Midnight at the Mountain Oasis: A Dress to Top Refashion!
Don’t you just love when you make plans months ahead for something really exciting? There’s always something to look forward to on the distant horizon!
Well, Dan bought tickets for the Mountain Oasis Music Festival in Asheville the first day they went on sale. I loooove Asheville and I’m fond of electronic music, so I’d been eagerly awaiting the trip!
The first day of the festival finally arrived, but I didn’t have anything to wear for the chilly temps of the mountains!
This is where all of you “Why don’t you make something with sleeves???” people can say, “Toldja so!”. 🙂
Luckily, I did have this long-sleeved number:
Wait a second! Is that Douglas down there?
Nope! I’m fostering a sweet little Dachshund named Bandit! He’s a rescue from a high-kill shelter here in SC.
He’s happy and safe with me and Douglas now, and will hopefully have wonderful forever home soon! 🙂
Back to that dress!
The color is awesome, but it’s super-dated. :/
Oh…and there were these:
This dress is also lined, which I usually don’t like, but in this case that extra layer was going to help keep me warm.
I wasn’t in the mood for a dress, so I chopped off the bottom to make myself a new top!
This left me with two raw edges to deal with – the outer layer and the lining. I needed to hem them separately.
I started with the lining. When adding this hem, I made sure to make the rolled edge face the outside, so only the smooth part would be against my skin.
I also hemmed it about 1″ more than I planned on hemming the outer layer so it wouldn’t stick out.
After this was stitched down, I added a smaller hem to the outer layer, keeping that rolled edge out of view!
After pressing down my new hems, my top was ready to take in some awesome sounds!
Sadly, temps dropped into the lower 30s…making bundling up highly necessary.
Luckily, I was able to de-layer a bit when we got inside! 🙂
Cheers!
20 Comments
Lizifer
Hey! Are those the same mushrooms from Mysteria? That’s awesome!
ReFashionista
YES! I think they are! 🙂 Ah….Transformus! 🙂
Laura
This is adorable! i really love the color on you!
xoxo,
Laura
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Long sleeves, oh yes… now that time has begun again… And a very good (and simple!) job you did with this dress!
And I have to tell you: That little shelf is fascinating. First that creature on top, and then a closer look to the writing on the actual shelf! Such little details make things special, in my opinion.
Have a nice November!
Rolly
I have a dress just like that and it was my very first dress to wear to a cousin’s wedding as an adult, so i kept it for years not knowing what to do with it,, now i know!!
Nancy
Your journey into sleeves is a success! I love love love the outcome…and how a simple cut made all the difference. Inspirational………….time to follow your lead!
Danielle
If I wasn’t all the way over in Australia, I’d be coming to collect Bandit right now!
sewcookgardenrepeat
Give Bandit a big squeeze from me! Ahhh love him! And love the new top, looks super comfy 🙂
Emily Dietrich
I love it!
Symma Jackson
awesomeness all around…so will you make a pencil skirt out of the remnants?
Erica Klein
Great piece! And I just had to comment and share the Purity Ring love; so jealous you got to see them live!
Erin Perry
I thought the ladies in costumes were mushrooms! And I thought, What a splendid idea for next year!
Natalie
I think this is one of my favorites!
Brenda
Jillian, I am SO HAPPY you are fostering!! I have been fostering dogs for the last 4 years and I will always leave room in my home for a foster to stay with us. It is the most amazing feeling when they find a good home and they have you to thank! All the fosters I have had have been so grateful to be in my home it seems like. I swear they know you are rescuing them! I have been trying to convince more of my friends to do the fostering but many of them have crazy lives and don’t feel they can take on the responsibility. I am so happpy you decided to take this on! ECSTATIC! yay!!
Cody Doll
Surprising I like the dress as it was…
SuzyDQ
I love that those sleeves just about double as mittens!
karenbail1963ey
are the costumes jellyfish?
Rachel
Love Bandit, but I actually just adopted a cutie from the shelter myself!
Great work lady! 🙂
blacklambphotography
Great transformation. And I like that it’s changed into a shirt, instead of a dress. As much has I love dresses, I mostly wear pants and shirts. Keep up the great work.
lialou
I LOVE that you had the heart to take on a foster dog, poor Bandit. That says a lot to me about the type of person you are and learning about your charitable ways causes me to respect and like you that much more. So few people are willing to give their time. KUDOS to Jillian! YOU ROCK! Oh yea, the re-fashion was cute as well!