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Day 363: All the Angles Dress
When I found today’s dress at one of my fave $1 thrift stores, I was stoked! Check out the amazeballs print! 🙂 You’re looking at a totally 80’s shoulderpadded number that desperately needs a facelift! Time for a Nip/Tuck! First, I made a big chop! Then, I took in the whole thing about 2″ on each side. After cutting off the excess material, I folded the top raw edge over twice and stitched it down, leaving about a 1″ gap. …
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Day 338: Spoleto Dress
Today’s dress was a freebie from a friend. 🙂 I needed something comfy, light, and fun to wear for the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. With just a few modifications, this dress would work just fine! At first glance, you might not see anything wrong with this one…but let’s delve a bit deeper, shall we? I don’t like it. It fits perfectly, but I don’t like the whole red & white color scheme (too stark!), the length is awful, and…
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Day 337: An Art Collector’s ’90s Collared Dress Refashion
Wow! Check out this mumsy number! :/
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Day 326: Grecian Bubble Dress
I love the dark green hue and subtle print of today’s dress… …and that’s it! I didn’t like weird cross-over top of the dress at all. It felt really stifling! I got to snipping! I carefully snipped the top part away from the bottom part, right along the serged edge, so it wouldn’t fray. For some dresses, this would be a totally no-sew refash, but I had to stitch down a couple of things before I moved forward. Next, I…
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Day 324: Play in the Park Dress
Check out this lovely 2-piecer! Talk about a BOGO! 🙂 I’m a huge fan of this fun tropical print and the lightweight fabric of this thing. I’m not such a fan of the frumpy cut of the dress or the not-so-hot layering action! Time to get this dress ready for a warm & beautiful day! First, I cut the dress off near the top, right where it starts to get narrow. Then, I hemmed the resulting raw edge! Next, I…
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Day 323: In the Details Top
Today’s piece began as a frumpy black sun dress. It isn’t very exciting, is it? It had a little problem as well! Oh dear! The bottom crocheted detailing had begun to unravel and rip! :/ I grabbed my scissors, and snipped it off altogether. Then, I made another cut to the dress. Next, I gave what was about to be my new top a new hem! Okay, so what was once a dress was now a shirt. Big deal, right? …
