Purple Procrastination Top
I’ve been holding on to this dress for a while. There it’s been…in the background of oh so many before pics! ”When is she going to get to refashioning that one?!? WHEN!?!!!!!!!”, you’ve screamed to the heavens.
Today, those heartbreaking cries will be answered!
That’s a LOT of pattern going on!
This is yet another $1 thrifted dress I scored because I thought the print was…uh…interesting? I’m actually not so sure now that I’m looking at it again! 😉
To get started, I KNEW I needed to get rid of those sleeves! It’s just way too hot for any sort of arm covering. I grabbed my seam ripper and got to picking! This took a while.
Pick. Pick. Pick.
Don’t worry! I was entertained while I worked!
Real Genius was my favorite movie as a child. 🙂
Finally, my new dress was liberated from those stifling sleeves!
I’m so sorry…but we’re going to have to let you go. Pack up your desk.
Now that the button-up part of the neck was gone, I went ahead and snipped off those buttonholes.
Snip!
The bottom hem of this dress was cut off as well and put aside for later!
Snippy snip!
All this ripping left my new dress with all sorts of gaping raw edges that needed to be stitched down. First, I pinned:
Pins!
Then, I stitched!
Ahhh! Much better already!
Once the armholes and neckline were sewn down, I put my dress inside-out on my dress form to get it fitted.
Getting it nice & snug (but still able to slip out of)!
Each side went under the needle!
Mimosas are critical in the creative process! 😉
I cut off the extra fabric, but still wasn’t quite happy with this as a dress. I was tired and ready to head out the door for a casual movie night with friends. I wanted to wear a top instead!
Does this ever happen to you?
I gave my top a new hem…
Whirrrrrrr!
…and here it is!
I like it MUCH better as a top! 🙂
I’ve gotta admit, I think this works waaaaay better as a top than a dress. That pattern is just so overwhelming! But, as a top with jeans, it’s just fun. 🙂 I even like that neck tie thingy! And that bottom scrap defines my waist quite nicely. 🙂
A closer look!
Mr. Raccoon agrees! 🙂
Nice Kitty!
We all settled in to watch Eight Diagram Pole Fighter in honor of the recently departed Lau Kar-leung. There’s a lot of really interesting fight choreography to check out in this film!
Lots of weird wooden wolves in this film, too!
Happy Movie Pals! 🙂
Cheers!
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29 Responses to Purple Procrastination Top
I’m not so crazy about the placement of the top two flowers (hibiscus?) They look like targets for breast! Otherwise I like the top!
totally cute!!!! good job.
Love that you kept the cute little tie on the neckline. I think that print would have been overwhelming as a dress, but as a top it’s just perfect!
http://www.knockoffcrafts.wordpress.com
Amazing- as always!
The top was the best idea for that pattern , looks very nice . Do you wear things you re fashion more than once ?
Thank you! Yep! I do! Then, when I’m done with them, I donate them back out into the world….new & improved! 🙂
Love it!
Sew sew cute!!! You are a magician or wizard or something! 🙂
Oooh yay! I like! Def too much pattern and purple for a dress… love it and everything you do! You rock!
Very cute. You are so clever. It would look great with shorts or a skirt too.
I love how the neck turned out – super cute!! It’s great seeing these drab pieces getting new life!
– Bonnie
salvagedstyles.com
Love it. Totally wish that I had your eye for upcycling. I’m trying to learn to sew. You’re a huge inspiration. Havta ask….are your feet purple in the last “after” pic? Or just strange lighting? 🙂
Thanks! Tee her! Nope…just purple sandals!
Can we vote? Cuz I really want to see that black and orange thingy. Love the top!
Love the top. Especially the neck. The bottom of the dress might make some cute sleep pants?
Where did you guys get a raccoon? LOL that’s awesome if he’s a pet. how does one domesticate a raccoon? Also you are an inspiration!
Excellent refash. And Real Genius is one of my favorites too!
Very cute! And I must say, Real Genius is one of my all-time favorites, too. So many quotable lines! (Do you run? Only when chased. . .) 🙂
I’ve definitely learned from following your blog that even the most horrendously overwhelming pattern can look really fun when it’s slimmed down to a cute top!
Ha!! Whenever I lay fabric out to cut, my dog thinks its her new bed and lays down right on top of it!
I’ve been thinking some of my too-short dresses would be better as shirts, I’ll have to actually give this a try now 🙂
Cleative idea!
Wow-wee! I really like it as a top. The dress was blech, but I really like how it came out as a top – very sharp! Well done!
Oh, BTW – DOUGLAS!!!!! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Jennifer
http://highlife.mymwalimu.org
I think that works soooo much better. I really really like that dress as a top, even it’s neckline.
Hey ReFashionista! I love following your blog and seeing all of your creations! I HAD to mention you in a blog post… Great job on this project!
Love, Tipper! (www.lovetipper.wordpress.com)
Thank you so much! 🙂
Good job! Love the result 😉
why yes, a rogue dachshund does often make a home in the middle of my projects. <3
That looks very cute; will have to remember this about patterned materials (less is more).
Super cute! i love you in purple and those shoes are amazing!
xoxo,
Laura
http://lauraisthriftingthroughlife.blogspot.com/
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