as long as I want them to, so who's complaining, right?

As far as the zipper goes, I unzipped it before cutting the dress so it would be usable for the skirt, and then I just folded down the part that I didn't need in the back:

I made an almost invisible little stitch where I wanted the zipper to end (so that it doesn't unzip itself like a train running out of tracks!).


And there you have it. Easy as (eating) pie.


(Take that, Anthropologie!)





9 comments:

  1. A-dor-able! I love it paired with the mustard top, and the bow adds just the right touch. I'm glad I'm not the only lazy sewer who gets lucky most of the time!

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  2. Seriously. SO much cuter! I love the bow. I wish I could do stuff like that. i can do simple stuff like buttons and patching up holes and basic seams on blankets, but not clothes. I need to invest in a sewing machine and some lessons with my mom first.

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  3. wow. i'm truly impressed. and could you be any more adorable? i think not. :)

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  4. Yay, thanks guys! I'm glad you agree. =) I'm hoping to wear it a lot this summer!

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  5. I LOVE it!!! It looks so adorable! And you look gorgeous in it!

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  6. Thanks Joye! You guys are doing wonders for my self esteem... hehe! =)

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