For today’s piece, we need to go back to Day 117 of this lil’ blog. 🙂
For those of you who were wondering what was going happen to the bottom part of this dress…wonder no more! 🙂
I needed something that would work as a cute coverup to wear erranding before I ventured over to a friend’s place for an afternoon swim!
I laid my leftover dress scrap upside down, and placed one of my best-fitting dresses over it, right in the center. This is going to be my template!
I pinned along the outside of the template dress…
I left everything from the armholes up open, placing two pins right at where the shoulders of the template dress start.
I sewed two seams, one on each side of what was about to be my new dress!
Then, I sewed my shoulders down!
Now my sweet new coverup is ready to head off for an afternoon at the pool! 🙂
I must say, I’m quite happy to know someone with access to a private pool! It makes the SC summer heat somewhat bearable! 🙂
Good company & good beer make for a great summer day! 🙂
Cheers!
Jillian! Are you kidding me?!?!?! That’s fantastic!!!
This is your greatest stroke of genius, in many great strokes.
This is really outstanding! Reminds me of a mod 60’s party dress!
Genious!
Your best yet!
This is RIDONKULOUSLY classy looking! Like 30’s era classy with a modern twist. This reminds me of Super Woman and you look like you are ready to go out and be a modern-day superhero!
I absolutely love this!
This is one of my all time favorites!!
Sansim
I actually said WOW out loud! You never cease to amaze me with your creativity….
You’re goofy looking
I concur.
One of my favorites, too! Oooo la la! So chic and glamorous! I agree–this color really looks great on you. Digging that neckline, too. It works so perfectly with the open shoulders. Love it!
I love that dress! You’re making me want to go to GoodWill to buy some stuff to refashion! You’re awesome at this!
Very chic, I love it!
Why waste that lovely dress as a bathing suit cover-up. It should be a cocktail dress! Beautiful. You are wicked talented!
I just stumbled upon your blog via Pinterest. I don’t know how you find time to do so many projects!
This is great! Love the “wings” and the color is awesome on you!
This dress is amazing! Great job lady!
Amazing!
I am so in love with this! You could dress this up so much or keep it casual. Gorgeous!
I agree – very Audrey Hepburn! As usual, love it!
That is so glam! I love it!!!
Fabulous! One of my favourites of your refashionings!
I just saw a dress kind of like this on Florence from Florence and the Machine and was trying to figure out how to make one. It is like you are reading my refashioning mind! I love it!
“Sew Simple” yet so much drama! amazing!
Your long angel sleeves are genius. My favorite refashion so far!
*VERY* Audrey Hepburn! Quite stunning!
You’re killing me! So cute! I wish I was as creative as you. You are a genius.