Day 215: Earning my Stripes Dress
This housedress was so comfy I could almost give up my sense of dignity and style, and just wear it as-is. 
Yup…my dignity is hanging by a polyester thread!
Fortunately, I snapped back to my senses when I realized I probably couldn’t get away with wearing this thing to work!
Time to take this dress from Housefrau Bleak to Office Chic!
First, I ripped off those pockets with my seam ripper! Don’t get me wrong, I love a good pocket, but since I was going to be taking this dress in from the sides, those pockets would just get in the way.
Bye!
I trimmed of a bit of the fabric from the bottom. Usually I wait and do this at the very end, but I knew I’d want to make a nice long sash to tie around the waist of this dress. If I took the dress in first, my sash might be too short. I only trimmed of a teensy bit!
Just a smidge!
Then, I put the dress on my dress form inside-out, and pinned each side. I used my tape measure to make sure each side was even.
Pinned and ready!
I ran each side through my machine…
Whirrrrrrr!
…and lopped off that excess fabric!
Making the Cut!
My new dress is really shaping up!
I gave it a brand new hem…
Brand Spankin’ New!
…and then stitched down that front placket for the bottom three buttons. This will keep me from inadvertently showing off my *ahem* lady bits. No gaps for this gal!
No hoohahs on parade here!
I’m almost done! To finish this whole thing off, I snipped around the original bottom hem from what I cut off in the beginning. This will give me a nice, slender sash!
Snip!
And now my dress is all ready for a day at work!
Welcome to my office!
Of course, I had to take a break and grab some grub!
Lunch Time!
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Cheers!
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14 Responses to Day 215: Earning my Stripes Dress
I cant actually get over how good that refashion looks on you!
This is definitely one of my favorites!!!!
Wow, and it was looking like my mom (on her lazy days) in that first photo!
Love it!
Love, LOve, Love!!!
Wow! What a great refashion! I agree with Renee, the before looks like my mom well…everyday she’s disabled and really no longer cares how she looks but dang that after is lovely! So bright and fresh! I may have to start hunting me a striped housefrau to do something similar 
I stumbled on your website last week, and absolutely love it. I even got my bff reading it too. You are such a creative and talented person. Keep up the good work.
Fabulous refashion! I love it!
Looks gorgeous on you, my fave refashion so far!
I echo the other ladies — WOW!! You have such an amazing eye for refashioning. This refashion is absolutely in top 5 refashions. You took a house dress and made it work appropriate, but also way too cute. Great job!
cute!
I CANNOT believe that turned out so freaking cute when it started so horribly wrong. Wow – great job once again!
Love this one!
I think this is my favorite refashion so far.
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